The Neighbors stars revive their comfortable comic chemistry for the new Apple TV+ series.
Initially,Platonicseems intent on dusting off the old “Can straight men and women really be friends?”
She helps him bleach his hair blond.
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne in ‘Platonic’.APPLE TV+
(“Is it supposed to be burning my scalp this much?”
“That’s just the dignity leaving your body.")
He saves her from a disastrous real estate deal by posing as her contractor.
They get day drunk and ride rental scooters.
(“It’s like their friendship excludes everybody, including me,” says Charlie.)
Eventually, Sylvia and Will nudge each other toward necessary revelations about why their lives feel so stagnant.
(“Tell that toMel Gibson.
Literally, you have to tell him, because he will not talk to Jewish people.")
