Opposite her is Rust, who co-created the series and essentially weaponizes his own nice-guy persona. Gus is a nice guy—the kind who holds doors, remembers birthdays, and composes music for terrible movies. But Rust brilliantly exposes the entitlement and passive aggression lurking beneath that affability. Watching Rust navigate Gus’s petty resentments and social ineptitude is like watching a masterclass in “cringe comedy.” Together, Jacobs and Rust have a chemistry that feels less like a fairy tale and more like two tectonic plates grinding together—destructive, but impossible to look away from. While Mickey and Gus provide the chaos, the supporting cast provides the gravity.
Special mention goes to as Heidi, Gus’s initial love interest, whose rejection sets the entire plot in motion. Heelan plays Heidi as not mean, but simply done with Gus’s neediness, which is far more cutting. love tv show cast
as Bertie, Mickey’s Australian roommate, is the show’s secret weapon. In any other show, Bertie would be a one-note "quirky friend." But O’Doherty infuses her with genuine warmth, loneliness, and a surprising amount of emotional intelligence. Her relationship with Gus’s friend Randy (played with hysterical, bro-ish sincerity by Mike Mitchell ) offers a sweet, functional counterpoint to the leads’ dysfunction. Mitchell’s Randy—a beefcake who loves explosions, protein shakes, and eventually Bertie—is a comedic highlight, proving that simple doesn’t mean stupid. Opposite her is Rust, who co-created the series