The American romantic comedy series Laid Season 1 is directed by Nahnatchka Khan and Maurice Marable. On 19th December 2024, Laid premiered on Peacock, where the lead character Ruby Yao discovers that all her ex-boyfriends are dying. Ruby along with her crime-obsessed best friend AJ went on a path to find out that all her ex-partners with whom she had shared a bed or had sexual relationships. The first death she came across was of Brandon, ex-boyfriend from her college days. She went to his funeral with Jeffrey, Brandon’s best friend, and her other ex-boyfriend. They fought after leaving the funeral and Jeffrey got out of the Uber. As soon as Jeffery got out of Uber he was hit by a car.
After Brandon and Jeffrey’s deaths, Ruby and her Best friend AJ set out to discover the cause of these deaths and to warn other exes of Ruby so that they can prevent further deaths. There are eight episodes in Laid season 1, and the story revolves around Ruby and her ex-boyfriends. Nahnatchka Khan has filled the series with a lot of suspense in a humorous way.
Plot of Laid Season 1
Stephanie Hsu has played the role of Ruby Yao, the leading character of Laid Season 1. The story starts with Ruby noticing a strange pattern that all her ex-lovers with whom she had sexual relationships are dying. To break the chain of that, Ruby joins her best friend AJ. The Duo went on a journey to track all the past lovers of Ruby and to alert them. During their journey, the duo came across various uncomfortable moments and encounters. In this dark comedy series, Ruby was left with no options other than confronting her past relationships and solving the mystery of sudden deaths. Laid Season 1 is a mixture of humor, suspense, and tension with an unconventional storyline.
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Laid Season 1 Ending Explained
The ending of Laid Season 1 is shocking. The dark Comedy TV show perfectly defines the series’ theme and shows the impact of past relationships and trauma in Ruby’s current life. Ruby is physically losing every single individual with whom she had made sexual relationships. In the death list, there were some people whom she had loved deeply. It also shows that one can’t move forward in life without facing the traumas of their past life. Her relationship was also impacted by her family and every relationship also faced disturbance because of the previous romance. In season 1 Ruby is carrying emotional baggage and she also can’t escape from that. Season 1 is about the old wounds, hopefully in Season 2, Ruby will break the cycle of emotional drama and death.
The mystery behind the sudden deaths of Ruby’s ex
Season 1 of Laid is filled with mystery about the sudden death of Ruby’s ex-boyfriends. Ruby, Richie, and AJ came across various theories. They guessed about every possible reason, from a sexually transmitted disease to a stalker, but couldn’t guess the exact reason. Lastly, AJ found a video of Brad admitting that he had placed a hex on Ruby. Ruby, Richie, and AJ Brad asked him for the solution to the problem and he revealed that there is a woman who knows how to cast a hex and to transfer it to someone else. Then they transferred Hex into a neighbor, who used to annoy Ruby and AJ. But at the end of the series, Nahnatchka Khan drops a bomb on the viewers by revealing that Hex is not the reason for the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, however, the deaths are related to intergenerational trauma.
Did Ruby’s Dad kill her Mom?
In Laid Season 1, Ruby deals with her past, she was struggling to cope with her mother’s death. There was a shocking revelation made by Ruby’s dad that he had also gone through the same thing Ruby was experiencing. She was blaming her dad for taking away her mom. However, in season 1 the exact reason for her mother’s death was not revealed. Most probably Season 2 of Laid will unveil the mysterious death of her Mom.
Cast members of Laid Season 1
The leading character of Ruby Yao is played by Stephanie Hsu, while the character of AJ, her best friend, is played by Zosua Mamet. Michael Angarano has played Richie, while the character of Isaac is played by Tommy Martinez. Ryan Pinkston plays Brad, and Chelsea is played by Chloe Fineman. There are several guest stars in the series including Alexandra Shipp, David Denman, Finneas O’Connell, Olivia Holt, John Early, Simu Liu, Ettore Even, Kat and Andry Hyland.
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Crew members of Laid Season 1
Laid Season 1 is directed by Nahnatchka Khan and Maurice Marable. The Dark Comedy is produced by Sally Bradford, John Davis, John Fox, Jennifer Carreras, Kirsty Fisher, Stephanie Hsu, Marieke Hardy, Liz Watts, and Nahnatchka Khan.
Where to watch Laid Season 1
Season 1 was released on 19th December 2024 and all eight episodes are streaming on Peacock Hub on Jiocinema Premium.
Conclusion
Romantic comedy series Laid season 1, is filled with the struggle of Ruby, her past relationships have created trauma in her present life. All her ex-boyfriends are dying with whom she was in a sexual relationship. However, the exact reason for death is not revealed in season 1 as Ruby along with her best friend AJ goes on a journey to discover the truth about the death of her ex-boyfriend. It will be interesting to see in the 2nd Season of Laid, will Ruby be able to get off from the guilt and trauma of these deaths or not.
