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I feel like in this day and age when the traditional family is so apparently going into decline, where so many people are prone to the mentality that "if it doesn't work, I'll just start anew and find something that's better," this short little series is extremely refreshing and might provide a cause for some relevant and meaningful reflection.

What I really love about the series is how real the characters feel. Even though we only get to see a short snippet of their lives, the episodes do a great job of showing us how broken they are and the struggle that they are going through.

I don't think I would have enjoyed the series as much if they actually showed the conversations/therapy sessions that they had. Frankly that would have just been predictable/boring drama that I can certainly do without. What the short 10 minute style so brilliantly depicts is the internal struggles that they are grappling with, without any added meaningless cliches and drama.

Also Chris O'Dowd and Roasmund Pike are very likable and have great chemistry together. The conversations they had were quite witty consistently funny throughout without feeling too overly pretentious.

I couldn't recommend this enough to anyone who is even remotely interested after reading the synopsis.

State of the Union follows a couple who meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. Each episode pieces together how their lives were, what drew them together, and what has started to pull them apart. Season 1 is pretty good. It follows Tom and Louise, who are trying to figure out how to do their marriage work if they even can. Both characters are complicated and relatable. And Chris O'Dowd and Rosamund Pike have great chemistry. Season 2, on the other hand, is hard to watch. It is just two people fighting. I didn't like the characters or care if they made it work or not. Plus, it was basically the same every episode. They also tried to add in extra characters, and there just isn't enough time in ten-minute episodes for more than two characters. Brendan Gleeson is a great actor, but he doesn't have much to work with. It was so bad I don't imagine I would watch a third season.

Season 1: 8 Season 2: 4.

Total rating : 7.

Well acted and engaging. The shear simplicity of the premise and the varying tones of the dialogue really highlights how little we really know each other in relationships. Big fan of Nick Hornby's writing, so I was quite happy when stumbling upon this.

Great realistic dialogue and great chemistry between Rosamund Pike and Chris O'dowd. Half of me wants more episodes that are longer and where we follow them into the counseling session. The other half of me is satisfied with these short snapshots into the life of a married couple trying to save their marriage.

Fast paced and purely entertaining from start to finish. The moment an episode ends, it'll leave you wanting more! Great performances and brilliant writing.

State of the Union

This was masterful writing, whilst we had two actors on screen seemingly representing two characters, there was in actuality very little or no differentiation between them, this was in fact, a soliloquy for two (duiliquy), or if you like a "talking head" in the form of an Alan Bennett monologue.

There was one single stream of sparkling undifferentiated thought ruminating over trust, betrayal, relationships and the human condition, split equally between the two protagonists. It was all served up using the device of metaphors often instigated by a single simple incident.

The chemistry was palpable between the two leads it was endearingly delightful, and they emanated the half of a whole relationship throughout.

Of course this is aimed at a very sophisticated viewer, the concerns expressed were the anxieties of the metropolitan bourgeoisie.

Brilliant writing, brilliant acting, brilliant directing 10/10

Everything about the show is great but one thing that kind of bothered me is the low amount of sequence shots and crazy amount of cuts in the cafe scenes. Considering the episodes are only ten minutes long, I don't know why didn't opt in for more continuity. The cuts honestly distracted me a lot. But at least this gets better after episode seven.

Regardless, everyone should give the show a try, whole season is 100 minutes and worth every minute.

Both have done outstanding job. The separate life they have developed, and the chemistry that once those _characters_ shared but now don't is portrayed very beautifully _with_ chemistry between actors.

Have to say it: Rosamund Pike. Divine.

Will watch again.

First couple of episodes were excellent but the narrow scope of the writing strangles the potential of the show .Pike and O Dowd are believable and act really well ,but they need other characters too interact with.When she hears about him voting leave her reaction is priceless and it would have been lovely to see her torture him at some dinner party or the like - keeping just two main character was ok for a while but if the show is to grow new characters need introducing .

The device of keeping each episode around 10 minutes of running time is absolutely brilliant, because it's definitely a show that you can have a bite at in-between more traditionally long shows, without getting burdened by its repetitive nature. And I say repetitive in a somewhat positive way: it features two characters talking to one another, mostly inside the same pub, and that's about it. Simple, but comforting.

