The Love Hypothesis
Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.
very high confidence
What people are saying
Updated nightlyThe Love Hypothesis mostly works as a rom-com about Olive Smith and Dr. Adam Carlsen faking a relationship and watching their love theories fall apart. Lili Reinhart gets most of the credit, and Tom Bateman lands enough of the hotshot professor charm to keep the central pairing fun. The humor is the biggest crowd-pleaser, while some voices say the pacing drags and the premise feels familiar. Rachel Marsh and Anh Pham get a few friendly shout-outs too, and the overall read is warm, funny, and more win than flop.
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- Positive66%
- Mixed15%
- Negative19%
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