Comedy Series LAID-Lethal Vagina Enigmal is Lively then Trying

The new Peacock comedy series stars a lively duo of femme fatale pals that are looking for love while finding a trail of past lovers dying in a seemingly sequential order. Women comedy duos have a history from Lucy and Vivian, Mary and Rhoda and more recently, Tina and Amy. The dynamic, loquacious ladies in LAID are Ruby (Stephanie Hsu, "Joy Ride") and AJ (Zosia Mamet, "The Flight Attendant"). The two  roommates and best friends since their college days. Both are searching to find mr. right and are feeling the doldrums of being single while their other friends are getting married. Ruby is particularly put out when she learns her first lover passed on. Ruby convinces AJ to accompany her to the funeral where she is received as a guest of honor (except from the deceased's current girlfriend) for a macabre mix of laughs and gaffs. A former male friend of the deceased and former flame of Ruby's strike up a flirtation at the wake that ends in a fatal accident in front of Ruby. When the girls learn of a third boyfriend's passing,  AJ tells Ruby, "Two is a coincidence. Three is a pattern." And so the sexy, sly sleuths set on a mission to alert the list of Ruby's liaisons of their pending doom. Ruby and AJ have perfected the fast talking chatter familiar to "Gilmore Girls" fans and they make a funny, likable pair of "30 Something" friends. But, after a few episodes, these garrulous gals lose their flare as the LAID falls back on tried and true tropes found in typical rom/coms. Ruby sleeps with AJ's current beau after a night of stoning and self-loathing only to hate herself for her betrayal. Another, sappy rom/com meme is the seemingly perfect guy for Ruby except he's her client and has a serious girlfriend. The two share a passion for rom/coms and parlay lines from "When Harry Met Sally" to each other and share a love of musicals. They even named the same favorite, animated musical, "Beauty and the Beast". The laughs land fast and furious in the first few episodes. The premise of past lovers pushing daisies seemed promising but petered with little if anything other than sex as the jest of their past fling. There are two basic reasons to watch LAID; its two indefatigble leads Hsu and Mamet (Zosia is David Mamet's daughter) as besties. Their charisma and chemistry keeps the show alive as the death tolls mount, and the mystery misfires. Even when Ruby is at her most annoying, it's delightful knowing the two girls remain steadfast friends to the end. Despite Ruby being toxic to exes, the two make a strong comedy duo of the feminine sexes.