Pros: Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich are brilliant as Emily and Luke respectively, engaged couple by night, competing analysts by day, keeping their private life a secret at work, as it goes against company policy. Everything goes to shit (basically literally) when Emily gets a promotion and Luke stays her analyst. It is a slow burn but when shit hits the fan, it blows up and you are at the edge of your seat waiting for it to happen. The style is great, with the apartment appearing both sleek and lived in and the score is mesmerizing. Also, shout out to all the period references, we need to continue to normalize this.
Cons: While there is a lot of cursing (which is my one vice, but this was just too much and unrealistically done), the biggest issue is why exactly Luke was a pity hire by Campbell (Eddie Marsan). It is never fully explained or understood. That being said, the script was still perfectly tight.
Recommend: Yes
Grade: A-
Side Notes:
-For the record, Luke does rape at Emily in the bathroom at their engagement party. She says stop and he keeps going. He does at least look horrified when she point blank tells him what he did. However, she goes off the deep end, slashing at him with a kitchen knife.
-These analysts are crazy, they drink, go to strip bars and work their butts off, no hobbies are ever mentioned or discussed.
-The gender reversal is cleverly done.
-Luke is a sweet, supportive boyfriend, at first but after Emily uses her own mind, things quickly sour. After her promotion, they only have sex once but before, they can't keep their hands off each other.
-Despite Luke's love for that firm, once he learned that he wasn't wanted, he should have started looking another job.
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