In this comedy series, Louise and Tom talk about the details of their daily lives. Tom and Louise meet in a pub just before the weekly doubles session to show their lives more accurately. Each episode divides how the lives of the two were together from the beginning, and what brought them together in one way and what began to dismantle them in a seemingly orderly way.
The intimacy and simplicity of [State of the Union] can prove intensely discomfiting, a bit stale, entrancing or all three depending on your own preferences.
It's so good, in fact, you're left wishing there was more; more time, more settings, more to the story than just the simple structure these professionals excel within.
Fans of dialogue-heavy, character-driven storytelling will be intrigued, but the redundancy of the setting renders "State of the Union" less bingeable.
Excellent and experimental... In a TV landscape where episodes and seasons can overstay their welcome, State of the Union turns out to be the perfect length.
State of the Union is a sketch of a mid-life marriage in crisis. It doesn't need to be anything else, and perhaps this is where the short form is working in its favor.
These stories are as rewarding as they are withholding. By showing only slices of the protagonists' lives, the audience is tasked with looking out for changes in their dynamic. It's like a game of Spot the Difference.
