LOL, well, sort of, anyway. I had bought some things at a grocery store tonight, including a box of Mallomars. I had seen the Mallomars on a display at the last minute, so it was an impulse buy.

Right after I bought them I realized that I should have checked the date--I am slow with eating & finishing boxes of cookies, and I also don't always open them right away. The one that I had bought had a January 13 date on them (which obviously is not bad) but when I went back to the display to take a second look, I saw some with a January 26 date.

I had my receipt so I went back over looking for the cashier that I had just had two minutes before, but she had left her area and was doing something else in the aisles. I saw another cashier and showed her the two boxes and my receipt and said, "I just want to change to this one because it's a better date." She said, "Oh, you have to see the manager for that."

Me: (feeling tired) "Who is that?" (I looked around and saw the cashier that had just had, so I gestured towards her, although she wasn't looking over at us.) "She was the one who checked me out.."

Cashier is still looking around for the manager. I'm tired and I just want to get out of there.

Me: "I'm just taking this." I put the new box into my tote bag, and I leave the old Mallomars box on the register, and start to leave.

I just wasn't in the mood to stay in the store anymore. It was really just trading one box of cookies for another with a slightly better date. I totally thought of that LOVE coffee scene though, when the guy didn't want to let Mickey take the cup of coffee even though she's a regular there, because she didn't have her wallet (end of Season 1/Episode 1) and she says, "No, I'm fucking taking this coffee right now." ("No no no, you stealing the coffee!")

I really love that scene 😄

Currently rewatching the show, Season 1 ep 7 “Magic”, with their first date, and can’t stop thinking that they were never good for each other from the start.

Pre-date, when Mickey set up Gus with Bertie.

During the date, Mickey very openly hated the magic club and made Gus feel embarrassed for being kicked out of the club. Also made Gus uncomfortable in the club by making comments about magicians and the show. And after, them having a conversation in the car and both looking unsatisfied.

AND THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST DATE.

Then, they’re having sex and Mickey asks to use a vibrator and forgets about Gus in the process, he notices it but doesn’t say/do anything.

And the next morning, Gus invites Mickey to his friends’ party and she says “Sounds stupid”, and again he looks puzzled.

They should’ve just broke it off right there and then. They’re obviously too different people and there’s nothing wrong with that.

I get it’s the show and if they stopped “dating” right after the first date, we wouldn’t have the show at all, I get it.

I also get that Mickey is an addict and have history with unhealthy relationships, and Gus is co-dependent and tries way too hard to be nice, and that’s what pulls them together.

But like, it was just their first date, and it felt like they were already in the relationship from the get-go.

As someone from Illinois, I never have. I always find it strange when Gus calls himself a Midwesterner or someone else does. Paul Rust is from Iowa which is more west so maybe that has something to do with it? Curious what people think about my geography question.

The meet-cute obviously takes place early morning, as the sunset is pictured as Gus and Mickey both leave their homes, but when do people think they actually meet at the gas station? Is it still early, like 7am? Or later on? Also, is Mickey still kind of buzzing on Ambien right now?

Hi! I just finished my first rewatch, after rewatching girls. Are there similar shows that anyone know of?

This may seem like a weird criticism of the show, and tbh it’s kind of minor, but after multiple rewatches and being a Love fan for several years, it struck me that Mickey isn’t as into music as perhaps someone who works in radio should be.

I know several people in radio, and they’re all big time muso’s - even if they don’t play instruments or sing, they’re always talking about music, buying records or going to gigs - things we never see Mickey do. Yes, she works on a station that’s more geared towards talk, but the show establishes early on that she’s been to Burning Man, is close friends with a guitarist, and owns a turntable - all indicators that she should be into music (also check out all the guitar magnets on her fridge).

I guess it makes sense that a show created by a big movie writer/director, set in LA and focusing on a guy who works at a studio and whose dream is directing a movie, should have so many movie references throughout (and they are EVERYWHERE, in the dialogue, in the sub-plots, the cameos, etc etc), plus Love does of course have a killer soundtrack, but it just struck me that Gus’s obsession is movies, while Mickey’s obsession is her addictions, rather than music.

Not only that, when music does get brought up in the show, it’s always through the prism of Gus and his friends’ shitty movie theme songs band, Roger and the Eberts, which works fine in the context of the show, but would just be a joke irl. It was specifically the episode when the band finally plays a live show (You’re My Gran Torino), and Mickey is so full of praise for them at the end, that this notion really struck me, because Mickey specifically says it was the best gig she’s been to in a long time, which got me thinking - when does she ever go to a gig, plus, how bad were those gigs for THAT to be on of the best gig she’s seen? (OK, I know she was super loved-up after Gus dedicated a song to her and basically serenaded her, but still)

Basically, Gus gets to have TWO creative outlets in the form of his movie passion, AND his band, while Mickey has multiple addictions and a job she seems totally disinterested in for most of the show’s run, especially in a creative, artistic context. I guess that really she has so much personal shit to deal with that maybe she doesn’t have the bandwidth to have any creative dreams, but that seems like a cop-out from the show and the writers… anyone else feel the same or am I just reading too much into this?

