Great acting and so much potential, but just too many cliches to go around...
Girl in her mid-30s trying to put her life together after becoming sober and trying to cope with the recovery of her addiction, as well as trying to deal with her family after returning to her home town. Then you get the cliched gay brother who has casual sex whenever and with whoever whilst living in his parents house (and as another reviewer said, heart of gold despite not being a responsible adult by any means)... You have the parents who also have their own issues (favourite son, don't care too much about the alcoholic daughter, cheating husband, drinking too much etc.). There's also a responsible Sister who is a nurse and married but quite 'easily' decides to have a fling with a doctor.
Maybe the humour is also misplaced sometimes - i.e. I feel like they dress up the fact that having their alcoholic daughter stay with them is a 'drag' and it's funny to be dismissive of her issues. Yes, some cliches work and are relatable for a reason, but there's just too many going on here all at once.
I feel like a lot of series these days are very crude to pass off as being 'modern', but they don't show the added complexity that really delves into the human condition and our decision making processes, as well as the toll our decisions take on those around us. Families are complicated and some comedy thrown in is always a good mix, but this is just so unimaginative I couldn't go on after 4-5 episodes. I do think it's easily better than Fleabag (which I personally, did not rate very highly).
Girl in her mid-30s trying to put her life together after becoming sober and trying to cope with the recovery of her addiction, as well as trying to deal with her family after returning to her home town. Then you get the cliched gay brother who has casual sex whenever and with whoever whilst living in his parents house (and as another reviewer said, heart of gold despite not being a responsible adult by any means)... You have the parents who also have their own issues (favourite son, don't care too much about the alcoholic daughter, cheating husband, drinking too much etc.). There's also a responsible Sister who is a nurse and married but quite 'easily' decides to have a fling with a doctor.
Maybe the humour is also misplaced sometimes - i.e. I feel like they dress up the fact that having their alcoholic daughter stay with them is a 'drag' and it's funny to be dismissive of her issues. Yes, some cliches work and are relatable for a reason, but there's just too many going on here all at once.
I feel like a lot of series these days are very crude to pass off as being 'modern', but they don't show the added complexity that really delves into the human condition and our decision making processes, as well as the toll our decisions take on those around us. Families are complicated and some comedy thrown in is always a good mix, but this is just so unimaginative I couldn't go on after 4-5 episodes. I do think it's easily better than Fleabag (which I personally, did not rate very highly).