Finding this frustrating - there are some good relatable situations, but somehow it is candy-floss ephemeral with nothing of substance to chew on. The punchline to this episode is over telegraphed making the whole thing fall flat.
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Prismark1015 March 2020
The second episode and you end up thinking whether Paul and Ally's parents might be more interesting characters.
Paul's dad seems to be obsessed with moving to a care home or ending it with Dignitas. While Ally's dad is a dead ringer of Derek St Hubbins and is a bit of an unreliable scoundrel who bumps into Ally's life.
At the school parent's evening, Paul is concerned that his child is just regarded as average in his reading abilities. Paul contemplates sending his kids to a better school. At work he is passed over promotion for not being hungry enough.
As in the first episode, there is an actual plot as well. Here Paul and Ally are jealous of a smarmy couple where the wife might be having an affair. A text leads to disastrous consequences.
I still think this is a less charming and funny version of Outnumbered with plenty of swearing.
Paul's dad seems to be obsessed with moving to a care home or ending it with Dignitas. While Ally's dad is a dead ringer of Derek St Hubbins and is a bit of an unreliable scoundrel who bumps into Ally's life.
At the school parent's evening, Paul is concerned that his child is just regarded as average in his reading abilities. Paul contemplates sending his kids to a better school. At work he is passed over promotion for not being hungry enough.
As in the first episode, there is an actual plot as well. Here Paul and Ally are jealous of a smarmy couple where the wife might be having an affair. A text leads to disastrous consequences.
I still think this is a less charming and funny version of Outnumbered with plenty of swearing.
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