Ep. 18: Emma + Dexter
From Starring Cupid by Zaza Gxarisa
July 15, 2025 · 1h 11m · Season 6 · Episode 18
About this episode
Zama discusses the complexities of the friends to lovers trope through the characters Emma and Dexter from Netflix's One Day.
This week we’re taking it one day at a time with Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew, from Netflix’s One Day. Join Zama as we unpack the intricacies behind this kind of friends to lovers trope, why Dex can be so frustrating, how Emma gets trapped by the idea of settling, and how we can honour those we’ve lost. The discussion continue in this week’s morbid Who’s Your Fave battle. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @ StarringCupid for more content and pod updates.
People in this episode
Host: Zama
Topics covered
- friends to lovers
- character analysis
- loss
- romantic tropes
- settling
Keywords
- Emma Morley
- Dexter Mayhew
- One Day
- Netflix
- friends to lovers
- romantic tropes
- character analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Netflix
Books & works: One Day
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