The Four Seasons

I don't know how I binge-watched this so fast, I just found myself at the final episodes wondering how the time flied. The episodes are short and pretty fast-paced, so it's super easy to just continue with the next one without realizing how deep you've gone. Also, almost every episode ends with a little twist that hooks you into watching the next one.

I really liked the characters too and their interactions, there's a general feel-good vibe, which made it enjoyable to watch. The thing is... that's exactly why the ending caught me completely off guard. I didn't expect things to take such a turn, especially considering how light the rest of the show felt.

Definitely worth watching, just... be prepared for that ending.

It's a show about three couples of a certain age navigating life, love, and everything in between. It focuses on their relationships with their partners, but just as much on their friendships with each other. Not a family by blood, but a family by choice-by friendship.

It's a fun and funny show. Nothing too deep, just something to enjoy. At least, that's what I thought at first. But it still got me thinking.

When you hit the lower end of your 30s, you imagine that life after a certain age will be dull, settled, over somehow. But this show reminds us that life keeps its complexity. You'll still hesitate to speak your truth. You'll still crave change, or comfort. There's still drama, still sex, still parties. Life doesn't stop. It just shifts. It's pretty much the same as now, maybe with more money, and hopefully, more wisdom.

It's a show about living your life, maybe in the same patient, familiar way you always have, even if that comes with its own problems. Or maybe it's about changing everything, blowing it all up and starting fresh-and that also has its problems. There's no simple way to do it. No perfect path. But the show embraces that messiness.

Tina, Steve, and Coleman are carrying the show. Their acting is light-hearted, funny, sometimes dramatic, but always feels realistic and deeply human.

Like I said, it's a fun show. I laughed out loud. More than once. And when I get older, I want to be like Danny. Maybe he's not even a great role model, but he's fun, sarcastic (he has some fantastic lines!), and he has a great fashion sense.

If you're looking for something to binge-this might just be your show.

This updated series is an improvement on the original movie. Really hits home for those of us going through many years of marriage. Tine Fey is a great writer and doesn't pull any punches in revealing the challenges of marriage. I loved how the updated series focuses not only on marriage, but friendship and parenthood. Also, there's the fact that not every couple has the same issues or deals with their issues in the same manner. The series is funny and it was very sad also. The ending is unexpected if you saw the original but it's quite griping. I believe if you are 50+, you will be able to see yourself in one of the characters of this series.

I loved this limited series. Good cast, good script, I laughed out loud several times in every episode. The person whose review called it bourgeois sounded very bitter and was way off base in my opinion. I did not find the characters "out of touch" and there were no "lavish" vacations. One of them owned a vacation home that the all went to twice. One of the other trips was to their and their children's college for " family weekend" and the third was to a presumably inexpensive ie not very fancy Caribbean resort. I have seen the 1981 movie 2-3 times and was pleased with the way this version was similar but did not try to replicate the original. And I loved the ending which I was not expecting. Such an enjoyable experience!

The Four Seasons is an enjoyable relationship dramedy that manages to pack a lot of emotional depth into short episodes. I especially liked Kate and Jack's storyline - Tina Fey gives a sharp, believable performance, and their couple felt the most authentic and grounded.

That said, the show leans too heavily on certain stereotypes. Claude's character felt exaggerated to the point of caricature, and it distracted from what could have been a more nuanced role. Other characters, like a grown daughter who reacts childishly to her parents' choices, or a group of 30-somethings acting more like Gen Z tropes, also felt a bit off. These moments undercut the realism the show otherwise tries to create.

Still, the writing is often clever, and the central theme - how long-term relationships shift and survive - is handled with honesty and warmth. It's not groundbreaking, but it's worth watching for the cast and the insights.