This show deserves a much higher score than at present. A bit of context about me. I am starting cancer treatment this week and need a laugh (true story). I have loved watching the final episodes of Succession and Barry but the feel-bad themes have been a bummer. I did not expect much from Platonic but I have been howling with laughter all week instead of crying in my pillow. In short: both characters are reinvigorating an old friendship during their respective mid-life crises. Sylvia (Rose Byrne) has been raising three children for 13 years and lacks confidence to look for work as a lawyer. Will (Seth Rogan) has just been divorced, works in a micro-brewery in LA and his life is at a cross-roads. It is a simple premise but the laughs come from how these two bring out the best and worst in one another. For me the standout scene was when Sylvia tried to act like one of the boys at Will's divorce party. She snorted what she thought was cocaine only to find the white powder was Ketamine. Watching her try and be furious with Will's friends whilst off her dial made me howl with laughter. Rose Byrne is developing into a fine screwball comedienne. I normally find Rogan annoying but I really want to anoint him as an honorary Gen-X slacker.
Some of the criticisms levelled at this series are nit-picky. Rose Byrne's accent sounds exactly like an expat should. I saw someone on Google reviews moaning about Seth Rogan playing on his Jewishness. That comment reminded me of my favourite line in Party Down when Casey (Lizzy Caplan) explained how she failed an acting audition for being 'too Jewy.' The role she went for was Anne Frank.
Some of the criticisms levelled at this series are nit-picky. Rose Byrne's accent sounds exactly like an expat should. I saw someone on Google reviews moaning about Seth Rogan playing on his Jewishness. That comment reminded me of my favourite line in Party Down when Casey (Lizzy Caplan) explained how she failed an acting audition for being 'too Jewy.' The role she went for was Anne Frank.