Your Friends and Neighbors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just binged the first three episodes. It's OK. I don't think we're supposed to love any of these people, right? They're all kind of sad and terrible.

I did find myself thinking that there's no way this attractive basketball player would want to lock himself down with Amanda Peet, but who knows. You'd think there would be more trophy second-wives and not just the one young waitress.

I don't like the voice-overs that he does. His tone is too monotonous.

I kept thinking, there's no way this attractive basketball player would hang out with these suburban finance dorks.

[Anonymous]

I have enjoyed the show so far, however the philosophy bits of justification from Hamm are so overdone it’s gotten old.

I like the characters enough, but the whole story is so sad

[Anonymous]

I think people with wrinkles and lines are beautiful - they tell the story of their life. As long as they still have light in their eyes and are smiling, I think those signs of aging are insignificant.

[Anonymous]

I’m really loving the show, which surprises me because I’m not a fan of Jon Hamm. I find him very overrated like Matt Damon - just over them both.

But I’m really liking him in this role and I love Amanda Peet and like that she looks natural. Also think she’s still very attractive even though she had the audacity to age into her 50s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m enjoying it. I know it was explained that the people living in that private enclave don’t have to worry about security and leave their doors open etc. but I still find it incredibly unrealistic that none of these houses have security cameras.

Agree

Or have live in help who are in the house when the owners are out.

[Anonymous]

I hate Amanda Peet's character. She whines that she cheated on her dh because he wasn't present enough. Meanwhile, he was busy providing for her extravagant lifestyle. And now that she ousted him from her life to shack up with her affair, he is being SO nice to her and she continues to whine about him being not present enough while asking for more, more and more money. She is a selfish and clueless princess.

[Anonymous]

Amanda Peet’s relationship with the basketball player isn’t convincing. But unlike a lot of commenters on this thread, I love me some Jon Hamm.

[Anonymous]

Love it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just binged the first three episodes. It's OK. I don't think we're supposed to love any of these people, right? They're all kind of sad and terrible.

I did find myself thinking that there's no way this attractive basketball player would want to lock himself down with Amanda Peet, but who knows. You'd think there would be more trophy second-wives and not just the one young waitress.

I don't like the voice-overs that he does. His tone is too monotonous.

I kept thinking, there's no way this attractive basketball player would hang out with these suburban finance dorks.

Nor would a literal bball superstar move into said lady’s house. He’s richer than her. That
Bugged me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate Amanda Peet's character. She whines that she cheated on her dh because he wasn't present enough. Meanwhile, he was busy providing for her extravagant lifestyle. And now that she ousted him from her life to shack up with her affair, he is being SO nice to her and she continues to whine about him being not present enough while asking for more, more and more money. She is a selfish and clueless princess.

Agree. They are trying to make her sympathetic, but the fact is she cheated. I was glad in the last episode they showed that the teens were not buying into Nick at least. At first it seemed like with John Hamm’s narrative he was the bad guy and everyone else was happy, and I was glad to see this layer of complexity added that they’re not so into their mom either.

I do get frustrated with John Hamm‘s character not just being more honest with her. I was infuriated when he didn’t say no to the thousand dollar a week professional coach. I know it’s all about men’s ego and stuff, but I was just frustrated that he wasn’t like look, I took a new role and it’s going to take some time and we can’t take on these costs. But I guess that wouldn’t make for an interesting TV show of course.

I do like how this show reflects some of the realities of male aging. I feel like the narrative on many movies and shows for so long is that the washed up menopausal woman gets the shaft and the men get a soft landing into old age. They are really sticking to these men with their stupid hobbies and need to escape and disconnect from the realities of aging, showing that the more they get what they think they want the more they realize how unsatisfying it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just binged the first three episodes. It's OK. I don't think we're supposed to love any of these people, right? They're all kind of sad and terrible.

I did find myself thinking that there's no way this attractive basketball player would want to lock himself down with Amanda Peet, but who knows. You'd think there would be more trophy second-wives and not just the one young waitress.

I don't like the voice-overs that he does. His tone is too monotonous.

I kept thinking, there's no way this attractive basketball player would hang out with these suburban finance dorks.

Nor would a literal bball superstar move into said lady’s house. He’s richer than her. That
Bugged me.

He would also be with a 30yo woman, max, not a woman who looks older and just ok with no qualities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just binged the first three episodes. It's OK. I don't think we're supposed to love any of these people, right? They're all kind of sad and terrible.

I did find myself thinking that there's no way this attractive basketball player would want to lock himself down with Amanda Peet, but who knows. You'd think there would be more trophy second-wives and not just the one young waitress.

I don't like the voice-overs that he does. His tone is too monotonous.

I kept thinking, there's no way this attractive basketball player would hang out with these suburban finance dorks.

Nor would a literal bball superstar move into said lady’s house. He’s richer than her. That
Bugged me.

He would also be with a 30yo woman, max, not a woman who looks older and just ok with no qualities.

The basketball player has his own house. Seems like he just spends some nights with her, but in the last episode, he hosted a party for the men at his very nice mansion.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Watched the first episode. Kind of surprised that Amanda Peete has aged so much.

I've always found her lovely.

I just think she isn’t the botoxed rich lady that Jon Hamm’s character would be married to.

This.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just binged the first three episodes. It's OK. I don't think we're supposed to love any of these people, right? They're all kind of sad and terrible.

I did find myself thinking that there's no way this attractive basketball player would want to lock himself down with Amanda Peet, but who knows. You'd think there would be more trophy second-wives and not just the one young waitress.

I don't like the voice-overs that he does. His tone is too monotonous.

I kept thinking, there's no way this attractive basketball player would hang out with these suburban finance dorks.

Nor would a literal bball superstar move into said lady’s house. He’s richer than her. That
Bugged me.

He would also be with a 30yo woman, max, not a woman who looks older and just ok with no qualities.

The basketball player has his own house. Seems like he just spends some nights with her, but in the last episode, he hosted a party for the men at his very nice mansion.

Right, I saw episode 3 too, and the house was surprising and took away any plausibility: The relationship would make some sense if he were using her for her money and was poorer than she is. He is clearly much richer. So why is he with her? Not looks, not age, she does nothing all day and has nothing going on plus she has two teens and what single man wants all the baggage? It's not realistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m enjoying it. I know it was explained that the people living in that private enclave don’t have to worry about security and leave their doors open etc. but I still find it incredibly unrealistic that none of these houses have security cameras.

No ring cameras. No motion sensors. Not believable for sure.