Collider has published a review praising the return of the Apple TV+ comedy Trying for its fifth season, arriving after a two-year break and continuing to be described by the outlet as the streamer's best sitcom. The review matters as a signal to fans that the well-liked British series, first launched in 2020, retains the warmth, humour and emotional honesty that earned its following, while pushing its central couple into more difficult territory.

The season picks up directly from Season 4's cliffhanger, with the children's biological mother, Kat (Charlotte Riley), arriving on Nikki and Jason's doorstep and unsettling the family, including tensions between Nikki and daughter Princess. Alongside this, Nikki (Esther Smith) starts a new travel-industry job and gains a charming co-worker (Colin Morgan), while Jason (Rafe Spall) trains to become a social worker. The review highlights how the show handles marriage, parenthood and raising teenagers, finding humour in everyday awkwardness without mocking its characters, and treating change as something to live with rather than a sign of collapse.