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I Want This Netflix

You know you are smitten if you find yourselves giggling in the middle of the day. Finally we have a winner on Netflix. 'Nobody Wants this' is the best so far for me, from Netflix's content, may be adjacent to 'The Chef Show'. But more importantly God, we millenials missed Rom-Com as a genre so much. I grew up watching so many memorable 'chick flicks' of 90s and early 2000s in my dorm room for whole days and lately, there has been very little to consider. 'Upgrade' from this year was a pleasant surprise but it wasn't entirely 'there'. Even the Indian cinema hasn't done great work in this department in the past decade or so. But 'Nobody Wants This' hits the right spot. Must watch if K-drama isn't cutting for you yet mainstream romance feels too abrupt and shallow. (Heavy spoilers ahead)

So the main point I couldn't shake off from the series, like aside from the fine wine that is Adam Brody, is the chemistry between Morgan (Justine Lupe) and Sasha (Tim Simons). Like in the scenes between them where I was constantly praying to God that it wouldn't end in a kiss, especially the final episode where they confess that their friendship is weird. I saw online some fan asking if there would be a hookup between them in a most possible Season 2 of the series. First of all, Sasha is happily married, Esther is a layered character, not a bad person. Having established that, I would love for Morgan and Sasha to be friends. Morgan who is proud of her sexuality and have said that she doesn't have male friends, it would be a welcome addition to her social circle to have someone like Sasha. 

All things aside, the reason I was so petrified of all scenes between them is the way Hollywood content is designed or lately all content. Sex or hook ups or extra marital affairs in a 'It happens' kind of way but nothing else to add to the story. I think I can count on fingers the instances where a man and a woman are talking heart to heart in a movie or a TV show and didn't end up kissing or more. Right from the OG 'When Harry Met Sally' as if they want to establish repeatedly men and women can't be friends in any kind of circumstances. The trope is so frustrating that they try to shove that friends can have a lapse of judgement and then go back to being friends.

Hopefully it's different in 'Nobody Wants This' as they were building things slow unlike the majority these days. They let things stew so beautifully and I am worried popularity and you 'Netflix' will screw this up.

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