Search Party (2016)

E! | TBS | HBO Max | Release Date: November 21, 2016

8.2	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 26 Ratings

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NobodyYouKnowFeb 26, 2022

This is perhaps the most deeply cynical series I have ever seen. Virtually every character on the show is intensely unlikable with few if any redeeming qualities, and this includes peripheral characters who barely have any screen time. SomeThis is perhaps the most deeply cynical series I have ever seen. Virtually every character on the show is intensely unlikable with few if any redeeming qualities, and this includes peripheral characters who barely have any screen time. Some have said this show is an indictment of Millenials, but given that the cast includes people from other demographics, the show feels more like a "hate letter" to humanity. The only person who isn't a raging narcissist (Dory, the main character) eventually makes some incredibly bad, selfish choices. I found it impossible to root for *anyone* on this show, and that makes it hard to care about what happens. I initially gave up after season 1 episode 3.

But a friend convinced me to stick with it, so I did. The life-changing event that happens at the end of season 1 drastically changes the tone of the show, and it made me want to know what the consequences would be. From that standpoint, the show becomes interesting as we watch the main characters fumble through their lives, hoping their collective, dark secret won't be revealed, and that's what's keeping we watching (it isn't the laughs, which are very few and far between, though some viewers will surely find the caricatures funnier than I do).

However, while there have been a couple of exceedingly brief glimpses of humanity in a couple of characters, I'm now at the beginning of season 3 and haven't seen anything that makes me care any more about any of the characters. With only a couple of exceptions, I feel like I'm watching nothing but two-dimensional caricatures (well acted, to be fair) who consistently provide no reason to care about what happens to them. I honestly don't know how much more I can take of these people who are just mired in apparent disdain for everyone including themselves.

Part of me wonders if the intent of this show is to make viewers feel better about themselves by portraying people who are so deeply unlikable that you can't help but feel you're not so bad. But it feels manipulative and hollow to me. I'll see if the story keeps my interest through season 3, but I'm gonna have to see some change in the characters to stick with this for 5 seasons.… Expand

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