leah-marie-zapp

People who live cookie cutter lives will most likely automatically dislike this show. Life gets messy and Casual is a perfect representation of how life can become complicated and hard to understand. People who are giving this show bad reviews almost all have one thing in common to say: life isn't actually like this, these characters are crazy. I highly appreciate the abnormal chaos depicted in Casual and hope for many more seasons to come. It's fresh, unique, and highly relatable. The humor is dark and the characters Valerie (Michaela Watkins) and Laura Meyers (Tara Lynne Barr) perfectly portray the reality of how strained mother-daughter relationships can be. Laura is a blunt and cynical teenager and Valerie is a somewhat self-absorbed yet loving mother. Alex Cole (Tommy Dewey), brother to Valerie, offers his home to Valerie and Laura after Valerie divorces her husband because of his infidelity. The three of them living together creates an interesting and captivating dynamic. If you like dark humor and quirky characters mixed with an anarchic plot line, I'd suggest giving this show a go.