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Anyone watching "The woman in the house... (Original Post) bif Jan 2022 OP
I love the concept. It looks like a spoof of all those awful "drunk and crazy housewife solves a Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #1
What is it on? nt Phoenix61 Jan 2022 #2
Netflix bif Jan 2022 #3
Thanks! nt Phoenix61 Jan 2022 #4
Watching now. It's wry but not as funny as I wanted it to be. Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #5
I agree bif Feb 2022 #9
I just finished it. I recommend it. nuxvomica Jan 2022 #6
Just finished episode 4. bif Feb 2022 #7
Yes, the wine glasses nuxvomica Feb 2022 #8
Watched season 1 yesterday Nevilledog Feb 2022 #10
Goofy fun and scary. I'm still worried about the mailbox... txwhitedove Feb 2022 #11

Scrivener7

(52,739 posts)
1. I love the concept. It looks like a spoof of all those awful "drunk and crazy housewife solves a
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 09:36 AM
Jan 2022

murder blandly" books that seem to be what passes for thrillers these days. It's every book in Reese Witherspoon's list.

I will totally be watching but won't get to it till later today.

Scrivener7

(52,739 posts)
5. Watching now. It's wry but not as funny as I wanted it to be.
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 03:54 PM
Jan 2022

And YET, I am still watching because there is a murder mystery in there and I am a sucker for a mystery.

bif

(23,980 posts)
9. I agree
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 08:31 AM
Feb 2022

It could have been funnier, but I still enjoyed it. And they set it up for a second season.

nuxvomica

(12,877 posts)
6. I just finished it. I recommend it.
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 09:41 PM
Jan 2022

Very well done parody of those I-saw-a-murder-but-no-one-believes-me stories. The early episodes are driven by the mystery elements but the cliches and goofiness begin to pile up. Funny, but subtly so, at least in the beginning, then more outrageous from the fifth episode on. For me, the tonal shift occurred with the appearance of the ventriloquist dummy. But it works as a thriller, too, as a good parody should.

bif

(23,980 posts)
7. Just finished episode 4.
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 11:52 AM
Feb 2022

It's pretty amusing so I'll stick with it. Cracks me up the way her wine glass can hold a full bottle!

nuxvomica

(12,877 posts)
8. Yes, the wine glasses
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 12:16 PM
Feb 2022

I remember saying to someone "Why do these stories always have people drinking lots of wine to wash down medication. In real life, the person would probably die!" But that was before I fully realized it was a parody. It reminds of the Netflix movie Army of Thieves, which I eventually realized was a parody of heist movies.

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