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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Judy Berman](https://time.com/author/judy-berman/)  ## Judy Berman TV Critic Feb 1, 2024 2:00 PM UTC  Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr. & Mrs. Smith Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr. & Mrs. SmithDavid Lee—Prime Video—Amazon MGM Studios  by [Judy Berman](https://time.com/author/judy-berman/)  ## Judy Berman TV Critic Feb 1, 2024 2:00 PM UTC [Donald Glover](https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736210/donald-glover/) is known as a provocateur, taking aim at pieties around race, celebrity, and the entertainment industry in dark comedies like the shape-shifting [_Atlanta_](https://time.com/6159592/atlanta-season-3-review/)and last year's stan satire [_Swarm_](https://time.com/6262304/swarm-review/). But he also has a romantic side. It has fueled _Atlanta_ story lines about his character Earn’s relationship with his daughter’s mother ([Zazie Beetz](https://time.com/collection/american-voices-2017/4598563/zazie-beetz-american-voices/)) and some of the best music he’s released as [Childish Gambino](https://time.com/5267890/childish-gambino-this-is-america-meaning/). _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_, Glover and co-creator Francesca Sloane’s reimagining of the 2005 action romp that birthed [Brangelina](https://time.com/4501208/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-divorce-couple/), is his first series to foreground that sweeter sensibility. In fact, it’s more reminiscent in tone of [Rian Johnson](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269443/rian-johnson/) and [Natasha Lyonne](https://time.com/6248852/natasha-lyonne-poker-face-interview/)’s (mostly) lighthearted detective dramedy [_Poker Face_](https://time.com/6249892/poker-face-review-peacock/)than of its high-octane inspiration about two married assassins who lie to each other about their professions until they’re assigned to kill one another. In this version, Glover’s John and [_Pen15_ star Maya Erskine](https://time.com/5745386/best-tv-characters-2019/)’s Jane are desperate strangers united by a mysterious employer in a sham marriage. She’s a super-smart risk taker who got rejected from the CIA due to “antisocial tendencies.” He’s an affable military vet with a dishonorable discharge. Together, they risk their lives in missions that are equal parts glamorous and awkward. One episode has them spying on the collapse of a mogul’s ([Sharon Horgan](https://time.com/6206724/bad-sisters-review-apple/)) marriage during a ski vacation in the Dolomites. In another, they indulge the perverse sexual appetites of a billionaire played by John Turturro in a quest to inject him with truth serum.  Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr. & Mrs. Smith David Lee—Prime Video—Amazon MGM Studios There’s plenty of action on offer. But, as in _Poker Face_, the show’s real emphasis is on the characters—and a list of delightful guest stars that includes [Michaela Coel](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888492/michaela-coel/), Parker Posey, [Alexander Skarsgård](https://time.com/6169996/alexander-skarsgard-the-northman-interview/), and more. John and Jane fall in love fast, yet their relationship is tested by job-related stress, incompatible priorities, and their very different personalities. Through goofy pillow talk as well as angry confrontations, they hash out violently heightened versions of the problems any couple trying to build a life together might face. As a metaphor for the us-against-the-world hubris of marriage, it mostly works. Glover and Erskine have a playful sort of chemistry. Yet despite all the combat and chase scenes, the pace sometimes drags; episodes that feel flabby at 45 minutes might’ve been more captivating at a half hour. At the same time, there’s something endearing about the story’s shagginess. _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ may not be a classic like _Atlanta_, but it can be a whole lot of fun. 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