Platonic Season 1 Episode 10 Review: When Will Met Sylvia

Platonic wraps up its first season with a strong finale and an opportunity for a second season on Platonic Season 1 Episode 10, “When Will Met Sylvia.”

The show succeeds in telling a story of platonic friends in a rom-com style. The setting of former besties, Will and Sylvia, reuniting after five years while they are both going through adult-life crises is ripe for comedy. Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are a dynamic duo that make the friendship believable and enjoyable to watch.

The title of the finale episode is misleading, though. 

“When Will Met Sylvia” implies we will be treated to at least one flashback scene or reminiscing of how the two became friends in the first place. However, it is such a cohesive narrative that I don’t feel cheated. The time-jump fits in pretty seamlessly, too.

The title is clearly a play on When Harry Met Sally… On the first episode, “Pilot,” there is the age-old discussion that the film made famous of whether men and women can just be friends. Will insists that they can, and this finale proves it. 

Not only that, but it shows them being friends through personal ups and downs in their lives as well as those within their relationship. That’s where the rom in rom-com comes into play. They are friends that love and care about each other, which should be the objective of any friendship, really. 

After their argument at the housewarming party where they said some pretty harsh things, Sylvia goes to Will to urge him to consider the Johnny Rev job offer. She knows he’s unhappy at the bar and wants to help him leave on his terms. 

Will: Yo, I quit! Peace! *exits and re-enters* By “quit,” I mean I will sell you my shares in this bar at a rate that we later negotiate with a lawyer present. Peace.

I love that the blow-up argument and their distance from each other during this final episode is brief. It shows how tight their bond is. I also love how their argument started.

Sylvia’s first instinct is not to invite Will to the party because “it’s people from different worlds.” She’s not wrong. Will and Sylvia are met with an entire party of skeptics when they claim to have seen a UFO.

As a result, Sylvia gets caught between those two different worlds. Byrne does a great job of showing Sylvia’s inner conflict as the UFO debate plays out. She tries to placate both sides as it escalates. 

It is sad to see her eventually abandon him in the conversation, and Will’s disappointment is valid. But, as Sylvia says, “Read the room.” 

However, the scene is more funny than tense, as has been the case throughout Platonic Season 1. The conflict rarely overshadows the comedy. 

Platonic Season 1 Episode 8, “San Diego,” is the only real downer of the season. It’s the one case of the conflict being too heavy. Although, it does set up some plot that is concluded nicely in the finale. 

In retrospect, Johnny Rev (or Jonathan Revolution) being so awful is somewhat worth his comeuppance on the finale, and it’s nice we don’t also have to see him in the process. Jenna is made CEO and Will can feel good about working for the corporation.

That bummer of an episode put these happy endings into motion. 

All of the conclusions are satisfying. Sylvia’s event planning business and Will and Jenna’s engagement are revealed on the day of Katie and Andy’s wedding. Even the UFO sighting from a year earlier comes up and eases any remaining tension between the besties. 

The potential for a second season where Sylvia plans Will and Jenna’s nuptials would be a fantastic continuation of the series. Here’s hoping. 

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All episodes of Platonic Season 1 are now streaming on Apple TV+.

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