The TV murder mystery has a timeless appeal, often attracting the audience with slow clue revelations, which enables the audience to be part of the discovery. The genre can easily shift its tone, from serious drama to witty comedy, with TV detectives long being the character. ResidentialCreated by Paul William Davies and produced by Shondaland, hits many of these tropes, embracing a quirky master detective and numerous weird suspects, all within the walls of the White House.
On the evening of a national dinner for the Australian delegation, White House Chief Usher Ab Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito) was murdered. This caused panic among staff and we quickly introduced us to Cordelia Cupp, a police detective who aims to get details and be obsessed with bird watching. Her Uzo Aduba won the victory, who gave Cupp a method of investigating. The cast is a vast list of roles covering White House staff, guests and DC police and members of the FBI. Even Kylie Minogue, who performed as part of the state dinner, is a suspect.
Rather than approaching the traditional way, Davis introduces the message in a nonlinear, sometimes chaotic plot structure. Each plot flashes rapidly between characters, sometimes providing more than one version of the scene or statement to emphasize the fact that each character’s perception of the event is subjective. When CUPP investigated murders in the past, several identical characters spoke in the present, detailing how to deal with murder investigations. There is a lot of information at a time, and it can be tricky to keep track of the characters and who are where and when. Still, the storytelling was full of ideas and energy, and some fun moments, especially from FBI agent Edwin Park (Randall Park).
Davies In eight episodes, Davies sent out a red herring about Cupp, new clues and some key backstory, which informed the investigation. She is a keen observer and we finally learn why one of the most engaging parts of the show. Although the series is serious crime at its core, it is a relaxing watch that embraces the tone of the screw dance comedy and the quick dialogue. Some characters are more comic-like than the fully defined person, but it’s part of the fun – Taran Killam’s St. Pierre is a lively energy therapist who participates in the event planning, while Barrett Foa’s Elliott Morgan is a silly first gentleman. Yes, President Paul Fitzgerald is a gay man, and although rarely discussed, it is accepted as part of the narrative landscape. (If it’s just.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npdkosvn5ag
From Jason Lee to Ken Marino to Eliza Coupe, many actors appear, and Al Franken plays the fictional senator in the meta-moment, which has some sincerity for the story. Even if you sometimes have a hard time recalling who is who, these various looks add to the energy of the show. It’s obvious that Davies appreciates and appreciates Whodunnit’s history Agatha Christie and Go out of the knife Throughout the plot, he injects his point of view with this appreciation. Sometimes you want the show to slow down or focus on a character instead of jumping wildly in space and time, but it’s easy to enjoy a full-blown atmosphere. It makes you guess until the end, Davies is careful not to make the final revelation too obvious. It’s fun to imagine the murders in the White House in this parallel universe, which is very different from the murders in our reality. Even if it ends up being more like a dessert than the main course Residential It’s a very welcome distraction.
“House” is now streaming on Netflix.
