Uncoupled

The show And Just Like That should have been. Fun, funny, emotional, and full of characters and friendships you care about. A celebration of what it’s like to be in your 40s and 50s.

His wanting something more is what keeps “Uncoupled” a sweet, grown-up entertainment. Harris fits the part so well that one would imagine it was written for him. ... It’s that combination of specificity and universality that makes “Uncoupled” feel at once kind of radical and quite relatable.

What surprises are the women who populate “Uncoupled.” Tisha Campbell – as a fellow real estate agent – is a gem, commenting better than Kim Cattrall at a martini party. ... Harris is too strong to play the pitiable bachelor. ([Tuc] Watkins would be a better choice). ... In the sixth episode, Harris finds a groove that’s better fitted for long-term success. It leans into the Campbell/Harden/Harris triangle and actually brings laughs.

The show’s struggle to find pathos in its characters’ predicament often comes at the cost of its comedy, leaving both Harris and the series itself a little betwixt and between.

“Uncoupled” features the best and worst of what Star has to offer: winsome performances and occasional insights into the bittersweet trials of love and aging, packaged within a cloyingly sweet, ostentatious package that makes its protagonists’ tribulations a little hard to buy into.

“Uncoupled” may feel like it’s in a rut at times, but laughs and worthwhile feelings are there if you give them a chance. Well, maybe four or five chances.

The trouble is that the show comes to seem distracted by all the pleasures surrounding the challenging character of Michael, refusing to stay still and deliver much of any insight about what a midlife breakup might look like, or mean, for a man who’s been in a monogamous relationship for 17 years. The show thrusts its jitteringly antic “Emily in Paris” energy against a subject, and a character, too lachrymose to generate sparks.

Uncoupled is a relatively tame look at gay city dating life. It's entertaining enough though, and it gets better about halfway through.

I watched Uncoupled because I'm a fan of Neil Patrick Harris. He does a great job in his role balancing romance and comedy. I also enjoyed Stanley as a supporting character. If it weren't for the comedy I don't think I would have stuck it out till the end. As you'd suspect with a show about gay romance, you must be okay seeing some guy on guy action. That being said, a large portion of the show was just guys hooking up and it frequently crossed the line into being too much.

The writing is horrendous. It’s as if no gay people were in the writers room and if so, they are so beyond understanding of how this world exists.

Awful. Boring. Flat. There is no chemistry between anyone. The friends are awful. The lead is boring. Unrelatable unless you are a rich white guy living in NYC. Writing is bad. PASS!