Based on the first two episodes, the comedian’s US-made show suffers from disjointed direction and soap opera shots – but there are hints it will get better
The comedian Josh Thomas’ beloved Australian series Please Like Me was visually and narratively engaging from its opening moment: a shot taken from the perspective of a decadent sundae, as it is moved through a bar towards Thomas – who played a version of himself – and his soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend.
While the ice cream is en route, we hear the star talking in his characteristically bouncy, rapid-fire way, with the determined friendliness of a chatty seatmate. Thomas’s dialogue is often flirty, sassy and self-deprecating (a little like Lena Dunham’s), but also skittish and flummoxed (a little like Larry David’s), with a youthful zest and je ne sais quoi all his own. The show began strong and got better as it progressed.
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