Lucifer holds a special place in my heart. Okay, not the actual Devil obviously, but this show. Okay and the actor that plays Lucifer (that accent!!). Seasons 1-3 gave us a weirdly comforting show. You wouldn’t think a show about the Devil could be comforting. But he is just so charming, and he has a good heart, promise! Plus, it was one of those shows that you could just jump in whenever if you wanted to, because there was a different crime to solve every episode.
Spoiler-free review of Netflix’s What/If
This past Friday, one of my favorite days of the week, I got a chance to binge Netflix’s newest original series, What/If. I love Fridays not just because it means it’s the weekend, but because Netflix always dazzles us with a new movie or, my personal favorite, a Netflix original series worthy of a binge. They released a 10 hour limited series (I love how they always say limited series, like no, you are definitely going to get people obsessed and ask for more seasons just like you did with Big Little Lies). The series stars Renee Zellweger (woah! Where has she been hello), who plays an evil venture capitalist named Anne. To be honest, this whole thing reminds me of the movie from 1993, Indecent Proposal.
This is the one show (out of many, MANY that I watch) that I literally can’t wait for each week. I almost wish that since it’s a Hulu original series, it’ll follow what Netflix Originals due (like House of Cards) where they release the entire season at once. However, that is not the case. So week after week, I find myself refreshing hulu.com waiting and waiting for the latest episode to be posted. I’m serious, it’s that good.
Norman is in full form in this episode. He tells Pineview "I have reason to believe my mother is insane and might be killing people." (ahem, says the person who is the one in the mental hospital).
Cue flashback of Norma over his father covered in blood. This idea that the killer might be his mom is even starting to sound more and more real. But come on, we know it’s not.
Here we are again, another terrifying, intriguing, beautifully done season of a classic movie turned into a show, where both the iconic elements and the modernization of it all are intertwined ever so perfectly. Season three of Bates Motel begins with Sheriff Alex Romero burying a bloody dead man into a boat and then sinking that ship, as he rows away from it watching it on the horizon. This is a particularly significant way to open up the first scene, as we have observed the progression of Officer Romero’s struggle between good and bad, right and wrong, and now it just seems like he is at a loss at what to do at this point.
