Lovesick (2014–2018) User Reviews

So much fun

[memarkw2 · 9/10 · 21 April 2015]

I don't write reviews very well, but after seeing a scathing 1-star review on the main page, I had to try.

I enjoyed this show so much. It reminded me a bit of the Australian series "Please Like Me," even though they don't have much in common. At six episodes, it's an easy binge watch and well worth it. It's pretty original. All of the characters are likable, even the womanizing jerk or a roommate. The actors play their parts well. Despite what another review says, the acting is actually as good as any other quality series.

I don't think it ever saw a second season, but hopefully it'll do well enough on Netflix that they'll revive it for a few more seasons!

Not bad

[jonnossaman · 7/10 · 19 April 2015]

A lot of other comments have given this show a bad review while specifying that they have only watched the first episode. After the first episode I was also on the fence, but having watched the first 5 episodes I understand and appreciate the direction this show is going. The characters are developed, the plot is relatable and funny, and the style of the show (ie, flashbacks to partners) is very well done. I would challenge viewers to watch more than just the first episode in order to truly appreciate this one. It's by no means on par with Arrested Development, but that is hard to accomplish with a comedy. However, I do think it is much better written and acted than most of the 'comedies' on network TV - in that the acting and humor feel raw and real.

Underrated show!

[jmsf-07261 · 9/10 · 19 January 2019]

This show is beautifully well written!!! The way you get addicted to it due to its light still fresh humour is brilliant. Angus, Luke and Jonesy are just hilarious. Great development, great interaction between the characters and not predictable at all. One of the best dramedies I've watched and clearly an underrated show!

Top Class

[tigerssteve · 10/10 · 28 October 2014]

The three main characters are written and played brilliantly. The plot line is very funny and the twists and turns really well done. The "nice" lad is so likable and the "bad" lad is too. We shouldn't but we just can't help liking him. I can't wait to see more of this, it's the best new comedy for yonks and has everything; including an absolutely gorgeous Evie, who is to die for.

There's a real mix of comedy, ranging from slapstick, through farce to nice little sarcastic lines which hit the target wonderfully well. All tied up within a love story waiting to happen; or is it? This has the potential to run for a long time but strangely, it would probably be better if it didn't. The tension would be unbearable if it remains unbroken for too long.

Watch it everyone; it's superb stuff

Love will find the way, eventually

[bettycjung · 14 January 2018]

1/13/18. I'm glad NF developed this as an original series. I watched all three seasons and wish there was more! The premise was so basic, Dylan has to inform his previous lovers that he has an STD. Because of great writing, Dylan's adventures turn into a closer look at his relationships and those of his flatmates, Luke, Evie and their friend, Angus. And, the relationships are realistic, messy, and complicated. But, throughout it all you want them all to find happiness. Worth catching for its optimism that everyone will find their way in love eventually.

Love this

[nicky-ellstein · 10/10 · 8 August 2016]

I just want to say that I started and finished this TV show in the lapse of three hours, and I say that in good way because it means I couldn't stop watching episode after episode. I didn't even realize I was on the last chapter until it ended and there were no more chapters left. I literally started crying when I saw thee were no more chapters so I had to go on Wikipedia to find out if there was a second season on the making (there is). Seriously, this just takes a few hours to finish and it is really worth it. Much more than just a romantic comedy. Btw, I literally just made this IMDb account so I could write this review. I've recommended this to many of my friends and I searched for the reviews on here to see if anyone felt the same way and I just thought to myself, I really need to let others know how good this TV show was. I hope I could tell the writer and actors and directors how good their work is. I can't wait for the second season!

What a delightful show ...

[toncincin · 10/10 · 5 April 2021]

I just recently found this show on Netflix. The premise wasn't all that appealing - but I was curious. Once I started watching it, I couldn't stop. The writing is witty. The actors are good. It made me laugh. It made me sad. The way the stories develop is amazing. I will be watching it again. It's DELIGHTFUL.

