Scrotal Recall…A strange title, but worth telling your friends about

When I saw the “Scrotal Recall” come up on Netflix I was a little skeptical, it didn’t sound like something I’d be interested in at all. The title, and the fact that it was a Netflix original series, did intrigue me enough to get me to read the plot.  

Set in London, it’s a story of Dylan, a man in his 20s that finds out he has Chlamydia and has to tell all of his previous lovers about his condition. Along for the ride are his two friends, the womanizer, Luke, and his attractive girl “best friend” Evie.

The show flips between when he met his former lovers to when he sees them again to tell them they should get tested. At first, it’s a little confusing to follow the back and forth as some of the flashbacks are so close in time, some less than 2 years, but as the show goes on, it’s easier to tell where the characters have progressed and where they haven’t.

Scrotal Recall

When a character gets an STI, it's typically the person who sleeps around carelessly and you're not surprised when you find out. Dylan, on the other hand, is not that kind of character. The more of his lovers you are introduced to, the more you realize that the awkward, shaggy-haired blonde is just looking for "the one." You almost forget that he has the condition and are rooting for him to end up with someone that makes him happy. 

The show, like many on Netflix, is actually from the BBC, making the humor very dry, the characters realistic and the show incredibly “bingeworthy.” With a plot that moves swiftly between every 25 minute episode, it’s not hard to quickly get addicted and end up watching the entire first season in an afternoon or two.