Felix is a neurotic intellectual who uses vocabulary to keep people away. Doris expresses herself through her sexuality. Felix feels sex is an animal instinct. This doesn't stop them from falling in love, more or less. It also leads to a dysfunctional relationship so real it's like spying through someone's living room window.
Actors are a marvel to watch as they engage in a psychological warfare.
They call each other nasty names, lurching for the jugular. Just when you think you have characters figured out, they pull something unexpected. The Owl and the Pussycat moves at a quick quip. Scenes take only minutes. Most jokes hit as does the physical comedy.