Looking

Season 1 – 80% – These Boys from San Francisco deceive with their bodies. They appear mainly as a series of unrelated episodes, in which the irresistible boyish smile of Jonathan Groff clearly takes the lead, thanks to which Patrick outshines his two main colleagues. From the very first moment, Agustín is unsympathetic and surprisingly, Dom remains unremarkable for a long time. But then, new blood comes in the form of my favorite TV matadors Scott Bakula and Russell Tovey in supporting roles, and everything changes. Looking gains several new dynamics, the storylines complement each other nicely, and there is not an episode in which some unquestionable relationship truth isn't uttered. The first season, apart from its slower start, also suffers from a somewhat restrained ending, when more emotions would have been more fitting, instead of what the whole gang left us. If next time, they delve even deeper into all the storylines depicted, a new lesson from Looking will settle damn high on my list of pure relationship dramas. Season 2 – 90% – The realism and plasticity of all the characters reach such a high level this time that the slogan "Find something real" fits perfectly. Looking fully realizes its potential as a relationship series with a flawless ensemble cast (especially Groff and Tovey, I would give them an Emmy), which, combined with HBO's decision to make the second year the last, is desperately bittersweet. The potential that the series had in itself could be measured in meters. Looking past a few minor plot detours that sometimes made Patrick seem unnecessarily indecisive, it is clearly the most believable series of recent times. (03.11.2014)