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Starstruck’s effervescent take on life and love feels almost universal in its approach. Nikesh Patel shows off the newest in winter fashion. Is it the rare couple in real life who figures all of this out for the best, easily? Of course it is. Do we wish they’d spend more time trying to understand each other and the intricacies of their relationship? Well, of course we do. Each showcases Matafeo and Patel’s sweet chemistry and the utter realism of their interactions.

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The rest of the season’s plotlines, such as Tom’s work with director Dave (Russell Tovey), the introduction of Tom’s family, and another wild New Year’s Eve, are a series of lighter ups and downs. Once again, the majority of Tom and Jessie’s issues stem from their inability to have a reasonable conversation. For example, Kate is vocal when Jessie makes a late-season decision to reconnect with ex-boyfriend Ben (Edward Easton).īen is the season’s culmination of miscommunication. However, Kate does so without hesitating to judge her friend’s decisions to her face. Over and over, she provides Jessie the unconditional love and support she desperately requires. Kate remains Jessie’s much-needed voice of both whimsy and reason this season. It’s clear this concept terrifies Jessie. “Your Saturn is returning!” a chipper Kate informs a bewildered Jessie, meaning (astrologically speaking) that it’s a time of significant beginnings. Kate never met a dramatic, romantic gesture she didn’t love, and she’s been Team Tom/Jessie (Tessie? Jom?) since the jump. She wants none of them read now.įortunately for Jessie, she has loyal friend and roommate Kate (Emma Sidi) on her side. Worst of all, in an emotional pre-leaving spiral, she wrote a collection of letters to her various friends and foes. Her parents paid out significantly for her ticket to New Zealand. So you’ve made a grand gesture on a bus, now what do you do? In Jessie’s case, the answer is promptly freak out and deal with the various repercussions of her choice. Picking up there immediately, Jessie (Matafeo) and Tom ( Nikesh Patel) find themselves in a fine little The Graduate predicament. Rose Matafeo and Emma Sidi spend some time laundry bonding. Unfortunately–and naturally–things are hardly that simple.

They kiss on the bus, and it seems that new love is in the air. However, Tom’s last moment arrival to declare his feelings causes her to change her mind. At the end of the first season, a despondent Jessie decided to leave London and return home to New Zealand.

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What happens when you feel a connection with a person, but life and lifestyle seem determined to keep you apart?Īn updated take on Notting Hill, the first season of Rose Matafeo’s Starstruck concerned the bumpy developing relationship between free spirit Jessie and famous actor Tom, as a one-night stand turned into a year-long will-they-won’t-they.

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