Unlike traditional supernatural romances where the vampire represents dangerous, eternal passion, Love Sucks posits that immortality would actually be tedious. Imagine swiping right for three centuries. Imagine the same arguments about leaving the toilet seat up, but forever. The show posits that love doesn’t suck because people are evil; love sucks because it is maintenance .
Love Sucks (2023) is streaming exclusively on ShowX. Rated TV-MA for language, blood, cynicism, and a very awkward sex scene involving a coffin. Love Sucks -2023- ShowX Original
The tagline of the ShowX campaign says it all: “You fall in love. Then you die. We skip the second part.” In 2023, the concept of romance has undergone a seismic shift. Dating apps have commodified intimacy, ghosting is a professional sport, and the term “situationship” has entered the legal lexicon of emotional damage. Love Sucks leans into this fatigue with brutal honesty. The show posits that love doesn’t suck because
In a television landscape saturated with meet-cutes, grand gestures, and the relentless promise of “happily ever after,” a sharp, bloody, and painfully honest voice has emerged. The 2023 ShowX Original, Love Sucks , is not your typical vampire romance. It is a raucous, chaotic, and deeply nihilistic take on modern dating, immortality, and the exhaustion of looking for a soulmate in a world that has lost its soul. The tagline of the ShowX campaign says it
By the final frame of the finale, Milo and Samira haven't fixed each other. They haven't found the "cure" for immortality or the "key" to happiness. They have simply decided to tolerate each other for another decade or two, because finding a new parking spot is a pain in the neck.
The plot kicks into action when Milo accidentally saves , a cynical, chain-smoking rideshare driver who is actively trying to ghost an entire polycule of toxic exes. Samira doesn’t swoon when she discovers Milo is undead. She asks for his Venmo and critiques his poor fang hygiene.
If you are tired of the saccharine tropes of The Vampire Diaries or the brooding etiquette of Twilight , ShowX’s Love Sucks offers a stake through the heart of romance itself. Created by showrunner Elena Vasquez (known for her work on Nocturnal City Blues ), Love Sucks follows Milo , a 347-year-old vampire who hasn’t felt a genuine spark of romantic interest since the invention of the printing press. The year is 2023. Milo works overnight shifts at a 24-hour pharmacy in a decaying New England strip mall. He wears Crocs, hates group chats, and exclusively feeds on expired blood bags he gets from a disgraced phlebotomist named “Stabby Steve.”