Trying Season 5 brings us right back to the gorgeously comforting show we’re used to, and it does so with ample humor, wild antics, and solid performances throughout. Season 4 took us on the kind of adventure that none of us expected from the show, yet everything we get throughout this new arc feels just right.
The show continues to deliver so much with its simple premise that even the most absurd narrative decisions somehow still feel organic. As the trailer showcased, no one’s in mourning, but rather everyone’s trying to navigate through the wild waters that constantly find them. With more of Charlotte Riley’s Kat in the picture, the season allows us to understand more of Scarlett Rayner’s Princess, and with it, it gives the actress plenty of opportunities to shine.
Rayner is, without question, the season’s quiet MVP for how she delivers a nuanced approach to everything that Princess is experiencing with both Kat and Nikki in the picture. There’s also much to appreciate about Siân Brooke and the layers she gives Karen this season. (Really, everyone shines!)
The trailer for Trying Season 5 also hints at a number of questionable things that are to occur, but knowing this show and what these showrunners have given us for five seasons now, it never once loses its heart, which always comes down to this little found family. Because ultimately, Trying functions best as a comedy that’s centered around love in all its many forms, and that’s something we get in spades during this round.
It took a hot minute for us to get the Season 5 renewal after Season 4 ended, but with the way things pan out this time around, it wouldn’t be the worst place to end if the show were to conclude here. It gives us just enough to appreciate every character arc, yet at the same time, if there’s more, we’ll never say no. Trying is the kind of series that’s consistently delivered a safe space where we’d know with utmost certainty that these characters will be okay, and that much is still true in Season 5.
Some of the best episodes are the most wildly absurd ones that few shows can get away with the way this one could, and that’s exactly what makes it something that we keep coming back to. Simultaneously, it’s the romance of it all and the fact that Nikki and Jason continue to be proof of the fact that an incredible marriage story is possible, with endless drama surrounding them as a couple. The series shines in how it plays with the ordinary days and gives us something worthwhile to hold on to with characters just trying to make it through.
There are a number of conversations about legacy, resilience, and how to move forward that take place throughout, making Trying Season 5 an introspective delight that allows the maturity in the characters to come to the forefront in a gorgeous manner. The series clearly isn’t afraid of getting messy because that’s a large part of what it’s always been, yet it’s how these characters continue to pull through (and how hilariously they do so), which makes it work so well.
Trying Season 5 premieres on Apple TV, with one episode weekly.
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