Saturday, April 15, 2023

Fall Finales: Unstable - Season One

So unlike the funny and relatable Wellmania, Unstable is not at all funny, the pilot for example was really average.

Streaming on Netflix starring 9-1-1 Lone Star's Rob Lowe along his son John Owen Lowe, this is one Netflix title to avoid!

Landing at the end of March, this father-son comedy in which socially shy son Jackson (John Owen Lowe) begins working for his successful and admired, but eccentric and narcissistic-adjacent, father Ellis (Rob Lowe) at his high-tech bio research facility in order to help save him from spiraling further following the death of his wife.

I am hardcore back into Netflix right now. Beef is a great nightly binge, which I hope to conclude next week. However for now this is how Unstable begins...

Eccentric Los Angeles biotech CEO Ellis Dragon suffers a mental decline following the death of his wife. His CFO Anna Bennet worries that his erratic behavior and loss of focus at work jeopardizes the company. She has Ellis' estranged son Jackson, an aspiring flautist living in New York, come to Los Angeles to help Ellis recover from his downward spiral. Jackson resents his father for disregarding his ambitions and pressuring his son to be more like him. 

The two briefly reconcile during a company karaoke event, after which Jackson plans to return to New York, but he is forced to stay when Anna and Ellis reveal that Ellis has held his company-issued therapist captive in his basement for attempting to extort him.


So if you have finished Beef, Wellmania and other better Netflix titles, maybe give this one a go. Good thing is, the episodes are short AF.

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