S01.E08: Il Mostro del Sesso

[AnimeMania]

Il Mostro del Sesso (The Sex Monster)

Ruby must decide who she loves most while learning news that shifts the case in a new direction.

Premiere Date: December 19, 2024   Peacock   

[Harvey]

Well IDK what to say, but suddenly Ruby's mom dying gains a whole other meaning. It seemed like everything got a logical ending, and then they switch it all up in the last minute. I guess they are very confident about a renewal with an ending like that.

[shelley1234]

I watched the whole thing in day and change it has been out.  

I have a fondness for Michael Angarano that I can't explain and don't really understand, so I loved him in the series. 

Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet were also great and Tommy Martinez is hot as always.  

The cliffhanger ending.... Hope there is a season 2. 

And I still wanna know why Richie is the sex loophole.  Speculation?  Theories? 

[Harvey]

8 hours ago, shelley1234 said:

And I still wanna know why Richie is the sex loophole.  Speculation?  Theories? 

This stood out to me so much, like hello!? You forgot to explain it! But I suppose it was entirely on purpose to save some of the mystery for season 2.

[zenithwit]

This show was a fun easy watch.  And the cliffhanger ending was a really good twist.  I would definitely watch a second season.

Also, did we ever find out how the first guy she slept with (Brandon?) died?  Did I miss it?  If not, that might be another part of the mystery to unravel.

I think my only pet peeve about this show is that it's supposed to take place in Seattle but it was so obvious that they weren't actually in Seattle.  Checking out the IMDB, it looks like Vancouver was used as the filming location - which isn't unusual for shows that "take place" in Seattle.  But the Fremont Troll scene was such as obvious green screen that it was distracting.

Side note: does the actor who plays Richie regularly do Toyota commercials?  When they showed him on the Toyota lot, I thought it was a commercial break and had to do a double take.

 

Edited December 29, 2024 by zenithwit

[Wicked]

My guess is Richie is her "true love" hence the loop hole

 

[atomic]

Overall a fun, breezy watch! The humor was really smart and witty and I loved how the friendship between the two women was essentially the heart of the show. That ending left a lot to explore with Ruby's family history and the origins of the curse, so I definitely hope we get another season to see it play out. Also hope that Richie turns out to be endgame if we get more. I really enjoyed his chemistry with Ruby and it's still unsettling to me that Isaac murders squirrels.

[30 Helens]

Just finished the season and despite the cliffhanger ending, I really enjoyed it. The humor was smart and witty, and the characters mostly likeable.

I confess that the theme song is what hooked me early on, but that was just the first of some very good decisions by the show. (And while the cover version is excellent, I encourage everyone to seek out the original from the British band James. One of my all-time favorite songs. If you can listen to that without dancing around your living room, you have a level of self control that I will never attain.)

Despite the semi-bland niceness of party-planning client guy, I think the show was trying to tell us that Loophole was Ruby’s lobster. I hope there is another season, because I’d like to see how that plays out.