Fisk
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In a first, I’m going to review a show which, to cut a long story short, is a gem. Why? Here are three reasons why:
1. Refreshingly new
Yes, its a comedy but unlike any other recent comedy series you might have watched. Upon some research I find that it is somewhat close to “cringe comedy”, but again, not in the way you might be used to, at least in terms of other content on Netflix. If nothing, the novelty of it is delightful. The laughs are few, but all the more precious when they do come. Different
2. Light watch
You can binge watch it without a major hangover of emotion. Watched and forgotten. Poof! Back to normal life.
3. Helen Tudor-Fisk is a woman
Frankly, I love what the protagonist represents. Just a middle aged person, somewhat disconnected from “social etiquette” BUT absolutely comfortable in her own skin, trying to just get on with life. This is the kind of character sketch I’ve seen for a lot of men, but rarely (I can’t even think of one right now) for women. I love that her “womanhood” isn’t so centre- stage and it weirdly feels like wow, you just let a woman be, like, you let her exist as a person without making a big deal of the gender. (E.g. Nearly any other female character in their 40s would have had talk of finding a partner to have kids with as a talking point. Not here. Yay!). I wonder if the monochrome brown outfit sort of underlines the “person-ness” by suggesting that “she could just as easily be a he, but that’s not the point. They are a ‘furniture chameleon’ — could be anyone!”.
Fisk is worth a watch for its ability to surprise you and make you laugh without showing anything overtly “comic”.
