- Network: Freeform
- Series Premiere Date: Aug 22, 2020
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Rather than feeling gimmicky or tactless, Love in a Time of a Corona actually validates the feelings we're all struggling with in the midst of this global pandemic.
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An easy, breezy binge, “Corona” puts a welcome, mostly upbeat spin on trying times.
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Love In The Time Of Corona isn’t telling any stories that’ll blow you away, but the couples have understandable chemistry, and the production values are surprisingly high, given the restrictions the producers and crew were under.
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Essentially the length of a movie split into four parts, it's a credibly made look at life under quarantine, capitalizing on real-life acting families to offer more than just another Zoom-call special, and a show with a fair amount to like, if not love.
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Some of the stories are fresher than others, but all of them fit together nicely as a portrait of this juncture. The overall tone has a rom-com sweetness to it — none of the central characters is facing financial disaster or death from the disease, and there are no never-maskers afoot.
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Screenwriter and producer Joanna Johnson applies a nice, smooth coat of “This is Us” lip balm on your chapped pandemic soul throughout. It’s an easy watch, though I found it hard to take my eyes off the amazing LA pandemic circumstances showcased here, with all those spacious views. It’s entertaining, that is, until we get to the show’s strident lesson plan. ... It’s all in your outlook, according to “Corona.” You’re either improved by the pandemic, or you’re not.