Beautifully romantic and tender but also really funny

[elvira98 · 10/10 · 25 June 2019]

I have never seen another show that captures longing and heartbreak but also friendship and love better!!! I love this show soo much. Evie and dylan have sooo good chemistry in the show, giving us funny/relatable moments but also tender and special ones too. The rest of the cast is also funny and lovable! I have rewatched the series multiple times, I really hope they make another season!! PLEASE NETFLIX continue this great story and quality show.

4 Weddings & A Funeral / Love, Actually for TV

[mccarthy_shaun-81156 · 7/10 · 24 April 2015]

This fun and witty series gets off to a good start with episode 1. "Scrotal Recall" is not afraid to have broad humour tangled in with charm, mischief and guffaws while it examines relationships and affairs of the heart. Main character Dylan, boyish and Hugh Grant-like, revisits his flings of the past. Along the way we learn about him and his friends: the pretty Evie and the roguish Luke. Episode 1 is set at the wedding of meek Angus and bride from hell, Helen. Helen is great fun to watch. Helen the bride barks orders at her entourage. Then, just before the wedding starts, she states "It's f**ing show time!" and she emits a glorious fake smile and marches her way towards her wedding day.

Writer Tom Edge seems to be channelling the spirit of Richard Curtis, writer of "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Love, Actually" and more. The wedding setting of episode 1 oozes "Four Weddings" sentiments. Multiple stories mix and clash yet stand on their own. The pacing is glib but fun. Serious moments are real enough but avoid getting bogged down. The laughs are mostly light and a few good guffaws are deserved. It's enjoyable and frothy.

A more balanced review

[El_Groundhoggo · 10/10 · 6 October 2014]

Here's the Twitch Film review. Rather more positive! "Imagine the love child of Judd Apatow and Edgar Wright and you're getting into the right space with Scrotal Recall. The writing is certainly witty and stylized but not so much as to obscure the human core of the characters, the content poking gleeful fun at the foolishness its characters engage in in the service of sex and relationships. It's edginess relies more on wit than raunch, which is a refreshing change, and the treatment of its characters surprisingly heartfelt. Time will tell if it has legs but one episode in and Scrotal Recall is one of the most promising British comedies of recent years."

Funny show, but I hate Dylan.

[anaraguilar · 7/10 · 18 June 2021]

Ok. Maybe I don't hate him, but man is he annoying.

Guys like Dylan are the type of guys that make girls feel like a number. These are the type of guys that make you think "i was just at the right place at the right time and that's why he chose to date me" . It doesn't matter if you're nice to a girl if you're constantly dating them back to back.

He might seem like a nice guy, but guys like Dylan have the power to make a girl not feel special at all.

Dylan doesn't know what the hell he wants and just cries to everyone about it.

Don't be a Dylan.

Over the Moon !!!

[pattimaz · 10/10 · 10 January 2018]

How can any one not find this show addictive,hysterical and so well written and acted. I binged watched the 1st night for 3 hours and couldn't wait to get back to it the following day. The suspense in wanting to see the outcome is almost unbearable ...Dylan is the perfect easy to fall in love with guy . The 3 lead characters are perfect together ...wished I lived next door !

could be better

[jnebocat-17048 · 6/10 · 28 January 2021]

Series started off okay, but becomes repetitive. In a nutshell, a British attempt at making a bad American-style sitcom with lots of sexual innuendos--they succeeded.

It's not Richard Curtis...

[khunkrumark · 5/10 · 12 March 2017]

...it's Richard Curtis and Ben Elton without the wit, charm, depth, dignity, pathos or humor!

(This assessment covers the first series only.)

Maybe the first time a comedy series has been centered around a venereal disease. It's a comedy for 'young adults' but I stuck with it anyway - Not sure why I did.

