The television landscape is currently an embarrassment of riches, with more quality TV on the air (and streaming!) than any person can reasonably keep up with. That's why it might have been easy to miss You're the Worst, an ensemble comedy set in Los Angeles that premiered on FX last year and made the move to FXX for Season 2.
I was late to the first season -- again, too much TV, too little time -- but I binge-watched the first seven episodes in one night to catch up and immediately became enamored with the misadventures of Jimmy (Chris Geere), Gretchen (Aya Cash), Lindsay (Kether Donohue) and Edgar (Desmin Borges). You're the Worst was initially billed as a raunchy relationship comedy about terrible people who are perfect for each other, and there's some of that in the pilot, but You're the Worst quickly evolved into something much more special. Yes, Jimmy and Gretchen can be monsters -- he took dick pics on every camera at his ex's wedding, and she stole a blender from the wedding's gift table (and threw it in the bushes when she found out it's not a food processor) -- but everyone has those dark impulses in them, and their "worst" qualities quickly become what makes them so endearing.
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I was late to the first season -- again, too much TV, too little time -- but I binge-watched the first seven episodes in one night to catch up and immediately became enamored with the misadventures of Jimmy (Chris Geere), Gretchen (Aya Cash), Lindsay (Kether Donohue) and Edgar (Desmin Borges). You're the Worst was initially billed as a raunchy relationship comedy about terrible people who are perfect for each other, and there's some of that in the pilot, but You're the Worst quickly evolved into something much more special. Yes, Jimmy and Gretchen can be monsters -- he took dick pics on every camera at his ex's wedding, and she stole a blender from the wedding's gift table (and threw it in the bushes when she found out it's not a food processor) -- but everyone has those dark impulses in them, and their "worst" qualities quickly become what makes them so endearing.
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