![]() ![]() It’s pure fluff, but it works because these are characters that we’ve grown to care about. Throughout its tenure, Younger has been the platonic ideal of comfort TV with all the hallmarks that show creator Darren Star ( Emily in Paris) is known for: loyal friends who are driven and smart with glamorous careers and a killer wardrobe, a romanticized version of a big city (in this case NYC), and, of course, lots of sexual and romantic tension. This likable cast is the key to the show’s success. They’re so likable and charming that it’s impossible not to root for the characters, even when they may make some morally ambiguous choices. Everyone is on their A-game, playing off each other with the natural ease that over half a decade of working together creates. Although Younger started out as Liza’s story, it has truly become an ensemble piece, and the cast acts accordingly. ![]() While Shor and Davis’ departure leaves a hole that can’t be truly filled, the cast still maintains its extraordinary chemistry. It’s not “prestige television”, but damn it, watching these crazy kids (and Gen Xers) get into all sorts of hijinks is more satisfying than watching most serious dramas. While Bernard’s portrayal of the flighty and social-climbing Lauren is often hilarious, I couldn’t help but miss Shor’s icy charm and dry humor. Trout’s marketing role is replaced by Kelsey’s friend Lauren Heller (Molly Bernard). It’s refreshing to see a modern show that doesn’t tackle this subject, but that doesn’t mean the disease hasn’t affected this season.īoth the acerbic marketing exec Diana Trout ( Miriam Shor) and Kelsey’s lover/business rival Zane (Charles Michael Davis) are reduced to digital cameos due to their actors not being able to film due to scheduling/COVID reasons. Thankfully, one thing that the cast doesn’t have to deal with is COVID, which isn’t mentioned at all (it’s not stated, but I assume this season takes place in 2019 like the sixth season). Maggie finds herself canceled over an offensive title of a 25-year-old show, and Josh has to navigate the pitfalls of single fatherdom. Almost immediately, Kelsey begins regretting not leaving Empirical when she feels that Charles doesn’t take her seriously. The rest of the cast isn’t faring much better. Photo Cr: Nicole Rivelli/2021 ViacomCBS, Inc. Pictured: Debi Mazar as Maggie of the series YOUNGER. Thus the seasons-old “will-they-won’t-they” plotline is restarted, with Liza gaining a new romantic rival with Quinn Tyler ( Laura Benanti), a billionaire and former investor for Empirical who has her eyes set on the dashing publisher. Charles has asked Liza to marry him, but her previous poor experience with matrimony leaves her reticent. Her ex Josh (Nico Tortorella) is a new father and her best friend/roommate Maggie ( Debi Mazar) is experiencing a resurgence in her art career. Her partner editor Kelsey ( Hilary Duff) has been made a stakeholder board member of Empirical Press. Liza ( Sutton Foster) has been “outed” as a fortysomething and weathered the controversy while managing to snag her heartthrob boss Charles (Peter Hermann). The season finale for season six ended with the characters more or less at a high point in their lives. While the seventh and final season has the series moving from TVLand to Paramount+, it still manages to keep the same spirit that won it so many fans. And yet the comedy has lasted six years on TVLand, with the show never losing its charm and heart. After all, a story about a woman in her 40s who pretends to be 26 to get a job in publishing seems more at home as a Lifetime Original movie than a long-form series. At face value, the original premise of Younger seems destined for a short run. ![]()
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