This 'situation comedy' tries a different take on traditional situation comedies... Instead of trying different stories in familiar settings (Fawlty Towers/Young Ones/Bless This House/On The Buses/et al) here we see the same tired old story played out in different places. One week it's a bowling alley, in another it's a wedding... or a party... you get the idea.

I got the feeling watching this that it probably started out as a screenplay for a movie and when that didn't work out it was expanded to fill a six-part TV series.

Unfortunately, the characters are too ridiculous and shallow and the stories are too far-fetched to draw in the viewer.

It does have some laughs, though, and in between the repetitive and annoying weekly ritual of wheeling out the same old characters to perform the same old lines, there is an occasional gag that works.

The real star of this vehicle is the amazing Joshua McGuire (Angus) the hapless and likable loser who steals every second of every scene that he shows up in.

Laughed out loud - watch it!

[brad-73370 · 10/10 · 21 April 2015]

This is one of the funniest shows I've watch in a long time. I watched all the episodes (unlike some, ahem, "reviewers" here). Each episode left me laughing hysterically. It reminds me a little of another British sitcom, "Coupling" which was also very funny.

It's a little sophomoric, and somewhat predictable but often insightful. It reminds me of myself when I was that age, and perhaps that's why it's so funny. The main character is trying "to do the right thing" but often that ends up leading to places he did not anticipate - a lot like real life.

I can't wait for the next season. This is the kind of show you'd never see made in America and it's high time people start noticing that chlamydia is pretty rampant among middle schoolers here in the states.

Awesome!

[shanec-58070 · 10/10 · 26 May 2015]

When my father first asked me to watch the show with him. I was quite hesitant because of the name and the plot summary. However, my father and I loved it! The story line is funny, the characters have a kind of (Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson) relationship. Each episode is better than the previous one. I would definitely recommend watching this show. I hope they decide to continue with a second season.

When you first start watching the show, the dynamics of the characters relationships seem clear. The awkward romantic with the loud shallow best friend. And lets not forget the quirky "girl next door" who has secretly been in love with the main character without his knowledge for years. But the show is so much more than that, all of the characters surprise you. You find yourself rooting for the main character and his horndog best friend who actually turns out to be much more.

a hidden gem on netflix

[bubiou394 · 10/10 · 16 September 2020]

I can't believe it took me this long to start watching this show. And then I watched all 3 seasons in 2 days. The premise of it is the most unimportant thing about it, really, you have to watch like 3 episodes in order to get the actual vibe of the show and what it is really about. It is relatable and funny and sad and comforting and cosy and if you are a hopeless romantic, if you like will-they or won't-they storylines, you should watch lovesick.

Much Better Than the Title Would Have You Believe.

[c615586 · 8/10 · 7 June 2015]

I feel like this show's title will be its undoing. As though it was a joke title that the writers were using until they came up with something better.

I expected the show to be a silly, shallow recap of some guy improbably diddling his way through a bunch of women while joking about it with his bros.

But I was pleasantly surprised. The characters are likable and have depth and the writing and acting is quite good as well. The final episode ends on a bit of a cliffhanger that the first five shows were leading up to. It would be nice to see Netflix approve a second season so we can see where this goes.

Not spectacular, but relaxing

[gurguig · 7/10 · 21 November 2020]

The characters reminded me of HIMYM somehow, and some episodes are fun. It's a story about young people who are falling in love, or trying to analyze their past relationships, more like. It was relaxing to watch, but I didn't like the stereotypical relationship between Dylan and Evie. Too much cliche overall, but it's good to watch when you don't have other options!

This is a very funny show about sex and a whole lot of other things. On the surface, youth oriented, but in fact, full of universal humor.

[shazrek · 10/10 · 22 April 2015]

Too bad there are only six episodes. This is one of the best comedies I've seen on TV in a long while. It's naughty and clever and warm- hearted all at the same time. We'll watch it again. And probably, again. The actors are wonderful. Even though it seems to be "niche" oriented -- all about young people and their lives, it's really full of humor I think anybody can identify with. There's everything here from riposte to slapstick and a lots of in between. We very much wish there were more episodes, although the last of the six did seem okay. It's a whole entity -- and it could grow. Hope to see these actors in other things as well.

