Web Series Review | Pretty Smart: A Mild, Fun Sitcom – FilmyVoice
Coming from the steady of Jack Dolgen and Doug Mand, the creators of ‘Loopy Ex-Girlfriend’ and ‘How I Met Your Mom’, ‘Fairly Sensible’ is a light, enjoyable sitcom sequence.
It begins with Chelsea (Emily Osment), a high-brow, Harvard-educated mental and aspiring novelist, shifting to Los Angeles to dwell along with her sister Claire (Olivia Macklin) and her accommodating roommates, Grant (Gregg Sulkin), Jayden (Michael Hsu Rosen) and Salona (Cinthya Carmon). How they bond and co-exist in a single home kinds the crux of the narrative.
Every character is attention-grabbing. You get hooked onto them instantly and would wish to study extra about them as quickly as potential. Chelsea, who has simply been dumped by her boyfriend, is a pushed educational. She doesn’t have buddies and finds it troublesome to slot in. She displays a tricky exterior and is initially judgmental, however quickly softens as she will get to know her new buddies.
Claire is the caring, loveable sister who would go to any lengths to make everybody completely satisfied. Grant, Claire’s ex-boyfriend, is the distractingly good-looking private coach who owns a fitness center and is a bit dumb on the uptake. Solana is a former lawyer-turned-healer who indulges in wholesome consuming, yoga, tarot readings and constructive vibes. She usually breaks into “Namaste” or drops “Vishnu” into her dialog.
Jayden, or Jay, is a social media influencer who additionally occurs to be homosexual.
There are ten episodes, every starting from 21 to 26 minutes every. And every episode appears like there’s an excellent present trapped inside, with gifted performers who’ve a particular comedian voice, however first, it has to maneuver past its staid premise and poorly chosen title to determine how greatest to harness all of the expertise concerned.
Sure, the sequence revolves round nuances of on a regular basis life and the ever-evolving friendship in a gaggle of non-confrontational however dissimilar individuals. Other than being divergent, they’ve very a lot much less in widespread. In every episode, a personality evolves solely to finish the whole episode in a ball of affection.
For example, in one of many episodes, Jayden takes Claire to a homosexual get together the place he finds it arduous to clarify the homosexual puns and jargon. He later breaks down, explaining his state of affairs. Claire understands his predicament and embraces him wholeheartedly. Equally, when Chelsea lies to Margot, an acquaintance, about signing a publishing deal, the quartet rally behind Chelsea to maintain up the charade.
The ultimate episode, which ends in a cliffhanger, shows an overdose of affection that might hinge on battle. Trying ahead to the second season quickly.
–By Troy Ribeiro
