Netflix’s absurd new drama doesn’t reinvent the morality tale, but it is tremendous fun
It is my contention that any programme that chooses to demonstrate the bone-deep villainy of its protagonist by having her practise archery in her office is the best programme. All others can go home. I’m not here for your subtle touches, your careful building of characters. Bad people have big offices, and use them to zing arrows at priceless wooden sculptures. QED, my friends, QED.
Welcome, then, to Netflix’s What/If, a proudly deranged drama that asks: what if we gender-flipped Indecent Proposal and turned it into a 10-part series starring Renée Zellweger, even though the main part is crying out to be played by the original proposee, Demi Moore? The premise owes so much to Indecent Proposal that the couple about to be torn asunder even remark how much it reminds them of “that movie”.
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