Made for Love

Sometimes a show that doesn't take itself too seriously and is weirdly (sci-fi) fun is entertaining escape from stress. The 3 main characters, Hazel, Byron, Hebert do some really good acting...that made a huge difference in making up for the few cheesy parts (most of the scenes with the nun). I laughed it off or didn't care about it and just let myself be entertained!

While I immensely enjoy every scene Ray Romano is in (7 stars for his funny self), I find this entire series a bit messy. The idea that this is a fusion of comedy, drama, science fiction, and horror is a cop-out. It seems that it just does not know what it wants to be, and that's how this show begins to break down. Different subplots, scenes, and characters seem disjointed; there is no cohesive theme, therefore you are left wondering, what exactly is the point?

This show was so good! A role we actually got to see "the Mother" in (same Actress plays "the Mother" in How I met your Mother). I want to see Christin Milloti in more and I want to see her projects thrive (Another favorite of hers is Palm Springs). Billy Magnussen is truly freaky as a tech mega millionaire Gogol. Such an interesting exploration of relationships, love, and technology, especially in this day and age, and from the perspective of the woman. This show highlights how nuanced interpersonal abuse is, that it is more than just violence and hostile language, but financial and emotional manipulation. So disappointed that HBO didn't give this show a proper chance, or push for it, and that they took it off HBO Max. There are people who like this show (and MINX) and we want to still be able to watch the shows on your platform!!

3 episodes in, I cannot think of anything negative to say.. The cast is solid, the production solid, the story (get ready) is entertaining, funny, interesting, timely, relevant, well done, well told and, unfortunately in a sense, necessary.

But if you disagree, I'd respect that.

Hazel's (Cristin Milioti) escape narrative has huge caper energy, but Made for Love has mysteries within mysteries, and they unfold in ways that are alternately exciting, astounding, and creepy. Milioti is the clear standout among an already impressive cast. Even when the deliberately scattered storytelling wears a little thin, she holds our attention with no trouble. Billy Magnussen's Byron Gogol is also delightfully, terrifyingly unhinged. The only thing wrong with this show is its pacing. Otherwise the outstanding cast gives us more than enough reason to keep coming back for those answers and makes Made for Love a solid installment in the techno-dystopic rom-com genre.