Normal People fans may find things to enjoy, but anyone who found the Sally Rooney series slow and indulgent is likely to find this interminable.
, spans similar territory, albeit with some diversions. Its focus is a Dublin-based foursome. Frances and Bobbi are devoted friends from their school days. Now they’re college students, former lovers and collaborators who present spoken-word poetry. Following a performance, they meet Melissa , an author who admiringly describes their work as “very sweet, but ruthless”.
After the women go swimming together, Melissa invites the students home for a drink at her casually impressive house, where they meet Nick. The attraction between Frances and Nick is evident, despite the palpable discomfort that ensues after they’re left alone at the table as their more outgoing companions repair to the backyard for a smoke. LikeThe new adaptation unmistakably comes from the same lineage as the previous production.
Normal People was loaded with tense exchanges and awkward silences as it charted the relationship between Marianne and Connell .Abrahamson , who directs the early episodes, is skilled at making his actors shine while evoking the intimacy and intensity that the story requires. Like
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