Starstruck

“We all say that miscommunication in fiction, whether it be in fic or in romantic comedies, never seems to hit quite right, but Starstruck gets it. Jessie hooks up with a guy on New Year's Eve that ends up being a famous film actor, and things...well, they get messy. For a lot of reasons.  Each episode is only 22 minutes long and there are only 6 episodes, so it's easily digestible, and the final episode of s1 is this perfect snapshot of life in your late 20s when nothing seems to go the way you planned it. The glimpses that we get of Tom, Jessie's love interest, are kind of mournful and yearning, and like. Pitch perfect to the messy thing between them that they've only defined in brief moments together.  "It's like fanfiction," someone says to Jessie in one episode. Yes, but no one seems to be able to say the right thing quite yet, a clear sign we've got a ways to go. The end of s1 ends on an open note as Jessie considers leaving London to move home.”

“A pleasant little gem of a show featuring winning leads and an excellent New Zealand accent. Thanks to @Cally for introducing me to it”

“Jessie, played by Kiwi treasure Rose Matafeo, is one of the greatest characters ever — in a show whose rom-com trope is a normie and a celebrity falling for each other, you immediately see the appeal of Jessie-the-normie, and it takes longer for Tom-the-celeb to grow on you. To know Jessie is to love Jessie. Of course, it does help that this is one of the two shows in this genre smart enough to cast Extreme Hottie Nikesh Patel as the male lead. The chemistry is delicious!”

“I’m an unwavering fan of a perfect three season arc. You can tell a perfect story, filled with character development, world building and nuance. Starstruck is a shining example of that and a show that made me endlessly happy. Rose Matafeo is a gem.”

“Love Rose Matafeo so much! This tv show is a gem.”

“Rose Matafeo is funny, relatable, and weird in allllllll the good ways.”