{"id":12806,"date":"2018-02-28T23:33:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T07:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/?p=12806"},"modified":"2018-02-28T23:38:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T07:38:14","slug":"juggling-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/juggling-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Juggling Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many Netflix series can you watch concurrently without losing your mind? Right now, I’m watching a bunch of them, and it’s impossible to keep the story-lines straight.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t help when an actor from one series pops up in another. It’s like the shows are leaking into each other, and not in a good way.<\/p>\n

I’m trying to follow Imposters<\/strong>, Seven Seconds<\/strong>, and Shut Eye<\/strong>, as well as Homeland<\/strong> and The Chi<\/strong>, on Showtime. I’m not intentionally looking for violence, but I spend a certain amount of time every night whining, “I’M COVERING MY EYES! TELL ME WHEN IT’S OVER!” People are always getting stabbed, shot, bludgeoned, or poisoned. If they overdose on drugs, the camera lingers on their vomit. I’ve seen several fingers chopped off.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, I wish the writers would pay more attention to details. Or at least they could make more of an effort at rudimentary logic. I have trouble keeping quiet about these lapses, and it’s taking a toll on my husband, who exclaims, “It doesn’t matter, it’s TV!”<\/p>\n

I also find that I have to google the actresses to see how old they are. I need to know if they’re incredibly well-preserved or aging horribly. This also annoys my husband, who thinks I should be able to put this off until the end of the episode.<\/p>\n

I have come to l realize that a trope you can’t avoid is the death of a son. Never daughters. The writers must know it’s the worst thing that can happen, so they dish it out with total, almost malicious abandon, focusing on the lifeless bodies and the facial expression of the horrified parents. If you can’t take triggers, don’t watch TV, is my advice. Toughen up.<\/p>\n

Lately, there are too many troubled professional women, paired up with an insufferable man who will eventually become a love interest. There are too many alcoholics, too. Just like in real life.<\/p>\n

The actress Mel Harris<\/strong><\/a>, who was once famous, is in everything, and I’m happy to report that she’s younger than me but looks much older. Inbar Lavi<\/strong><\/a> is in everything, too.<\/p>\n

In between the death and violence, I’m watching a show called Crashing<\/strong><\/a> about a dorky stand-up comic who isn’t funny, starring a dorky stand-up comic who isn’t funny.\u00a0 In the show, we watch him watching other comics, who aren’t funny either. I almost want someone to stab or bludgeon him. But no finger chopping.<\/p>\n

I’m still not watching Game of Thrones<\/strong> or The Crown<\/strong>, and no one can make me.<\/p>\n

What shows are you watching, and how do you keep them straight??<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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