Love Me is the sort of series that may, at first, sound overly familiar. The gently crafted and polished first season explores dealing with death (that old chestnut!) and the blossoming of new romances (not exactly a brand new narrative). The second, which picks up nine months later, returns to the Mathieson family – consisting of adult siblings Clara (Bojana Novakovic) and Aaron (William Lodder) and their father Glen (Hugo Weaving) – to flesh out a new chapter in their romantic relationships. Initial sparks have faded and there are fresh challenges to overcome.
If it sounds a bit ordinary, press play on this series (the first Australian original from Binge) and you’ll quickly find yourself immersed in compelling drama and surrounded by fully dimensional characters, who, like the show itself, are very middle class and very Melbourne. There’s lots of wine quaffing in lots of lovely homes and well-furnished establishments. Even its handsome presentation feels very middle-class: the colour grading is crisp and clear; Melbourne’s skyscrapers look steely and big-league; and the Yarra is … well, brown as always, but at least it’s a vivid, glossy brown.
