What I noticed first about this series was how good it made me feel. This is appropriately billled as a "romantic comedy." The gentle comedy comes out in the endearing slips and foibles of the characters, but the it takes seriously the life decisions a group of young adults is making. I watched it with grandchildren who were riveted and it sparked a lot of really interesting discussion (and practice kissing on balloons). Is this a career for which I'm suited? What is the place of love in one's life? How do you tell the difference between attraction and enduring love? How do I know what/whom to trust? It's a very loving series for the most part and the loving made it easy to forgive any imperfections. I don't find many. There's plenty of romantic love here which is given time to evolve, but it's not just about romantic love. Friends, colleagues and siblings help each other. There is a loving and wise red-headed grandmother. She is always cooking. This is an Italian film, after all, with good wine and they eat real bread. Yes, Claudio Conforti might be charged with sexual harassment in the US. I for one was glad for a few hours to let the men be men and women be women and Vive la difference. I would not feel that way if it didn't become obvious early on that Claudio is about more than being a "serial seducer." I'm watching this for the third time for the technical things I learn. The pace gives the story time to breathe. American films, by contrast often seem in a rush. The continuity is good. The brief camp vignettes that largely represent Alice's nightmares and imaginings are brief and genuinely funny. There are a lot of strands I thought were seamlessy woven; I didn't find this confusing; it seemed ,more rich to me. There weren't many dropped stitches. I look forward to Season Three.
