Augusta Beaver

i have never written a review in my life. about anything. the only reason I chose to watch this show is because I’m a MASSIVE Taylor Swift fan and that makes me feel like I’m dating Joe Alwyn via her so we have to support Joe right?? Also, like many people said, I did really enjoy Normal People. I found the characters likable enough and their plot lines interesting. That was not the case at all for Conversation with Friends. Bobbi is infuriating. She is a stereotypical self-righteous-Im-too-modern-and-hip-for-monogamy-and-I-stare-at-paintings-all-day-but-im-too-emotionally-hollow-for-real-intimacy-type of gal. Frances. Oh, Frances. This entire review is fueled by my annoyance with her. She’s even more infuriating than Bobbi because at least Bobbi can express how she feels, even if it makes me want to put glass in my eyes. Frances is a horrible character, I cannot get over how drab she is. I wouldn’t fall in love with her. I wouldn’t have an affair with her. She doesn’t have a personality and it drives me insane that she can’t actually express herself and she just lies all the time. It’s not interesting, it’s not complex, it’s just painful to watch and makes me feel way more angry than I should feel over a tv series. The decisions she makes cannot be justified by “she’s just non-expressive.” That’s not good enough to create an interesting, likable character. Also, I was a real-life English major. I have credibility in the artsy field. It’s so crazy how shows romanticize the arts so much, but in reality, most people just judge you for persuing such a useless degree and you’ll be broke forever. But Tv shows make it seem like it’s some magical thing that should be attained. In real life, everyone is indeed annoying, pretentious, wears doc martens, and don’t believe in any kind of committal-truths. At least they got those parts right. I did really enjoy watching Joe, but I am viewing him through rose colored glasses. I feel better after writing this. I needed to tell someone.