The Four Seasons doesn’t shout. It doesn’t beg for attention. It simply unfolds, one scene at a time, with honesty, humor, and the kind of emotional resonance that sneaks up on you. Critics might miss it looking for something louder. But if you’ve ever tried to keep old friendships alive while your life changes underneath you.
The Romantic Storyline
A journey of betrayal, isolation, self-preservation, and egotistical behavior that each character showed throughout the series made it easy to feel empathy for all of them, understanding all sides during their ‘moments’ of being human.
There is development in all of these people whose lives have been thrown by the actions of ‘one of their own,’ except that of Annie. Her pain is what drives this remix of the original film to dispose of ‘the problem. It merely shows that time does heal, someone’s blindness to what is happening around them for many years has been for the best.
The Bad Part
More emphasis is placed on the male couple than on the heterosexual couples in the show. The gay couple went overboard with pet names and annoying silly behaviors. There was no chemistry between them. Tina’s husband’s performance was weak. He was just a blah personality. No chemistry between them either. Not in a million years could I imagine that those six adults were longtime friends.
The Good Part
Carell’s Nick is a man staring down middle age with both excitement and panic. Forte and Kenney-Silver bring warmth and complexity to characters who could’ve been played for laughs but instead feel heartbreakingly human. They’re funny, messy, supportive, exasperated with each other, and refreshingly not treated as side characters.
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The Cast
Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Marco Calvani—this eight-episode gem somehow manages to feel intimate and epic at the same time. There is development in all of these people whose lives have been thrown by the actions of ‘one of their own’, except that of Annie.
Should You Binge This?
The original film followed three couples who vacation together every season. After one couple divorces, though, as Four Seasons ends on an unconvincingly romantic note, with one character going so far as to make an about-face on the very concept, you should give it a try. Release Date: 1 May 2025 (Netflix)
IMDb Rating – 7.2/10
Written by Nilesh Shiv