As I caught up on Thomas’s series, it became my answer to a common question: “What’s a show that will comfort me, not make me feel more miserable?” For a series with so many unhappy characters, “Please Like Me” is a surprisingly joyful watch. Still, what makes the show unique, and lends it a rare toughness, is the bond between Josh and Rose, who is played with bravura fragility by Debra Lawrence. Rose—mouthy, brash, unpredictable—is hard to deal with, but you root for her, as she tries various medications, struggles with relationships, and comes to terms with her diagnosis as bipolar. Josh loves his mother deeply; he also views her as a burden. The show is refreshingly uncorny about subjects like this. As humane as it is, “Please Like Me” has none of the bullying positivity of more formulaic “issue TV”: it allows for the rough fact that not everything can be fixed. That might sound depressing. It’s not; it’s a relief.