![]() ![]() 'The Last of Us': Everything You Need to Know About HBO's Adaptation 'Cowboy Bebop': Everything You Need to Know About the Live-Action Netflix Adaptation New episodes will be released weekly.Įvery IndieWire TV Review from 2021 So Far, Ranked by Best to Worst Grade “Somebody Somewhere” premieres Sunday, January 16 at 10:30 p.m. If you’ve ever just driven around with your bestie on a Sunday looking for something to do, and what you did was boring but you two connected, “Somebody Somewhere” captures the singularity of that experience. (I’m fairly certain every suburb has a knick-knack store like Tricia’s Tender Moments.) The situations are just high-stakes enough to belong on a television show, but found underneath them are moments of darling connections, like Sam learning Joel’s a “birder” because he carries binoculars in his car. ![]() It’s small-town setting doesn’t rely on stereotypes but is genuinely reminiscent of numerous towns adjoining big cities. “Somebody Somewhere” is a hard show to describe, not in terms of plot but of feeling. The loss of Holly ripples through the entire family, and though the series never chronically brings it up, her demise is at the center of every glance, every slight, every story. Hagerty and Brody, as Sam’s parents Ed and Mary-Jo, are especially intriguing as they’re broken people who hide the pain in different ways Ed tamps everything down while Mary-Jo drinks to the point of running her husband’s foot over and nearly lighting her niece on fire. Garrison, Mike Hagerty, and Jane Brody as Sam’s family cause plenty of cringes in their dysfunctional dynamic. Everyone is on point and it’s so hilarious that I’ve already gone back and watched it twice.Įverett and Hiller are the dominant forces within “Somebody Somewhere,” but the supporting cast is compelling. Speaking of, it’s early but I don’t know if anything will compare to Episode 5 of this series. Whether that’s helping Sam follow around Tricia’s husband or surviving a tornado while chasing a dog, Joel makes you laugh and feel in equal measure. Hiller’s facial expressions can induce a laugh, but the true genius of his performance, like Everett’s, is in his humanity and authenticity. And the series skillfully shows Sam’s growth in a way that always feels organic. It’d be easy for the audience to see Sam as someone who’s just lazy, and that’s far from the case. If you’ve followed the comedy world, or seen her underrated performance in 2017’s “Patti Cakes,” then you know the power Everett brings as a performer. ![]() Holly’s death gives Sam a reason to be alone, but it’s not the reason she’s alone. She forgets to put on pants before she screams at her neighbors she stresses out when she’s invited to brunch because it turns out to be a group activity. Even as she does, a question grows more pressing: Is it really the location that’s a trap, or Sam’s own feelings? In Everett’s hands, Sam is someone you either know or are. While Dorothy Gale might not have been itching to leave Kansas after “The Wizard of Oz,” Sam can’t do anything but rail against it. “Somebody Somewhere” is about belonging and how often the places we end up are forced to feel like home by default. 'Cheer' Season 2 Review: A Fascinating Mix of Skill, Rivalry, and Fame 'Peacemaker' Review: James Gunn's HBO Max Series Soars Like an Eagly ![]() The two start to form an unlikely bond involving music that slowly starts to make Sam’s Kansas hometown feel tolerable. Actually, her and Joel knew each other from high school, but Sam has no memory of him. While working in a student testing center she meets Joel (Jeff Hiller). Her sister and closest friend Holly just succumbed to cancer, leaving Sam emotionally and professional adrift, shut off from the world, and barely able to move off her bed/couch. While Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen’s HBO series “ Somebody Somewhere” has a tragedy in its plot, the half-hour pseudo-comedy feels less about grappling with loss and more about dealing with existence in general. Life is composed of the sweet and the sour, so it only makes sense that several series have tried to squeeze humor from bitter moments. ![]()
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