Seen from a gracious vantage point, the first season of “Dead to Me” offers an unusual tale of female friendship and a light satiric shakedown of rich people problems.
By shattering the picture-perfect life of Jen Harding, creator Liz Feldman exposes an Orange County McMansion filled with fancy wine, uncluttered kitchen counters, and luxurious living quarters as a false front; it only looks perfect from the outside and can’t protect Jen from the pain felt within.
Her suffering makes her relatable, even when Jen’s fighting insomnia in a king-size bed with an ocean view, and any comfort afforded by such privileged purchases is stripped away by an escalating series of over-the-top calamities.Her husband dies in a hit-and run; the driver turns out to be her new best friend, Judy (Linda Cardellini); Judy hides her role in Jen’s agony while sharing traumatic story after traumatic story of her own.
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