Their daughter, Mae (Olivia Keville), is a smart, outspoken feminist, and the series clearly sees some potential there, but as is the case with most pilots, there’s not enough room to really figure out who she is as a person beyond that description. So far, Lena and Martin aren’t as much fun as the series would like them to be, and their kids don’t have much in the way of personalities to warrant any real interest in them early on. It was a stretch, but you were willing to buy into it because Jess, Nick, Winston, and Schmidt were so much fun to spend time with. A fairly convoluted premise asked viewers to buy that Zoey Deschanel would move into a loft in Los Angeles with three thirty-something men as they figured out their lives, all of which were in a state of arrested development for one reason or another. Some sitcoms can make do with even the most convoluted of premises, and they usually do that on the quality of their writing and the chemistry of the cast. Related: Barry Series Premiere Review: Bill Hader Shines In This Terrific Dark Comedy

They decide to separate, but, in a twist worthy of a 12-second elevator pitch, they can’t afford to get two houses so they agree to cohabitate in the same home, alternating weeks of being the parent in charge while the other lives in the garage they’ve converted into an apartment.

All joking aside, Splitting Up Together begins with a lengthy recap of Lena and Martin’s relationship, describing one that, given their deeply rooted character flaws (he’s a narcissist and she’s a control freak), wasn’t equipped to handle the many compromises that come from maintaining a marriage and raising three kids.

The series stars Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson as Lena and Martin, a once happy couple who made the mistake of liking Coldplay and having children - two surefire relationship killers that the show goes to great lengths to encourage those watching to avoid.

Splitting up together