I've loved both series of The Letdown. It probably helps if you're in that age group of losing your friends because they've just had a baby. Or of just having had a baby and dealing with everything that comes with that like mothers' groups and the fact everyone has an opinion on every aspect of parenting. But this show is much more than that. It shows real life. It's not an American sitcom where the whole episode revolves around who stole the newspaper. It's deep and engaging. It takes taboo subjects and deals with them in a tasteful way: everything from religion and breast feeding in public to abortions. But it's never dark enough to make you wince.
You don't need to be a parent to love this show. The characters are hilarious. It's about dealing with change in your life. One scene in the second series sees the main couple in a car being pulled over by police for driving too fast near a school. Not having spent much time together the husband suggests a quickie. Audrey's response is priceless: "we're in a school zone."
That's the tone of the show. Sarcastic and self deprecating. The type of humour I love. It's so refreshing to watch a show like this.
You don't need to be a parent to love this show. The characters are hilarious. It's about dealing with change in your life. One scene in the second series sees the main couple in a car being pulled over by police for driving too fast near a school. Not having spent much time together the husband suggests a quickie. Audrey's response is priceless: "we're in a school zone."
That's the tone of the show. Sarcastic and self deprecating. The type of humour I love. It's so refreshing to watch a show like this.
