SummaryTina Morris (Amanda Peet) moves in with her sister Michelle and her husband, and Brett (Melanie Lynskey and Mark Duplass) and Brett’s friend Alex (Steve Zissis).
SummaryTina Morris (Amanda Peet) moves in with her sister Michelle and her husband, and Brett (Melanie Lynskey and Mark Duplass) and Brett’s friend Alex (Steve Zissis).
Togetherness finds a lovely, inspirational cohesiveness in a remarkably brief amount of time. By the end of the second episode, it's clear something special is happening among the cast--Lynskey is the true standout, though Pappas and Peet won't be short of fans--and the two brothers leading them in front of and behind the camera couldn't be more in tune with everything they've created.
It's a slower-paced, smaller-scale show about the sad reality of sticking it out in Hollywood into middle age. It also veers into weirder territory that would feel impossible outside California. But thanks to the chemistry between Peet and Zissis, it's endlessly engrossing.
I gave this a 10 simply because its better than Transparent, which most definitely does not deserve the title of best show on this site. In reality though, this show is average to good... at least it has some interesting character development and storyline.. rather than just shallow shock for ratings dumbed down crap, like Transparent.
It's just perfect. The work that the Duplass have done with this show is awesome. I don't think I've seen something as original and different as Togetherness.
The first must-watch series of 2015.... Togetherness is one of those programs that starts off interestingly enough to warrant a recommendation from the premiere, but it also really improves as it goes along.
It's almost a shrug of an opener, a bit diffident, a bit unfocused (not unlike Brett, in his less lucid moments). But Togetherness does gets better, and funnier.
I've watch two episodes so far and I think it's great. I don't know how to explain what the essence of my enjoyment is but it's something about the interaction between the characters. It's either partially improvised or very well written but when the characters are talking, the conversations just seem real.
I'm looking forward to watching the rest of the season.
I am in LOVE with Togetherness. The characters are beautifully human and tender. I wasn't expecting to be so charmed by the sweetness of this series, but I'm so glad I chose this for a late night binge. The stories unfold with a melancholy earnestness that drew me in from the very first episode. I'm very excited for season 2!
We watched all three episodes in a row and were disappointed that the next ones weren't available. The dialog and relationships between the characters all had resonance. We found them to be more three dimensional than in many shows. It was funny and sweet while not being slapstick. Looking forward to the next episodes.
I thought this show might be an interesting one, but have really grown to pretty much detest all of the characters with the exception of Alex. Brett is a crybaby who talks WAY too much (**** already) and a weakling who needs to stand up for himself not only with his boss but also with his wife. Michelle is an annoyingly childish girl/woman who seems to be able to leave her kids at a whim (?) I wonder who is watching them when she goes to the site of the charter school to flirt with David. Her forays into singlehood fantasy life are pathetic. Unless the backstory, of course, shows her having a gun held to her head, being forced to accept the role of stay at home wife and mother. Tina is a self absorbed twit, and the way she has treated Alex thus far is pretty despicable. I thought David might be a decent character who might realize he is the object of Michelle's schoolgirl crush fantasy but not act on it out of respect for the fact that she is married with kids, but I t seems he will be disappointing as well. Only Alex, as much of a train wreck as he may be, pretty much knows who he is and sort of knows what he wants. His actions in "Ghost in Chains" were the first any character has taken on this show that I respected. I can watch shows that have characters I do not like, but who are compelling (The Sopranos), but this bunch is just annoying. The only reason I give it even a 5 is because, despite the limitations of embodying characters who are annoyances, the actors do a very good job with what they are given. The show itself? If I want to be annoyed, I can find plenty in real life to help me with that, I don;t need to court it in my entertainment.
Incredibly disappointed in the first episode. I've liked a couple of the Duplass Brothers' movies quite a bit and I'm at the same point in life as the characters on this show so I thought it would be right in my wheel house. Instead, I found almost nothing authentic about these characters and was bored by what transpired. If it's supposed to be a comedy it was a failure for me because I didn't laugh or even smile at anything. If it was supposed to give me insights into life and humanity it was also a failure because there was nothing here that I found insightful. I'll watch a couple of more episodes in hopes it gets better because it has a number of positive reviews, but it will have to drastically improve for me to watch more than three. To sum up, I didn't really buy anything that was happening, but at least I was bored by it.