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8. ‘So He Looked Like Dad. It Was Just Dinner, Right?’
Shea Whigham and Julia Garner.Christopher Saunders/Amazon Studios
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7. ‘At the Hospital, an Interlude of Clarity’
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04of 096. ‘Rallying to Keep the Game Alive’Tina Fey and John Slattery.Christopher Saunders/Amazon StudiosTina Fey portrays novelist Ann Leary and John Slattery plays her actor husband Denis Leary in the episode focused on a celebrity marriage that’s approaching its romantic demise and is only intact for the sake of their kids. After admitting that couples’ therapy is their only date night, the pair rebuild their relationship through competitive rallies of tennis. Aside from Fey and Slattery’s on-screen chemistry and that Ted Allen cameo, the story of a couple hitting a rough patch is all-too relatable (hey, even penguins go through the same thing).Read the real author’s essay here.
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6. ‘Rallying to Keep the Game Alive’
Tina Fey and John Slattery.Christopher Saunders/Amazon Studios
Tina Fey portrays novelist Ann Leary and John Slattery plays her actor husband Denis Leary in the episode focused on a celebrity marriage that’s approaching its romantic demise and is only intact for the sake of their kids. After admitting that couples' therapy is their only date night, the pair rebuild their relationship through competitive rallies of tennis. Aside from Fey and Slattery’s on-screen chemistry and that Ted Allen cameo, the story of a couple hitting a rough patch is all-too relatable (hey, even penguins go through the same thing).Read the real author’s essay here.
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5. ‘Take Me as I Am, Whoever I Am’
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06of 094. ‘The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap’Christopher Saunders/Amazon StudiosMargot (Jane Alexander) and Kenji (James Saito) connect through running and bond over their shared experiences losing spouses after decades of marriage. They soon learn that “young love” can strike at any age. The episode, the last of the series, concludes with an unnecessary post-script attempting to tie all eight episodes together, which several viewers admitted downgraded this gorgeous, tearjerker installment a bit.
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4. ‘The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap’
Margot (Jane Alexander) and Kenji (James Saito) connect through running and bond over their shared experiences losing spouses after decades of marriage. They soon learn that “young love” can strike at any age. The episode, the last of the series, concludes with an unnecessary post-script attempting to tie all eight episodes together, which several viewers admitted downgraded this gorgeous, tearjerker installment a bit.
07of 093. ‘When the Doorman Is Your Main Man’Christopher Saunders/Amazon StudiosWhen single gal Maggie (Cristin Milioti) gets pregnant, her doorman — the one with a knack for predicting when her dates won’t call her — is the first person she tells. The sweetness of their bond over many years is touching and special and nothing like most relationships New York City tenants have with their door staff. As the first episode of the series, that rare connection sets the tone and reminds us that love comes in many shapes and sizes, and it’s not always romantic.
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3. ‘When the Doorman Is Your Main Man’
When single gal Maggie (Cristin Milioti) gets pregnant, her doorman — the one with a knack for predicting when her dates won’t call her — is the first person she tells. The sweetness of their bond over many years is touching and special and nothing like most relationships New York City tenants have with their door staff. As the first episode of the series, that rare connection sets the tone and reminds us that love comes in many shapes and sizes, and it’s not always romantic.
08of 092. ‘Hers Was a World of One’Christopher Saunders/Amazon StudiosTake the hot priest fromFleabag, give him an equally hunky husband andbam— you’e got an instant hit.Modern Love’s penultimate episode is also its sole shout-out to the LGBTQ community, but we’re not here to gripe (besides about that random Ed Sheeran cameo, second only to his uselessGame of Thronesscene). As Tobin (Andrew Scott) and Andy (Brandon Kyle Goodman) seek to adopt a child from homeless, opinionated Karla (Olivia Cooke), they come to terms with their own privilege. It’s also hilarious: Scott is like a pot of Irish breakfast tea whose whistling grows higher until he boils over, exploding at Karla’s nomadic idealism. And in the end, it’s a touching reflection on family.Read writer Dan Savage’s original essay here.
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2. ‘Hers Was a World of One’
Take the hot priest fromFleabag, give him an equally hunky husband andbam— you’e got an instant hit.Modern Love’s penultimate episode is also its sole shout-out to the LGBTQ community, but we’re not here to gripe (besides about that random Ed Sheeran cameo, second only to his uselessGame of Thronesscene). As Tobin (Andrew Scott) and Andy (Brandon Kyle Goodman) seek to adopt a child from homeless, opinionated Karla (Olivia Cooke), they come to terms with their own privilege. It’s also hilarious: Scott is like a pot of Irish breakfast tea whose whistling grows higher until he boils over, exploding at Karla’s nomadic idealism. And in the end, it’s a touching reflection on family.Read writer Dan Savage’s original essay here.
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1. ‘When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist’
Dev Patel and Catherine Keener.Giovanni Rufino/Amazon Studios
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