Television, drug of the nation

dispatches from elsewhere on amazon prime

Weird premise and pretty oddball style but somewhat entertaining, I
thought it would lose momentum after a few episodes but actually
builds into quite a charming story by the end, the last episode even
gets a bit emotional.

feels like it has a heavy influence from Utopia (minus the violence),
richard e. grant might well have been using this as practice for his
version of loki as he plays the articulate sinister games master very
well. Andre3000 is excellent in it for many reasons, jason siegel
plays the affable idiot role he knows and loves so well to his usual
standard. the trans themes used seem like they've had the right amount
of care and attention given to them and at no point does it feel
tacked on or forced but in terms of accurate representation I'm not in
a position to really comment.

worth a cheeky binge when you're bored

turns out the shit amazon prime app was hiding two more episodes. took the ending in a different direction to the cliff hanger i'd assumed it to be. Gets very meta at the end and Jason Siegel being Jason siegel becomes an important part of the show.

felt like a well rounded experience once all said and done. The show has actually grown on me in retrospect and actually really quite enjoyed it I think.