A scene from Togetherness, starring Kiwi actress Melanie Lynskey.
Welcome to our new series looking at the good, the bad and the obscure of on-demand viewing. Each week, we'll choose a series from various New Zealand streaming sites and determine whether they're worth watching.
It should be a bit too dark, a little too grim, a touch too ordinary. After all, this suburban family drama featuring our very own Melanie Lynskey examines the kinds of things that are probably going on behind a white picket fence somewhere near you.
An unsatisfying marriage, mysterious men
tempting affairs, unemployed dads reliving their youth, friends crashing on the couch a little too often, family members who really just need to get their shit together, others who should just give up on the booze.
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But, like its biggest comparison Catastrophe, Togetherness features enough filthy jokes, hilarious banter and slapstick comedy to cut through the serious mid-life issues that it seems determined to tackle.
