‘Love Life’ Season 2 review: A brilliant William Jackson Harper anchors this charming, breezy affair
The Hindu
Apart from figuring out romance during the pandemic, the series also talks of other contemporary issues, including BLM and the US presidential elections
Before you groan about yet another examination of relationships in the Big Apple, you could give the charming Love Life a chance. The anthology series looks at one person’s loves — from the first to the One — per season.
While season one breezed by on Anna Kendrick’s charms as Darby, as she looks for and finally finds the One, season two belongs to the brilliant William Jackson Harper. As Marcus, the only black book editor in a white publishing firm, Harper is so engaging and relatable, that one is quickly drawn into his life.
Like season one, the second season is also divided into 10 chapters named after the different characters that impact Marcus’ and Darby’s life. Darby has a cameo in Season 2, which opens with her wedding to the wholly-unsuitable Magnus Lund (Nick Thune). Marcus, who thinks he is happily married to Emily (Maya Kazan), has an instant connection with Mia (Jessica Williams). Even though he does not follow through with Mia, Emily reads his texts to Mia where he says he does not love Emily anymore and that marrying her was a mistake.