Lena Dunham returns with ‘Too Much’ on Netflix: what’s the verdict?
Lena Dunham has once again made a return with a new series called 'Too Much' on Netflix
Lena Dunham has once again made a return with a new series called Too Much on Netflix after the success of Girls.
Although she does not take on the main role, she has a smaller part, and the show is loosely based off of her own life.
“Jessica, a New York workaholic is reeling from a broken relationship. She takes a job in London, where she plans to live like a Bronte sister. When she meets Felix, a walking series of red flags, their unusual connection is impossible to ignore,” reads the synopsis.
What is the audience’s response?
One user expressed their admiration towards the actors but explained that the script was weak, “There are good moments because of Will Sharpe and Megan Stalter but I feel like the scripts needed another pass. Also Andrew Scott's cameo is not great - his accent eventually arrives at a Jamie Dornan type dialect. Good to see Rhea Perlman as Grandmother and Rita Wilson as the mum. I like that it's a bit different and weird and seemingly sort of biopic for Lena Dunham. Just feel like the script needed an editor who could say no or be ruthless and cut out flabby stuff. I don't mind the series. It's always good to see Will Sharpe in a production and his character gets more interesting as we meet his mother and sister. Anyhow, worth a try.”
However, another one felt that the series had been written by AI, “I really hope actors were not kidnapped to participate in another netflix "masterpiece". Is it the first Tv show fully generated by ChatGPT as well as all of the dialogues and phrases that were supposed to be jokes? Come on, Netflix, your subscribers deserve a little of respect. Please next time warn us when you are releasing such a low quality show, so viewers can lower their expectations.”
Some viewers, on the other hand, felt Too Much is a perfect encapsulation of certain experiences, “I have been waiting for this and Lena has delivered, the writing is top notch, fantastic casting overall but especially Meg Stalter, she is the perfect heroine for this smart and funny yet romantic and thoughtful story, it also contains so many clever cultural references to previous work that shaped us as women, it is truly a rom com we all deserve in the XXI century... I hope it gets the credit it so much deserves unlike girls which in the moment was met with so much unfair and misogynistic hate, I will definitely rewatch many times just as I did with girls, and I hope this you becomes as iconic as her previous work, you go Lena!”
