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FX’s Gen Z Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Adults’ Still Has a Lot of Growing Up to Do: TV Review
FX's Gen Z hangout comedy 'Adults', executive produced by Nick Kroll, still has a lot of growing up to do.
That location, so far from the bustle and glamour of Manhattan, is itself somewhat interesting — except “Adults” makes almost nothing of its immediate environs, an incredibly diverse borough rarely depicted on screen, except the sight gag of 23-year-olds surrounded by fusty furniture and child-sized beds. The absence of Samir’s parents is handwaved via world travel, and while it’s been the prerogative of every youth-based show since “Peanuts” to shove grown-ups to the side, the detail is one of many lost opportunities to flesh out just who these people are besides generically clueless. Samir and Billie went to high school together, then gradually expanded their social circle through higher education, acquaintanceships, and in the case of Issa’s boyfriend Paul Baker (Jack Innanen), who’s exclusively addressed by his full name, romantic relationships.
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