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Minute to minute, inside the space of each scene, the new Netflix seriesDead to Meworks.
On a micro scale its almost unimpeachably constructed.
Each room in their glossy, massive homes makes sense on its own.
I can point to individual scenes and say, This show is a thriller (dramatic flashbacks!
), or, This show is a comedy (goofy, shrill mother-in-law!
Drunken escapades at a bereavement event!).
It is very watchable, in spite of that unevenness.
From one perspective, that smoothness is a good thing.
But that smoothness is also the result of how derivative it feels.
It goes down smoothly because it feels designed for a market that Netflix already knows exists.
What happens to the story where Jens elder son starts selling drugs?