Scrotal Recall

[tr91 · 7/10 · 16 July 2015]

The title 'Scrotal Recall' had put me off when I first saw the trailers when it was originally airing on TV, the actual trailer itself looked a bit silly. A year had passed and nobody was really talking about the show and then suddenly I came across it on IMDb and saw the rating of 7.9 so decided to give it a go. I watched all 6 episodes over 2 days (3 each night) it was fun although it wasn't constant laughter for me.

I liked the concept of the show and the way we see characters develop as we go back and forth over different periods of time. Although it is slightly frustrating how we can go back 5 years and EVERY single character still looks and dresses the same as they do in the present day. There was a lot more main characters than I expected; expected it to just be a guy being stupid looking for girls he slept with but the supporting cast all had their own story lines going on and contributed to the main theme of the show very well. My favourite character was Evie, played by Antonia Thomas who I also loved in Misfits.

Although it's not the most hilarious show it's certainly worth your time for the 6 episodes, I'm not exactly left wanting more but the characters provided me with enough laughs to keep me entertained for a few hours.

Johnny Flynn

[dhfw · 10/10 · 24 April 2016]

It always amazes me seeing the Folk legend that is Johnny Flynn doing sitcoms and nailing it (New album please Mr. FLynn) The title suggests this is more low brow than it actually is and this may have put many people off but if they give it a chance they won't be disappointed because this is clever, touching and funny. I Love the dynamic between the 3 lead actors. Even though this has only 6 episodes there is plenty of room for character development and space for back stories and secrets to be revealed which adds a richness to the basic outlining storyline of a man getting in touch with old girlfriends and lovers and that is quite rare in a sitcom formula. Especially with the seemingly 2 dimensional character of Danny Ings which they explore wonderfully in one episode. glad that Netflix is giving it another series.

I laughed

[kcjaymes · 22 April 2015]

Jeez on the other review... I thought this show was funny as hell. Really enjoyed it. Started the first episode and some hours later I finished the series. This isn't going to win any awards but if you want some laughs then watch it. The cast is great and very likable. While the lead character isn't the best looking man on earth he definitely wins you over the more you watch him. The story, as you can read above, is about a guy that finds out he had an STD and has to start telling all of his exes. Each episode goes in to a story of a different ex/hook up while showing the present and how certain things have effected it. The lead girl is wonderful and definitely my favorite part about the show. Acting is great and while some may be over the top it's perfect for the show.

Simply different

[seveneleven-44269 · 7/10 · 25 August 2018]

This show is for those, looking for something different and yess... It is ,in a good way,light humour and romance ,and a creative Storytelling.liked it.

Disappointing

[jojoslokoski · 3/10 · 6 October 2015]

I would have to agree with the two other negative reviews. Yes, I too only watched the first episode, but to be honest don't really feel a drive to watch any other episodes - doesn't this on it's own mean it was bad? I don't need to have to devote more time to a show that I just don't see would deliver. The idea was great and I even laughed at the first couple of lines which were puns (silly I know). But as the episode progresses I found the main character too goofy and some of the others too stereotypical also to be believable at all. I know shows don't have to be believable but I like them so, especially if they don't particularly gain something from being over the top (think Danger 5 or It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia).

I don't want yet another show playing on stereotypes that have been explored over and over again, especially if it's as corny as this. What's even worse is some of these stereotyped characters would often behave completely out of character for a person like them, only so long as it serves the goofy storyline (best example is the groom who goes from whipped slimy mummy's boy to aloof drunk playboy). I can see some chicks and sentimental detached from reality teens like it a lot though, as it seems to revolve around a guy who wants to do good by his dames and seems to do alright for somebody as inept in communicating as him. I give it 3 as it's an alright production but with a pilot that bad it just won't ever redeem itself.