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In only the span of six episodes (12 overall if you count Season 1 too), Starstruck has achieved what it takes other shows countless seasons to nail.
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With its second season, “Starstruck” doesn’t just continue enchanting the audience with its hilarious love story: it confirms its emotional intelligence, despite its heroine’s relatable stupidity about love.
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Matafeo and Patel’s fantastic chemistry is more than capable of carrying the pair through their bumpiest moments, and the show does a rather remarkable job of reshaping the contours of their epic first season will they/won’t they story into something that is new and different, but no less compelling than it was before.
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Starstruck’s lead pair is endlessly endearing and watchable, even when the show recycles some of their core issues by the end of the season. Thankfully, the repetition doesn’t hinder the show too much. It’s still a goldmine in terms of a lighthearted rom-com, exactly the kind of brief, joyful escape we need.
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Season 2 of Starstruck takes the show from the novelty of the star-regular-person dynamic of the first season and concentrates on the chemistry of the ensemble, which is the sign of a maturing show.
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Matafeo’s voice is completely distinctive and the show is her voice, so I look forward to future seasons of Starstruck offering an effervescent escape from the gloomy norm.
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It’s funny and a little heightened and very smart, but it’s more interested in ordinary things than grand gestures. Which is lovely, because when Starstruck does finally land on a grand gesture, the surprise and pleasure of it is all the greater.
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Each episode may be short and sweet, but the cumulative effect is magical.
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This was a sweetly worked establishing episode, which, unlike the majority of romcoms, ventured beyond the happily-ever-after stage.
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This joyous second series reaffirms that it’s very much its own beast. Less of a sadcom, more of a screwball romcom. Just don’t call it kooky or quirky.
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Tom is sincere and serious to a fault. Jessie, meanwhile, is unable to display any affection or vulnerability without turning it into a joke. The lack of chemistry between Girl and Boy induces more anxiety than laughter.
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Starstruck gets off to a dull start, then becomes predictable and uninteresting. But, as the episodes progress, Matefeo rediscovers the instinctive humor that made the first season such a delight.
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A misfire to keep the show stuck in place, spinning its wheels, rather than pushing the story forward. ... There’s no comedy in whatever is happening between them, but no substance either. Tom remains underwritten.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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Mar 24, 2022What a sweet,funny,entertaining show. Thank you for the good time.It is impossible not to like it.