Netflix's 'Dash & Lily' is so sweet it will cause you physical pain

In 2020, the romantic comedy must be well-versed in the art of self-parody. Netflix originals often thrive at this, whether they're underwhelming like Love, Guaranteed or just the right amount of cheeky, like Holidate. They know how to serve and subvert tropes, to poke fun at themselves, to deliver a predictable happy ending regardless.

Dash & Lily, based on a novel by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, is so far removed from the irony and impudence of the new genre, so sincere and heartfelt and wide-eyed with joy that it seems only fitting it debut in the twilight of 2020, when hope might be making a cautious comeback. Even when it seems saccharine, the eight-episode miniseries has the heart of the great romcoms it undoubtedly admires. Read more...

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