I Hate You

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.

Feels like a lot of the bad sentiment about this show comes from a place of misogyny; god forbid young women make complicated decisions and have a libido. Would thoroughly recommend to anyone that enjoyed the same silly humour on Friday Night Dinner.

The lead actors perform the sharp, humorous writing well, and a convincing yet bizarre world is established around them. Again, anyone fans of one the previous lead's past experience (Sex Education), or of the creator's past project, Friday Night Dinner, should thoroughly enjoy the show.

The show covers a range of different concerns facing those in their mid-20s, especially those living around London and big cities, with a light, funny but, when needed, heartfelt touch.

So for some reason they decided to start the series with the "edgiest" storyline, where the 20-something flatmates sort-of date a couple of pensioners. It's a ridiculous premise with very few laughs and to be honest I was going to not bother watching any more...

...but I've had a quiet afternoon so I came back to it and watched the rest of the series.

Any you know what - it's not that bad. The two lead actresses pull off the slightly awkward friendship between Charlie and Becca really well, a handful of the jokes are chuckle-worthy, and some of the supporting characters are very good (in particular Becca's boss and her stepbrother).

But there's plenty that doesn't work. Lots of the pre-launch focus was on the creator, Robert Popper, who's been involved in loads of British comedy shows over the years. He's an old man writing a show about two young women. And although some of the script doesn't ring true, the worst characters are the men. Charlie's boss is an unrealistic idiot, a man that has a crush on her is, well, an unrealistic idiot, and Becca's co-worker is, errr, an unrealistic idiot.

Highlights? Spilled coffee, an awkward Chess accident and a curious greeting.

Second series? Needs stronger jokes and better supporting characters to be worth it.

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 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!