Critic Reviews

Dash & Lily’s two leads are more than engaging enough to sell this unconventionally detached relationship.

Dash & Lily is effervescently charming and brimming with real emotion. It is a Christmas rom-com that even the most grumpy of grinches will fall for.

With its predictable arc and predilection for absurd coincidences, the show could easily cross over from comfortingly familiar to straight-up hacky. What keeps it on the right side of the line, for me at least, is the liveliness and authenticity of its contemporary New York. ... While you’re likely to find most of these places in any halfway decent guidebook, the fact that you rarely see them depicted in small-screen love stories gives this one a unique vitality.

As far as romantic comedies go, Dash & Lily doesn’t break the mold but it does make a lasting impact. And in terms of Christmas stories, it finds the right balance between celebrating the holiday and acknowledging that sometimes life is still just hard.