Pop Psych: The Not-Quite-Rock Bottom Behavior Masquerading as ‘Love’
If you’ve seen Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, then you’ll know what to expect emotionally from watching Love. Much like in that genre-bender action-comedy-romance, Love is a show designed to get you rooting for two people to turn their lusty chemical spark into a bonfire of romance. By the end of Love’s first season, and particularly its last scene, I felt the same way about Love protagonists Mickey and Gus as I did about Scott Pilgrim and his paramour Ramona - I give ‘em about 6 months. Here’s two people who are surrounded by better options - the tattoo lady from episode 5 for Gus, solitude for Mickey - but keep choosing the ongoing emotional disaster of being in relationship with each other.
