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The Woman in the House (2022– )

No. NO. NOOOOO!

[1/10 · 3 February 2022]

No, no no no no.

Netflix apparently decided to write about a woman, whose husband LEFT THEIR DAUGHTER ALONE WITH A CANIBAL, I don't care the circumstances... NO! My daughter would've been in an office on the other side of the facility being watched by a friend. Or I would've rescheduled that session for another day. Even if she hadn't been eaten, can you imagine the trauma of sitting in on a therapy session with a CANIBAL.

Ex-husband also hired a handyman for his wife that had killed his own family with a hammer (And didn't notify her of that fact) The wife distraught from the fact that her daughter was EATEN while with her ex-husband, doesn't notice the fact that that murderer/handyman has MOVED INTO HER ATTIC. The ex-husband is also her therapist and is giving her anti-psychotics in an excessive dose (while knowing she is drinking heavily)

Just medical malpractice and bad decision making galore with the ex-husband. He basically litters life with murderers like you do bland food with salt.

Then at the end... she, goes. Back. To this man.

This is what we're doing really Netflix? Glorifying gaslighting, needless endangerment and medical malpractice as "loving".

I was throwing things at the screen by the end, and if I had the ability, i would burn it to the ground.

There are enough bad relationships marketed to women, this one is right up there with 50 shades in messed up.

Advice anyone who has death with abusive exes to stay away (and in this day and age, who hasn't)

0/10 stars.

Maya and the Three (2021)

Pacing was off, characters only had one setting.

[7/10 · 21 November 2021]

Lets start off with the good parts, beautiful designs inspired by what looks to be Mayan/Aztec/Mexican culture. (I don't know enough to say which one is the main inspiration). The animation is obviously 3d animated, but is inspired by stop motion animation mainly in the mouths.

The show is good, but I'll have to agree, probably not for young children as they talk a lot about death and human sacrifice. (Which does make their target audience a question mark as they've also made much of it to appeal to younger kids exclusively)

The pacing to me felt like a climax, that's it, just a climax. The entire show starts on a high point and just keeps on trying to outdo itself throughout all 4-5 hours run time.

Think of it like a run on sentence in plot form. "And then and then and then"

Its exhausting to sit through sometimes.

I found myself liking any character who didn't shout their lines all the time, or (god willing) could sit still for a second.

"BUT WHEN YOU TALK LIKE THIS FOR HOURS ABOUT HOW YOURE GOING TO DIE IF YOU DONT KILL SOMEONE AND THERE IS NO TIME FOR YOU TO STOP, MIERDA!( random Spanish word)

<- this is how they speak. (Very few exceptions) the entire run time.

I enjoyed it, and watched the entire thing, but, I dont think I could stand a second watch through (and I'm known to rewatch things incessantly) because there's just something about it, could be the overly complicated designs that have no negative space, at all. The shouting characters using latin, tagalog, Spanish and English interchangeably (none of which make sense in pre colonial mexico) or the plot that only has one mode. But it puts a weird feeling in the back of my head, like an almost headache.

Anyway 7/10. Worth a watch if for nothing else but the visuals, leave younger kids who may not be ready for character deaths and talks of human sacrifice, and the adults might want to avoid if you currently have a headache already.