The first episode was challenging and I took away from the experience that they were amplifying the mundane experience of marriage. When you watch 'Friends', the jokes and experience are hyped, and so the background laughs and humour are over the top. Whereas, with Marriage they take the experience of marriage and turn down the experience as low as it can get. I wouldn't say they depict the average couple, but the rare ones who've experienced challenging life events and have lost their spark, and that comes out in monotone social interactions. It will be challenging to make it through four episodes, but glad to see Sean Bean live to the end of the series. Go Sean!
Review of Marriage
