Candy(2022)
Welcome back, I know you miss my mind-blowing and super awesome recommendations, so here is another one.
Actors which I know and I am assuming you know too
Jessica Biel is back with her fabulous facial features, joined by the ever-talented Melanie Lynskey in this series. These two queens are carrying the entire show on their well-moisturized shoulders.Just as I was thinking, ‘You know what would make this double fun? Justin Timberlake showing up,’ guess what? BAM! There he was! Unrecognizable, like your friend after a bad haircut but in a good way.Their looks are serving ‘small-town drama meets Hollywood flair’ energy.
Plot
This mini-series is based on a true story, and oh boy, it’s a ride. Meet Candy: multitasking queen, the Pinterest-perfect mom who’s at every bake sale and PTA meeting like it’s the Olympics. Life is all ‘rainbows and casserole dishes’ in her world.
Enter Betty, Candy’s new neighbor. Betty’s got that ‘I’m trying my best’ energy — juggling kids, a foster child, and a husband who’s constantly away on business trips. She’s tired, folks. Like, ‘I just ran a marathon while holding a toddler’ tired.
And just when you think, ‘Oh no, Betty deserves a break,’ Candy decides to spice things up. How? By having an affair. With Betty’s husband. I know, I know — WHAT. A. BITCH.
We all know affairs are messy, but this one doesn’t end in the usual drama. Nope. It escalates to a murder. And not just any murder — a BRUTAL one. Someone gets stabbed with an axe 47 times. Forty-seven! That’s not just a snap — that’s a freakin’ emotional symphony of rage.
So, who gets killed? Who does the killing? And how did the PTA not see this coming? Watch Candy to find out. But maybe keep an axe-free radius while you do.
My wisdom regarding this series
After bingeing the Menendez Brothers series on Netflix, I found myself Googling similar shows — because apparently, I enjoy spending my free time questioning humanity. That’s when this series popped up. And as a die-hard Jessica Biel fan (seriously, she’s so underrated), I hit play faster than a mom snagging the last PSL of the season.
This case? Left. Me. Speechless. And let’s be honest, my faith in the justice system is hanging by a thread thinner than my willpower around fries. Sure, the series is set in the 1980s, but let’s not kid ourselves — society still hasn’t figured its shit out.
Marriage? Relationships? They don’t run on love alone, folks. This show lays it all out for you in glorious, painful 4K. The execution was spot on, though the pacing sometimes felt like trying to stream a video on dial-up. Did they exaggerate a few things? Sure. But hey, pain sells.
If you’re into true crime and haven’t spiraled into existential despair lately, give this one a shot. It’s slow, it’s heavy, and it might just have you side-eyeing your neighbors a little harder.
Conclusion
Just watch it~
Thank you for Reading!
