'Love Life' Episodes 4, 5 and 6 leave fans annoyed with Darby's ex: 'Shouldn't have done a flashback'
Spoilers for 'Love Life'
HBO Max dropped Episodes 4, 5 and 6 of Darby Cater's (Anna Kendrick) 'Love Life' and fans were taken through her emotional teenage flings, adult relationships, marriage and divorce. The episodes, 30 minutes each, run through a long timeline with Darby dating, marrying and breaking up with Magnus Lund (Nick Thune), as fans were also introduced to Luke Ducharme, Darby's highschool disaster and most recent f**k up.
She had cheated on Lund, with adult lawyer Luke who was in New York for a visit, trying to escape from a life of a one-sided marriage. With fans binge-watching all three episodes, the verdict is out, the premiere may have dazzled, but fans are now fully invested. "Time to meet Magnus and Luke," tweeted a fan and boy were they right. We were taken into the crux Lund's relationship with Darby and saw how Luke from her past, presented an opportunistic future for her. Luke had "represented the possibility of something better than Magnus Lund" as the show's British narrator had revealed.
"LOVE LIFE!! Such a good show. Real human relationships brought out in the best and worst ways that everyone goes through. Heartfelt, raw and funny series led by Anna Kendrick who is so charismatic as Darby. I love how it’s an anthology on different stages of this woman's life," had tweeted a fan when it premiered. These three episodes took a wild turn with scenes that were daunting and rang true to harsh realities. There is a woman facing mental abuse in many domestic relationships and Episode 6 definitely saw Darby stand up to her truth and back out of her relationship with Lund. The show most certainly did relate to many watching.
"I didn’t want to like #LoveLife, but here I am, watching the most recent episode which was released only hours ago, and I’m pissed about some dude named Magnus F**k #HBOMax," tweeted another viewer. While the three episodes showcased Darby's insecurities in her marriage and the a**hole that is Mangus Lund, we also caught glimpses of Darby's relationship with her best friend and roommate Sara.
"'I missed you my wife' 'I never see you anymore' 'I'm so jealous' — Sara to Darby so sweetest friendship goals #LoveLifeonMax," tweeted a fan reliving a heart-to-heart scene between the girls. Episode 4 not only introduced us to Darby's passive nature but set up quite a foundation for episode 5 where we saw Darby 'angry' at her inability to express her feelings in her relationship with Lund. "And now Darby is really losing her voice on Ep4. You really had a hard time, did you? @AnnaKendrick47 #LoveLifeonMax," tweeted one viewer while another added, "Am I, Darby?"
While some fans seem to like the storyline others tweeted not very nice things. "Jesus Christ. #LoveLife shouldn't have done a flashback. It was done badly in every conceivable way. I can't watch anymore after going a full 4 eps in. This is your f**king fault, #HBOMax . I’ve only ever been this disappointed once: When my parents bastardized me," tweeted a user, "Having said that, Darby is a stupid name #LoveLife," the tweet continued.
Episode 1 to 6 of 'Love Life' are now available on HBO Max. The last four episodes of 'Love Life' will be released Thursday, June 11, 2020. With an intense 'Love Life' so far, do you think Darby will take a break from relationships, or are we to meet a blast from Darby's past or the man of her future?