Recent TV romcoms focus on more on the reality of uncertainty than on heading to the alter

Los Angeles Times

From Younger to Fleabag to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, romantic comedy TV shows are "rethinking the 'after,' exchanging the widely accepted ideal of children’s stories for the uncomfortable truth that there is no relationship or job that guarantees indefinite bliss," says Ashley Lee. "In life as on screen, people are simply doing their best, putting one foot in front of the other and hoping it works out. These rom-coms embrace fickleness, indecision, doubt — an appealing angle for contemporary viewers, especially in the current climate."