Netflix dropped its latest series 'The Woman in the House across the Street from the Girl in the Window' this Friday and here are 5 reasons to watch this quirkily named show!
1. If you've read any of the books that this series seeks to parody, namely, The Woman in the Window, The Girl on the Train, The Family Upstairs, The Couple Next-door, The Woman in the Woods etc. etc., then you simply have to watch this series!!!!! It is the Scary Movie (sort of) parody of these books where some unsuspecting but nosy woman finds out something nefarious about her neighbours and then shenanigans ensue!
2. The show is a mix of comedy + crime, which is to say that it mocks these books and all the tropes that this particular sub-genre of crime fiction is steeped in! Namely, an unreliable narrator, a drunk woman overcoming some kind of trauma, suspicious neighbours, incidents that may or may not be what they seem and, most importantly, the neighbours' propensity to live their lives right in front of their windows! How convenient, no? So, yes, this show is a satire but mixed into that is also a murder mystery.
3. The show does a good job of balancing the satire with the actual murder mystery sub-plot. There are a few good red herrings, the mystery is slowly peeled back layer by layer, exposing old and related crimes. You stay engaged and entertained throughout the 8 episodes.
4. The performances are great! Kristen Bell is always a delight to watch and she really plays her part of the drunk, grieving mother, who spends her days marinating in wine and prescription meds by her window, with perfection! The supporting cast is also convincing and sufficiently hammy when they need to be.
5. At 8 episodes, with each approximately 30-odd minutes long, this show is perfect to binge in a single sitting. We started and finished this off in a couple of hours! So, this can be a perfect Saturday or Sunday night/ afternoon binge!
If you've watched this show, do share your thoughts with us!
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