Episode Guide
Are We Sh*tty My Ex Plus One The Iron Rod Seal the Deal Can I Interrupt? Weird Moves -| Review Score: 3/5
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The show is set over the course of a week, and follows the friends as they try to detox from their phones. Along the way, they must overcome obstacles such as social media addiction, eating disorders, and more.
Episode 2 follows Lea as she deals with the aftermath of her break-up and the new man in her life. She starts to feel more connected to him, but also realizes that she still has a lot of anger and resentment towards Guillaume. She must come to terms with her past and find a way to move on.
Manon’s attempt to make it big in the music industry goes wrong on stage, and she is quickly met with memes, hashtags and viral videos that look set to derail her progress. She is struggling with mental health issues, but she continues to try and make a name for herself in the music industry.
Both young women decide, on a drunken spur of the moment, to smash their phones and do away with technology. They regret their actions but still decide to follow through with this. ..
The girls of the cast of “Les Misérables” are struggling to get their lives back on track after the death of their mentor, Jean Valjean. They are forced to swing from one ill-judged set-piece to the next awkwardly amusing encounter, complete with Gagan serving as Lea’s fake boyfriend and heading off on a date with Guillaume and his new girlfriend Melanie to make him jealous. As for Manon, she goes from owing money to her manager to fighting for her spot on the stage. ..
The two storylines are intertwined, and in the end they both come to a head. However, the main message of the show is undermined by the way it wraps everything up.
Off The Hook is a series that looks at addiction through the lens of social media. The visual gag of seeing Lea and Manon together, feeling like they’re in their underwear in the street, is a nice way of showing how vulnerable one can feel when they try to give up something that’s become so integral to their way of life. ..
The characters in this comedy are eccentric and stand out from the rest. Lea is a typical Bridget-Jones type character; someone who has a good deal of flaws as well as being hopelessly romantic. You can’t help but root for her to turn her life around. As for Manon, she’s strong and determined, armed with a never say die attitude which is easy to get behind.
Overall, Off The Hook is an enjoyable but flawed French comedy series. The characters are certainly likable though and definitely help elevate this one, although it’s questionable as to whether the resolution really justifies the means. Either way though, this one’s certainly worth a watch if you fancy something light and breezy.
