Soft Boil is a 23-minute episodic that introduces us to Lulu (Camille Wormser), an out-of-work aspiring actress. Writers Wormser and Alec Goldberg waste no time diving right into the details as viewers learn right alongside Lulu that her long-time partner is cheating on her when she returns home after a job interview. Obviously distraught, Lulu decides the best way to move on is to “…go to a bar and [boink] a dude,” and this one decision gives us the opportunity to see how one bad decision makes for great comedy, and TV!
In the first episode, Wormser successfully takes us through her failed relationship with boyfriend Eric (Patrick Tabari), a random hookup at a bar with Mark (John Gemberling), and right into her landing a job as an inexperienced nanny for Christy (Vivica Kerr), Mark’s wife. What makes this dynamic work is that Wormser’s character brings a wild, chaotic energy that begs to topple the straightlaced, no-nonsense suburban mom stance Kerr’s character brings. As such, we get to the classic tug-and-pull of the odd couple positioning without the played out roommate, guy-girl scenario.
Other things to note about this promising new series is Wormser has great comedic timing and owns the screen in a big way. It is both refreshing and inviting to have another female-led show that gives an alternative perspective on successful womanhood — even if by her own definition and standards — to the list of greats. While just a one-episode tease, Soft Boil already promises to successfully blend the chaotic struggles of adulthood and work-life balance like Broad City, with the awkwardness of sexual maturation of Pen15, and the uncomfortable awkwardness of almost every experience of Issa Rae’s Insecure. I can truly say Soft Boil left me sitting on the edge of my seat, anticipating the next episode.
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