Then 20 hours.Īmy finding out what Frank has done and that it means they have only a day left together is among the most heartbreaking scenes in the history of this show. But then it “recalibrates” to 3 since Frank viewed the information without Amy. What does the formula know that we don’t? When Frank gives into temptation and checks how much time he and Amy have left together on the app at first it says 5 years. Cole and Campbell have excellent onscreen chemistry and their scenes together contrasted with their scenes with other people make it so clear that this is a couple that needs to be together. The System sends Amy on a series of short relationships and one-night stands with guys with increasingly incredible abs while Frank is set up with a woman who is outright disgusted by him for a full year.Įventually the System brings them back together for round 2 and it’s wonderful. If “love” merely meant finding someone with similar values and taste in dick jokes, wouldn’t we be able to trust an algorithm to crack that code for us pretty easily?įrank and Amy battle back and forth throughout the episode over just how much they should trust the System. *Shout out to Amy’s “I’m gonna see your diiiiiiickkk” song.īut even all of those qualities mentioned are somewhat simple and superficial. They have similar senses of humor*, they have a clear physical connection and they’re just both decent enough people to begin with. Amy and Frank really do seem perfect for each other. “Hang the DJ” is able to draw a lot of dramatic tension out of that idea and makes the viewer confront just how much they should be trusting this system. The System then immediately sets them up with a series of other partners to keep the exploratory dating process going. The night ends and Frank and Amy go their separate ways. Instead they extend their meet-cute for the entirety of their 12 hours together, wondering what dating would have been like in the distant past (how did people do this shit back in the day?” “How to break up with someone. “Participants are not meant to do anything with each other.” the System responds. “Are we meant to just have sex with each other?” Amy asks the System from her bathroom sanctuary. 12 hours, answers the machine.įrank and Amy are whisked away via futuristic golf cart to a sort of honeymoon suite where they spend a lovely night getting to know each other and dancing around the concept of sex. They tap on the device simultaneously to find out how long this “relationship” will occur. As Frank and Amy’s date progresses it’s clear that the System has really taken care of everything. ![]() ![]() “Menu choice already established” a Siri-like voice from a circular device chirps. But the System has taken care of everything. Frank (Joe Cole of Green Room) and Amy (Georgina Campbell of Broadchurch) meet-cute at a restaurant as dictated by an omniscient dating app called “The System.” This app has a 99.8% success rate in paring individuals with their best possible love-match on Earth.įrank and Amy sit down at the table nervously and chit-chat about what to order. We are presented with the seeming beginnings of a love story.
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