The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain

Finally something original!!!! Is A24 the lazy studio that knows how to produce original content? My goodness. In a world of do-overs, participation trophies, remakes and plagiarism, Beef is unique. A clear tone, cultural satire, dark humor. And led by two outstanding performances!

As of now I've only seen episode 1. But I'm drawn in. I see myself in the story. Who hasn't had that day where it's just one thing after another. Cut off in traffic, stub your toe, drop and shatter your favorite glass at home. The slow simmer to boil to explosion is played so well by Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. 10/10 would recommend.

I can't say this enough that shows need to have a strong start in order to hook it's audience and this first episode does that.

This episode delves deep into it's story and puts us right into the fire. Right off the bat where introduced to these characters but we also get to see their situations that led up to their confrontation. Both their lives are not quite where they want it to be and there just trying to keep their heads above water.

But what I like about this first episode is how it introduces it's story. The show opens up with the road rage incident and that is what triggers everything to happen and we also get an understanding about why they acted the way they did which puts a lot more meaning toward their actions.

The only thing I want to say is that Bitcoin never went from 20k to 2k. You could have chosen a fictional thing, but btc just never dropped from 20 to 2. It dropped from 17 to 3 or something, but that took over a year. Kind of a stupid review. But that kind of annoyed me a little. Just never occurred that one day it's 20k and next day it was 2. Therefore I would've chosen something else. Other than that Steven Yeun is great as always. And I get breaking bad vibes. Like a well written thing where everyone is committed. That being said I'm looking forward to what will happen in the future. It made me google when the show takes place. End of 2017 it was around 18k and January 2019 it was around 3.5k. And then it just went parabolic. Just saying. Of course it's a. Risky thing. But again. I would've chosen a fictional thing. Instead of misleading.

After watching the first episode of Beef, I understand why it's generating buzz, but I'm genuinely torn about continuing. There's clearly quality here, but something left me uncertain.

Steven Yeun and Ali Wong deliver strong performances as two strangers whose road rage incident spirals into something darker. The acting is excellent, and the production values are solid with a dark comedic edge many will find appealing.

However, the premise feels like it might be stretched thin over ten episodes.

The road rage escalation, while well-executed, strikes me as potentially exhausting to watch unfold. There's an uncomfortable intensity that makes for draining viewing.

The show has ambitions beyond simple revenge comedy - hints at deeper themes about frustration and modern life. But the first episode left me questioning whether I want to watch two people systematically destroy each other's lives.

It's well-made television I can appreciate objectively, but I'm genuinely 50-50 on whether it matches my viewing preferences. Let's see.

I wasn't prepared for this to be so devastatingly real so soon. This was great. A fresh blend of comedy and grounded realistic emotion that made for a really entertaining first episode. I have high hopes for this show it's been on my watchlist for a long time now. I love Steven Yeun so much and I think by the tome this is over one of my favorite aspects will be that I was able to watch a show with him and to be able to connect with his profound performance. I'm very glad to be watching a show again.