Add a reunion to the relationship of feuding families and childhood friends, and the bickering dynamic of a romantic comedy forms naturally. However, since what remains between these two is not excitement but anger and resentment, the laughs come more from the awkwardness and lingering bitterness after love has cooled. Dealing with the weary, faded love of adults rather than a love completed by death sets the texture of the story. The device of being born on the same day with the same name also works as a rivalry that sets the two against each other like mirrors.
It is available on Wavve with a subscription. The 12-episode structure is a fitting length to follow, in one go, how far the relationship between two people who snarl at each other will move. Thanks to the age setting of thirty-six, the conflict carries not only memories from age eighteen but also the present selves worn down by the years.
What to watch for
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It is worth watching how the two characters' feelings change as the summer of age eighteen and the present at age thirty-six collide.
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There is fun in following what petty, childish quarrels come to mean for the two of them.
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Within the 12-episode run, you can gauge the speed at which the feud changes.
This work suits viewers looking for a romantic comedy for adults about enemies reuniting.