I Hate You

Decided to check out the cast on here after enjoying a couple of episodes. Sad to see some really poor reviews (in my opinion). Give it a shot, it's a bit quirky but fun and I'm sure some can even relate to some of the situations!

I won't bother deconstructing the poor reviews that have unfairly picked holes in every little detail they could. If you don't find it funny then switch over (don't complain you've wasted your life watching three episodes that you didn't find funny....that in itself is comedy gold haha!), chances are others won't appreciate your humour either. It's all subjective! Enjoy!

I am in search for a quick half hour comedy to stream to fill in the time. I have had many fails but occassionally I discover an unknown never heard of short lived series. I Hate You for me is one of those unexpected surprises. It is quirky and somewhat a trance into the daily lives of two flatmates without anything special or unique but their best friendship as they naviagte their mudane everyday lives, their family, their employment, and of course their friday nights. The support character are completely over the top insantity that you will trip out catching flys in every episode. I had many laughter stitches that seems to become more amd more common as the series progresses. It is not for everyone. Its a comedy that best enjoyed by people who like to escape from their reality and plonk themselves inside another. I ended up watching the series as a binge and I my advice is that you should do the same because some of the jokes evolve from one epsiode to the next and the next. I Hate You was a surprise and a reflection of 2020's.

Writer Robert Popper has worked on some real comedy gold like the Inbetweeners and Peep Show but this wasn't one to add to that portfolio. Despite a good cast and production values the premise and script fell short. It had some amusing moments and good one-liners here and there but the storyline was quite improbable and overall it didn't come off.

Would like to think it will get better over time but can't see a second series for this one as I'm not sure who the audience will be. Not traditionally structured and written sharply enough for older viewers and not 'hip' enough to attract a younger audience.

Bottom line neeeded to be a lot funnier. A middling sitcom that will soon be forgotten.

To be honest I read a few reviews and thought about skipping it but I like her from sex education and thought I'd give it a go. It was like a lot of British comedies, a bit all over the place, new age humour isn't particularly funny, trying to tie in the contradiction that Is the social media hypocrites, it's impossible to please everyone.

There were bits that were natural, I thought parts were very funny, but sometimes they tried to force a joke, that was poor. But overall it was a decent comedy, passed the time on a sick day and I'd watch a series two, I thought there's potential, problem we have these days is people rate 1 or 10/10 so stuff gets loved or binned off. I'd give this one more go, women don't have an easy route in comedy.

The one thing I thought was funny was the intro, it felt like someone watched peacemaker and tried to clone it and it was a fail, it immediately made the characters tougher to like and route for so that was a mistake.

I found this show funny and genuinely heartfelt at times, with two funny leads, Sure, it was a little cringe from time to time, such as the incesty plot points, but so was Friday Night Dinner, and most leading comedy shows at the worst of times. It was easy to get into and watch, and I was sad when I reached the end of series 1. I liked that the in-jokes between the friends were explained naturally to the audience, as if you were meeting very close friends for the first time in real life. Got some real laughs out of me. Definitely needs more time to find its footing, but I can see a lot of potential in it.

When going into this show, I already knew that it had an uphill battle due to its association to other very well-known comedies and the fact that the two main characters are women. A lot of the reviews I have seen for the show are extremely misogynistic and uncharitable. Many of the common critiques can also be thrown at the Inbetweeners or Friday Night dinner. Protagonists with questionable decision making? Fine when it's a man, but apparently completely irredeemable if it's a woman. I think some of these reviewers are having trouble realising that the characters are fictional people, and their actions have no real bearing on the world.

So what would I say to someone looking to watch this show? Go into it with an open mind, there is some genuine fun to be found in this series, and try not to take everything so seriously!