Anyone been watching this? I'm up to episode 6 right now.
The best part of the show is the two leads. They have great chemistry, and both have great singing voices.
The music is kind of a mixed bag. Some songs are really catchy and fun, others are forgettable, one is a really bizarre quasi-rap number that is a huge waste of Brian Stokes Mitchell's talent.
The biggest thing holding the show back is the writing. The conceit of the leads' Greek chorus of inner voices isn't explored nearly as much as it should, and the journey the couple goes through in their relationship is just frustrating. It doesn't feel like they're going through a "will-they-won't they" arc because they're genuinely scared of connection, it feels like they have to do so to get the season to eight episodes.
I'm also not sure why the decision was made to set the show in 1999. Other than occasional references to The Real World or landline telephones, it doesn't really affect the story.
Still, the leads and the music are good enough to get me to watch to the end.
What do you think?
