Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticSPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the entirety of “Starstruck” Season 2, which is now available to stream on HBO Max.The first season of “Starstruck” was one of 2021’s most purely delightful TV surprises.
Somehow, over six episodes running just 20 minutes each, creator and star Rose Matafeo managed to both embrace and upend the romantic comedy genre with the story of how normal girl Jessie (Matafeo) accidentally slept — and then fell in love — with movie star Tom Kapoor (Nikesh Patel).
After a season of ups and downs, its happy ending saw the two decide to stay together despite Jessie buying plane tickets home to New Zealand, Tom’s agent (Minnie Driver) warning him that actors can never date “civilians,” and basically everyone else’s lowered expectations.
The season’s final scene sees Jessie and Tom sitting at the back of a bus peeling away from the airport stop. The music swells, the two turn to each other in stunned joy, and share a relieved kiss.
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