Enjoyed this a lot. I've seen Ava being divisive in many corners, and my two cents is that Hannah Einbinder is pretty good, but her character's writing just never delve much deeper beyond the various character archetypes at the outset, which is the opposite of Jean Smart's Deborah who continue to deepen in various interesting ways as the season goes on. It makes the show's structure that gears towards a two-hander feels unbalanced, and my interest flagged in any stretch that focuses only on Ava.
Maybe the writers are in love with Smart('s character) too much; who can't blame them though when she is so phenomenal in this. It just that the most interesting and fertile material (both comedic and dramatic) with the two main characters comes like this: Deborah & Ava > Deborah >>> Ava. Looking forwards to Season 2 though, as the second half of Season 1 already shifts the story to be mostly of the first one in that ranking.
Good, funny show. Cleverly written. I hope we can see more in the future. As superficial as the characters are, I got pretty attached to them.
Great acting, great writing, so many funny scenes and so much depths. Plus, I so want to spend many years with these people. It's one of those shows.
Shout by Carlos Luis LopesBlockedParent2022-01-22T01:32:56Z
I have always listened to the story that clowns are in real life sad and lonely. So are Ava and Deborah. The mix of comedy and drama is genius and, while I love the main characters, in particular Ava , what stands out is that all the other characters and side stories have a relevance and a reason to be there. They make the drama more real and give it a depth that is unexpected.