She puts on a brave face though but can’t shake that their relationship is inevitably going to finish. However, all good things come to an end and Augie reveals he’s going to move away and focus on his career. That date leads to hanging out and getting romantically involved, as she begins to fall in love with him. Eventually he does though – after the guide-book time of 3 days – and they go on another date. Her friends Mallory and Sara sit together and advise against texting Augie as she needs to wait for him to message first. They immediately hit it off, singing a duet and inevitably sleeping together that night.įollowing this encounter, Darby frets after failing to hear from Augie for 3 days and it leads her into a depression. From here, we jump to present day (2012) as Darby meets Augie Jeong at a karaoke bar. So far at least, it feels very simple and archetypal in the way it portrays its material but does leave the door open for this to change in the future.Įpisode 1 of Love Life begins with an introduction to our protagonist Darby Carter, a girl who grew up with two separate homes thanks to her Mum and Dad breaking up. Nor does it do anything particularly remarkable. Unfortunately Love Life does not have that unique angle. That’s not necessarily a bad thing though, and as we’ve seen from countless other rom-coms, with the right set-up and angle it can actually work really well. The latest romantic comedy from HBO Max, Love Life, grabs every trope, cliche and stereotype from the genre and blends them together to produce this new anthology show.