And it works. Largely because the writing is sparkling; the two main characters deliver the dialogues with so much gusto, so much realistic ebbs and flows in mood that I couldn't help believing that they really had been a couple for many years.

I love the simple set up and the two actors are perfectly casted. What blows me off my tits is the organic, sarcastic and funny dialogue.

It's layered but not too much, it tells the story of their entire marriage, but more in the small details than the big ones. This is the marriage/love-story I have been looking for, realistic, but still with hope and laughter.

Love, love, love first season. Unfortunately, I can only give it 7 as the second season pulls it down.

It's relatable and when going through my own marital problems, this is a relief to watch. While also making good conversation in our relationship.

WHY!?!?! PERFECT season 1 + WOKE season 2 = RUINED my favorite series.

Why does Hollywood insist on destroying a great thing just to push liberal agenda down everyone's throat? It doesn't work. Disappointed. Sad. Another one bites the dust.

Much like everything is life relationships require maintenance and communication. Both authentic lead performance roles reflect the reality of a long term coupling. Occasionally partners & friends get lost in the fog of time. Some people decide that this is a sign of a terminal decline; whilst others voice their inner feelings and try to resolve the impasse. There are just two camps : (stay) putters and leavers. I can strongly empathise with both characters in this show. Neither wants to cast the other overboard. By talking things through most issues can be overcome. Sadly in reality some people don't want to make the effort. I'm glad Chris & Rosamund did. A ten episode ten minute snapshot of their journey ensues.

Great comedy with heart and truelly reckognizable moments if coupleship. Great acting. Good humor. Could be any couple we know or meet in mirror

I found this series brilliant - refreshing, smartly written and presented, on point and dipped in the most delicious British humor.

It's the story of a couple who've hit a tough spot and start going to a therapist. We see their interaction in the 10 minutes before going in for their weekly sessions.

In the beginning I was extremely curious about what was going on in the therapist's office, hoping we would get a peak into what was being aired in there, but as the series evolved I felt more and more pulled in by the characters, their honesty and my appreciation for what we were being shown grew.

I started noticing and loving the fact that we only see what is actually relevant, the way in which the couple's rapport evolves in real life, in between sessions, family, work and all else. I felt like we were seeing what is actually most relevant, what these two people have to say to each other when it's just the two of them. Beyond the drama and the life they've built how do they actually connect to each other, communicate, miscommunicate, what do they feel about their lives together when all is said and done?

I loved the main characters, the actors' interpretation of them, the idea, the length of the episodes, the way they related to/mirrored the other couples coming out of the therapist's office.

This series showcases beautifully, humorously and matter-of-factly subtle personal, couple dynamics that we all use to cope with life's disappointments and unexpected turns. And it does so without wasting any time ;)

Superb performances by Rosamund Pike and Chris O'Dowd in very imaginative roles. It's wonderful to watch the episodes back to back if possible and the progress that this troubled couple make without actually receiving therapy is encouraging for others in the same boat.

These are two of our very finest actors at the top of their game, in much the same way as Tennant and Sheen were in Staged.

Smart, tender banter between the 2 featured characters as they await their next counseling session in the pub across the street.

Only 10 episodes, each 10 minutes long. Irresistible. I binge-watched. We need more!

2 people, 2 different vision on life together... and a 3rd character: divorce knocking at the door. 10 short but nice conversations, where little alcoholic drinks become "the glue" that makes you ask yourself each brake (between those 10 conversations) if they will finally stay together or not.

Here is a splendid format for witty dialog, exceptional acting, a new premise, thoughtful skillful writing. The first season was good, the second exceeds that marvelously. Patricia Clarkson is among the best and Brendan Gleeson is wryly surprising. This is some of the best TV ever.

Well written, hopeful little show deserving of recognition. Obviously staring two great actors and they manage to fit such a range of emotion and creativity just into the 10 minutes they have per episode. Well done to the writers and acting. My only criticism is that it didn't really GO anywhere, was always the same set and location as if enclosed, making it feel low budget. Although it probably WAS low budget, they could of easily made it not feel that way.

These two display more on camera chemistry in 9 minutes than many other couples muster over multiple seasons of a show.. my god. What a quirky, charming and poignant work.