It's a dramatic and comedian story about Patrick, a young man still working as a video game designer while looking for Mr. Yammin in San Francisco. Things in Patrick's life look complicated especially when the arrival of his new, attractive boss, but Kevin's partner. Things may seem tangled in the life of Patrick and Dom is a longtime bartender who still faces more in life.
It's refreshing that Looking offers a view of the young, gay lifestyle that isn't set in the midst of the AIDS crisis or focused primarily on the experience of coming out.
For a show that in so many ways feels new, Looking is invitingly mellow -- it doesn't set out to define gay life in 2014, but in trusting its characters and the different paths they're on, captures a sense of how the world has and continues to change.
In some ways he's [Patrick] the stabilizing force of Looking. And in other ways the loose cannon. He's also very likable, which is still a key element in most TV series.
If representation is important, Looking is doing some important representing. But what elevates Looking above being a "symbol of serious progress," is that it is not content to be just that.
Looking is a good show. It will reward viewers who can hang on beyond the first episode and can adapt to its much slower pace and more naturalistic shooting style.
