The show begins with Clara (Bojana Novakovic) staring blankly at water sliding down a window. Greg (Travis Cotton) greets her with a hug. After taking a massive bite of food, he suggests they go.

They sit across from each other at a small table. When she asks about his current partners, he blames his busy schedule for being single. He boldly admits his schedule is tight before asking if she would like to have sex. Taken aback by his sex suggestion, she tells him it is only 8:30 am.  While explaining how her text messages felt “explicit,” he receives a text. Cursing, he boldly admits making a mistake by thinking she was someone else. Smiling, she assures him that he is probably right.  When she pays for their meal, he points out that she is short by 50 cents. She tells him it is unattractive to spend 30 minutes ordering food like a child. He reminds her they didn’t have sex. She says he will not get any today. He claims to have “heaps of sex.”

Ella (Shalom Brune-Franklin) and Aaron (William Lodder) have sex when he receives an alert of the commuter bus’s arrival. He relents to her pleas to stay a bit longer. When he finally makes it outside, the bus is pulling away.

Glen (Hugo Weaving) boats about his 40-year marriage. Awed by his long marriage, Delphine (Heidi Arena) says she hopes to get the same from her marriage of three years. He informs her of his wife’s health and mobility issues. She suggests the King Island vacation package “Senior Love Romantica. He is on board until she tells him the price is $20K. He asks if there are alternatives to the gold package. When she explains his options are silver, gold, and bronze, he sarcastically asks about a tin or copper package. She continues to entice him to purchase the gold package, but he insists on the bronze package. Glen rushes to his car to mark the task off his to-do list.

Clara puts a patient in a sleep-like state for a medical procedure. With the surgery out of the way, Clara says she is never dating again. Sasha (Celia Pacquola) reminds her of repeating the same thing every three months. She promises it is the last time. Sasha suggests she do it properly next time. She tells her about Greg licking his spoon while talking about evolution. Sasha informs her of Sarah’s marriage evolving from an online courtship. She describes guys utilizing dating sites as “shit.” Sasha asks her if she is being judgmental before reminding her of getting rid of a man who asked if she belonged to a gym. Defending her decision, Clara admits hating gyms. When she says her decision is made up about artificial insemination, Sasha assures her that someone will come along.

Glen shops for a bottle of wine when Judith (Louise Siversen) approaches to ask about his wife. Touching his arm, she asks how he is doing. He assures her that Christine is in pain, not him. Flinching at the thought of Christine in pain, Judith explains how pain pushed a man with terminal stomach cancer to commit suicide. He swears they are fine. She refuses his offer to visit Christine. As he walks away, she promises to add Christine to the prayer list as it helped the woman whose husband took his life. She becomes increasingly concerned when she realizes he is buying Mozel wine.

Jesse (Mitzi Ruhlmann) asks Aaron how he missed the bus. He explains how the bus was moving when he arrived at the stop. She questions if he slept late. He comes clean about having sex after his alarm went off. She asks if Ella is aware of the importance of his clerkship. Defending her, he admits to loving Ella. She contributes his emotions to dopamine and oxytocin. He promises to study, instead of going out. She informs him of her potential plan to hook up with a waitress. He sends Ella a good luck text. She sends him an emoji.

While Glen prepares dinner, he tells Christine (Sarah Peirse) about his encounter with Judith. He describes her as being a “strange woman.” He explains how she was concerned about her health, even though it took her two years to call. She suggests they consider homecare as he transfers her from the bed to a wheelchair. She doesn’t seem to be too thrilled about getting dressed.

Clara takes a deep breath before getting out of her car. While having dinner, she scolds Aaron for arriving late. Christine assures her that Aaron doesn’t need her lecturing. Aaron gives Christine and Glen a handmade anniversary card. Glen shows Christine the bottle of Mosel before explaining it was their wedding wine. After refusing wine due to her meds, she is surprised when Glen opts for water. She goes on a tirade about his decision to have wine. Aaron tries to convince her to talk about it another time. She accuses him of being in denial about her condition. Clara tries to calm her down to no avail. She fills Glen’s glass with wine as he insists it isn’t necessary. She demands he drink the wine. He takes a sip from the glass without lifting it. She yells at him to drink it.

They all ignore Aaron when he tells them about Ella’s new gig. As he prepares to serve the main course, he puts the travel tickets away. Clara tells them about her last few bad dates. Christine gives her a lecture on dating. She assures her no one has the perfect partner. Clara sarcastically wishes Glen a happy anniversary. Christine says she is in denial about age and having babies. Clara makes a rude comment about the ridiculous-looking dress that Glen picked out. She refuses to finish eating her dinner. Aaron scolds Clara for her rude comment. Christine thanks Glen for helping her to bed. She agrees with Clara about the dress. Clara says goodbye to Glen and Aaron before leaving.

Clara masturbates alone on the sofa. Glen and Christine watch TV. Aaron receives an alert on his phone before viewing a live feed of Jesse, a photo of Ella and a DJ named Mickey, and Ella and Jesse.

Clara visits a local convenient store, where she meets Peter (Bob Morley). He tries to strike up a conversation about food. She stares at him while he continues to ramble on. She drops a few jelly candies. He tells her it is concerning to think customers put the dirty pieces back into the container. She drops the dirty candies back into the container. As she leaves the store, she runs into Peter. She assures him that it is not her intention to stalk him. He asks her nicely to wait until he enters his apartment to ensure she is not stalking him.

Aaron sends Ella a text that reads “I Love You.” She doesn’t return his message.

Glen cleans up the dishes. When he returns with the tea, Christine is unresponsive. He tries to get Aaron’s attention as he walks out the door, but he has an earpiece in. He breaks down sobbing as Aaron rides off on his bike. Clara eats her candy while watering her flowers. She looks out her window to see Peter on his balcony. An ambulance passes Aaron on his bike. Glen places his hand on Christine’s arm as he pleads with her to not leave him as the episode comes to an end.

 

Love Me Review

The show is decent, but I would’ve liked to have seen more action and a lot less talking. When the characters speak super-fast, it overwhelms what little action has taken place. When I am forced to repeatedly push rewind to interpret the dialogue, I lose interest. Besides, super-fast dialogue makes the characters look uncompelling.

The graphic sex scenes seem a bit out of place.  Some people will disagree but that is perfectly fine, as it is only my opinion. I found the masturbation scene repulsive.

The acting is decent, and the characters are believable when they are not speed-talking. Hugo Weaving’s performance was outstanding in the final scene. I truly felt sorry for him.

After they ironed out a few kinks, I found myself actually enjoying the show. The episode deserves a 5.5. Get more Love Me recaps here. Support Reel Mockery by clicking on the link to learn more.