Love – “It Begins”

Original Air Date: February 19, 2016

Directed by: Dean Holland

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: A woman named Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) and a guy named Gus (Paul Rust) suffer through difficult breakups in the first episode of this Netflix series.

Kitty Cameo: Mickey owns an orange and white tabby cat named Grandpa who is seen in bed with her at the beginning of the episode.

Love - It Begins - orange and white tabby cat Grandpa on bed with Mickey Gillian Jacobs

Grandpa shows up again when Mickey is interviewing Bertie (Claudia O’Doherty) as a potential new roommate. Grandpa jumps up on a nearby table and Mickey scolds the cat and puts him back on the floor. Bertie asks its name and Mickey replies, “I named him Grandpa because he’s the reincarnation of my grandpa.”

Love - It Begins - orange and white tabby cat Grandpa on table with Mickey Gillian Jacobs and Bertie Claudia O'Doherty

The cat actors were provided by Benay’s Bird and Animal Rentals.

Love - It Begins - orange and white tabby cat Grandpa on table with Mickey Gillian Jacobs

Final Mewsings: Who wouldn’t want to come back as a cat?

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