Alice and Steve - Disney + 8th June

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Couldn’t see a thread on this

I’ve seen it heavily advertised

Stars Nicola Walker, a woman whose mid twenties daughter has just shagged her best friend

Anyone going to watch? I love Nicola Walker

I binged it and I’m torn if I want a second season now! I found bits quite fun and ick which is the point I guess but on the whole I think I enjoyed it.

Finished.
It was a bit mad, really and a bit soap drama.
I didn't find it particularly funny and I like dark humour.
It had very interesting elements.

1. Perimenopause/invisibility/recapturing youth/recklessness/selfishness.
2. Having a male bf hanging/one that got away/taking advantage of passive husband.
3. Jealousy of daughter/youth/controlling narcissistic tendencies of parents. Addiction. Parentification.
4. Political correctness. Generation gaps.

Spoilers But I wasn't keen on the Thelma and Louise-esque ending. Elements of War of the Roses, which I never really liked either (or the remake). The Shining element was well done, I guess. And when all the characters are unlikeable or wet or bland, it's a hard watch. You're not actually rooting for anyone.

I really like Nicola Walker, she does subtle and understated so well. But I cringed watching her in this. The screeching, the mannerisms so exaggerated. If there’s a second series I won’t watch it. Ended up not really caring about any of them. It was like a parody of the above mentioned shows. NW is better than this.

Decidedly odd .
Didn’t rate Nicola Walker in this either .
Trying too hard .

it’s not very good, i find Nicola Walker is the same in everything she does

The shining bit actually made me laugh a lot, can’t see how he wouldn’t of known her growing up so that would make me especially disturbed!
some bits were funny to me , I would watch a second series
have to say I really loved Crosby the dog best lol

totally unbelievable pish

im knocking 50 and would not want to shag Steve. What did the 26 see in that sad old loser?

Hopefully they both die

This made me laugh. It’s all so unbelievable

😂😂😂😂😂

Just finished it. Not sure how I feel. The relationship was grim and i couldn’t see what was attractive about him, he had no personality! The fact that Alice and Steve had slept together previously was also gross.
The fallout was interesting, the impact on Alice’s marriage and her career. The son being affected as he is just starting his first relationship.
The end was bizarre but I guess there was no easy way for them to comeback from this.

I dunno. I didn’t mind Steve. I probably liked him more when I realised he was the crab in Moana. Which is a bit worrying tbh!

I'm a massive Flight of the Concords fan so watched for Jermaine. Absolutely missed the mark. He even said in this interview, he didn't get the jokes and thought it might be the British sense of humour. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/05/jemaine-clement-nicola-walker-interview-alice-and-steve-disney

In the meantime, I live in hope that Flight of the Concords for a third series

Don’t know about you lot, but I could have certainly done without Alice’s husbands teacher friend sharing her fantasy about the England squad lining up for her at Wembley! Might be the only time they score though…😉

Yes, that bit was very odd.

I enjoyed it and hope there is another series.

I thought that the set up of the daughter and best friend falling in love was really just a plot device to introduce much more interesting themes. I didn't buy the love story or care for them, but it led us to characters grappling with issues which do concern adults passing their prime. And I say that as someone in my 60s.

Steve blows up his career because he wants to impress Alice's friends. Alice is still getting drunk and stoned and her boss doesn't find her behaviour funny.

Don't get me started on Izzy....

He’s just not attractive enough for it to work.

I don’t necessarily mean physically, more, his character is so weak. And Izzy’s friends are irritating.

Totally agree

nothing attrative about him at all. No charisma, not good looking

It’s a very weak show for Nichola Walker who I usually adore.

It all too much of a stretch for me - the beautiful and intelligent daughter shagging the not that attractive friend of her mum who she’s known most of her life, the friend shagging the woman he’s known since she was a child, and Alice playing all these childish and dastardly games to get back at him. There’s little to zero emotional stakes and I’m surprised this got commissioned.

I’ve given up half way through, got to them sabotaging each other at every turn and just couldn’t watch any more.