The Apple TV Plus series is beautiful and better plated than the book it's adapted from—but ultimately lacks spice
“Children, set the table. Your mother needs a moment to herself.” This is the catchphrase of Lessons In Chemistry’s protagonist Elizabeth Zott, the one with which she ends each installment of her live afternoon cooking program Supper At 6, the show within this show. It functions as an invitation to her viewers to indulge and do as they please for a minute or two, but it also calls the real-life audience Apple TV+ now courts to do the same.
There are some bona fide comedic actors who pop up to surprise us in this, appearing to function more as familiar faces than comic relief. Overall, it’s not an especially funny show, though there are a few smart one-liners here and there, and Zott serves up sick some burns. It’s more drama than dramedy, though the book on which it’s based was frequently heralded by readers as humorous.
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