Cavy TV

  Rating: ★★★★½ Netflix's BEEF is an exceptional genre piece on two midlife adults from opposite sides of the social class facing and duelling out their own demons against each other for an entire season. The show functions on dramedy underpinnings, but it thrives so much more on its comedy beats in comparison to the drama angles which can sometimes be a bit negligent. Another drawback is the ending, and why does every show these days need to have a "psychedelic" episode? It has become so common that it has replaced the "it was all a dream" episode in TV canon as a plot device to wrap certain plot points up.  Nevertheless, BEEF is a strong edition to TV in the 2020s, so much so that it is the best original only behind Severance to come out so far this decade in my opinion. Further positive points are the many colourful characters around Ali Wong and Steven Yeun who both put in equally excellent lead performances. It is also nice to see the cast and creators st...