Have I mentioned how great the casting is on this show? It really makes me wish that we were getting more of it, especially since most of the terrific talent – like Shannon Woodward and Hugo Weaving – only got to appear in one episode. Jamie Chung is the latest superb addition, an actress I first watched on “The Gifted” and then got to see in an unforgettable guest appearance in another one-season show, “Lovecraft Country.” As Emily, she was instantly interesting, responding pointedly to the comments Josh made over Zoom that didn’t land in the way he intended them. Saying that she wouldn’t have agreed to go on a date with an actual musician put her on the defensive, but he also said “oof” when she revealed that she only listened to the radio. Their conversation was fascinating, moving from people not smiling in pictures to science being made up of stories to the severity of their respective anxieties. Watching them eat dinner together while looking at their screens was sweet, and imagining how things would have gone on a real date as opposed to what they were doing was a productive, powerful, and creative. Emily’s comment about Josh freaking out because he was a white male didn’t go over well, understandably, and I thought there might be a happy ending in store after his honest apology. Instead, we saw him trying not to use a credit card to pay for the recording studio he had tried to rent, and then rocking out to Winston Churchill as the final shot of the series. I’ve found this show captivating at times and frustrating at others, and I do hope that, even if we won’t get more of it, awards bodies will celebrate the quality of the performances, which have been superb across the board.
Series grade: B
Series MVP: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his many costars
JOSHUA MORROW FROM THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS WILL GUEST STAR ON MR CORMAN JOSHUA MORROW WILL BE PLAYING AS JERRY COTTRELL IN MR CORMAN
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