I came across this article about Gillian Jacobs, which says...

there’s something very compelling about Gillian Jacobs, the co-star of Love, the Netflix series, which this week begins streaming its second season. It might be because this veteran of NBC’s Community is a bit of an unusual leading lady. Her character, Mickey, is as unavailable as she is needy of love, the very thing that connects her to her co-star, Paul Rust, who is possibly too much of a nice guy.

The comment that Paul Rust is too much of a nice guy piqued my curiosity (bear in mind, I've never watched the show). What do they mean by that and are they talking about his character or the actor?

Maybe I have the wrong show, but ChatGPT at lease seems to think it was Love and I did watch this a while back. I kinda forget most of it though.

Fred Armisen is emotionally entangled in a woman, he stands outside of her hotel room or something similar and there is a slow song playing where the male vocals says "Falling, falling, falling". It is very low tempo and not "Falling" by Haim, but maybe a remix or something.

All I know for sure is Fred Armisen was there and it played on whatever show I watched. Almost positive it was a TV show. Any help would be great, the song has been randomly triggered in my head years later and I can't even find it to put it to bed.

If that scene happened in this show, that should help narrow it down if I could get an episode number.

Just realised that when Gus drove stoned Susan back to her mansion and she tried to fuck him, she may have planted the idea of doing While You Were Sleeping at his movie theme tunes party later that same evening.

She says of Heidi (who of course was at the previous movie theme tunes party) that “if she doesn’t get Sandra Bullock famous she’ll snap and rob a bank.” Gus then walked home with that conversation in his mind and it may have got him thinking about Sandra Bullock, and then on to While You Were Sleeping.

Just great writing.

That’s it that’s the post FUCK RANDY!!!

So, I’ve only watched the first episode of this new Kristin Bell romcom on Netflix, but found myself comparing it (unfavourably) to Love. They’re both set in LA, they’re both about two very different people around the same age who don’t seem right for each other on paper, she’s abrasive and blunt and works in media, and he’s a bit geeky and reserved and has just broken up with a long term girlfriend. But it’s just not as funny, and doesn’t seem as natural, and frankly the Kristen character (Joanne) comes across as a less likeable Carrie from SITC and I don’t think I can sit through another nine episodes of her doing that. I get that there’s a whole Jew/Gentile thing the writers have thrown in, but that doesn’t seem believable either.

Has anyone else tried it and feel the same way? Has anyone stuck at it and can tell me if it’s worth it, ‘cos from just one episode all I’m getting is “inferior knock-off Love” vibes and I don’t think I’ll be able to get over that if I keep watching.

Gus looked scary as hell. Otherwise enjoyable

Watched first 2 seasons. Don’t get me wrong its a really funny show I love it. But 3rd season shit got weird. Mickey clearly cheats on Gus. Tried to hide it cause she knows it’s wrong and Gus would dump her right away. Maybe he would forgive her cause he’s just too nice but maybe he wouldn’t and that should be his choice. But no Mickey is just so Egotistical and just a low human she can’t say it. “Let become exclusive none exclusive bs ends today” lol cmon bish you still did not tell him. Distorting and perverting human morals. Where did morals go. Poof who cares let’s do this poor guy Gus character dirty. Which in real life this would be hella messed up situation. And it’s not only Mickey that know wtf happened is the Aussie girl just messed up shit. Whatever it’s 3 am im in Florence Italy just finished watching that episode and had to just let it out

Wish I gave it a chance 8 years ago when it first came out lol.

So many great songs I became obsessed with I had to eventually make a playlist. Modern Romance by Yeah Yeah Yeahs became an instant favorite for me the scene where Gus leaves Sarah’s hotel room. Still on repeat after all these years.

Just started rewatch number five and has anyone else noticed that when Mickey rear ends that guy and drives off, the blue car she ran into has no damage?

Currently in the middle of a rewatch on Netflix completely forgot how amazing this show is wow! The only other shows that sort of scratch that itch for me is the oc & new girl. Been getting all my friends to watch this and they all love it haha. The awkwardness is what really makes the scenes so special imo. It’s unlike anything i’ve ever seen absolutely phenomenal writing and acting. Really wish there was a 4th season. Any other fans still active here?

The irony of Randy getting down to No Scrubs when he's the biggest scrub on the show. BTW I love Chris Witaske for like...awhile now.

Was hanging out with my guy while he had Bluey on and I IMMEDIATELY heard the unmistakable voice of Claudia O’Doherty. Not sure if she’s in a lot of the episodes but she’s in at least one!

Has anyone been to the bars and/or restaurants Love filmed at? I have been to Home in Los Feliz. We wanted to go to Harvard and Stone the last time we were in LA, but it didn't pan out. Hopefully, next trip!

In the first season, the guys are at the bar. Gus is talking about Friends plot holes, right. So, Chris introduces himself to the womem from the table over "Waiter at a Steakhouse. Stunt man/entrepreneur. Just bought a drone."

Randy had his drone shot down in season 3, the weekend get away disaster trip. Randy was always super broke (my most disliked character of the series), so I'm pretty sure he borrowed Chris's drone for the trip and ruined it.

Just sayin 💜 ☮️