Amazon Prime released the first season of a new show called “Modern Love” this past Friday, based on the very popular, very real essays published in The New York Times about finding or discovering love in their lives. Each episode tells a new story about people and love in their life. Every episode has different characters,  scenarios and types of love. Each half hour episode is written and directed by a different person making each episode unique.

“Modern Love” is for all of the romantics at heart. It shines a light on how love can be found in all types of ways and different stages of life. This show will comfort viewers like a warm blanket on a cold day as they sit and watch love being found in the darkest and most unexpected of places.

This show does an excellent job of highlighting the broadness of love, what it can mean and how it is shown. Sometimes love is letting someone go, but it could also be putting your pride aside for someone else. Love is difficult, and beautiful. This show takes the time to share some of those loves.

In one episode, starring Anne Hathaway, called, “Take Me As I Am, Whoever I Am,” Hathaway’s character, Lexi, is coming to terms with herself and her mental illness. This episode sets itself aside from the other episodes by trying to tackle the highs and lows of bipolar disorder, even throwing in a few musical numbers just for Hathaway. In this particular touching episode, Lexi learns to love herself and allow others to love her for who she is completely. 

The final episode, “The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap,” tells the bittersweet story of two elderly people finding love at such an old age. It shows that love can still be shared at any age, and the little time the couple shares together does not mean the love is less important, but proves that the time they spent together is cherished for what time they both have left. Without giving too much away, the end of this episode will leave viewers in tears from all of the love in one episode. 

Although this show has many good episodes with many heartfelt stories, “Modern Love” also has some episodes that just feel like filler or slightly disconnected from the audience. 

Starring Tina Fey, the episode titled “Rallying to Keep the Game Alive,” is about a married couple who are trying to work on their marriage by going to therapy. The story lacks a connection to what the couple is fighting for which leaves viewers uninterested in what happens to the couple in the end. But of course, the audience stays slightly invested for Fey’s performance. 

Another episode that seemed to miss the mark was the sixth episode, “So He Looked Like Dad. It Was Just Dinner, Right?” The premise of this episode centers around a young woman starting a relationship with an older man only because he reminds her of her dad. This episode was just more uncomfortable than anything else. The whole episode was an attempt at a more meaningful commentary on the #MeToo movement, but is just too cringey to watch at times. 

“Modern Love” can be confusing at one moment and heartfelt at other moments. Other times, this show will have you crying one moment and laughing the next, but isn’t that love?