TV review<\/h2>\n
When the contents of the bathtub first come into focus at the start of the premiere episode of \u201c56 Days,\u201d you\u2019re not exactly sure what you\u2019re seeing. It\u2019s viscous, with a rainbow sheen not unlike an oil spill \u2014 and then you notice the skull and the skeleton and the goopiness<\/em> of it all. But before you can ask, \u201cWhy is there a dissolved body in that fancy bathtub,\u201d the calendar rolls back 56 days, and a new mystery begins.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s a strong opening for Prime Video\u2019s new psychological thriller series, which loosely adapts Catherine Ryan Howard\u2019s novel of the same name. And while it\u2019s not without its faults, it mostly carries that momentum forward through its eight sexy, binge-worthy episodes.<\/p>\n Back to that body \u2014 or, well, what\u2019s left of the body. The circumstances of what happened form part of the mystery of \u201c56 Days,\u201d particularly who the person was. That crime-solving-focused half of the story is told in one timeline, labeled \u201cToday.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The other timeline, which begins 56 days earlier and starts as \u201cDay 1,\u201d revolves around Ciara Wyse (Dove Cameron, as far from her Disney Channel days as possible here) and Oliver Kennedy (Avan Jogia, ditto his Nickelodeon days). The two insanely attractive strangers meet-cute while shopping for lunch \u2014 or do they? The chemistry is immediate, and so is the sex \u2014 both Cameron and Jogia, while overwrought at times, are absolutely smoldering here \u2014 but it\u2019s obvious from the start that these two new Bostonians aren\u2019t who they say they are. Why does Oliver have a new ID with a different last name? What do all those notes mean in Ciara\u2019s notebook?<\/p>\n Each day that passes brings the answers a little closer to light. We learn how one mistake led to another, and to another, and then snowballed into this walking red flag of a relationship. (Seriously, who goes on a second date after catching the other in a lie during the first? Who moves in together after 10 days?!)\u00a0<\/p>\n Most of the psychological thriller aspect of \u201c56 Days\u201d resides in the past; the present day, on the other hand, is all about mystery. Detectives Lee Reardon (Karla Souza) and Karl Connolly (a hilariously dry Dorian Missick) are tasked with solving the gruesome mystery that opened the series. They have their own secrets and backstories, but they generally fall wayside to the crackling energy between Ciara and Oliver.\u00a0<\/p>\n Slowly (and at times unevenly), the two timelines begin to catch up to each other, and that\u2019s where \u201c56 Days\u201d shines. The tension ratchets as bold text splashes across the screen, letting us know that we\u2019re getting closer and closer to Day 56. The series is full of clever twists (some from the novel, many not), keeping you on edge as you wonder who\u2019s in the bathtub \u2014 Oliver\u2019s bathtub, mind you \u2014 and what will ultimately happen to the toxic couple at the center of the story. And it\u2019s all amplified by a buzzy electronic and synth score that makes your pulse race.<\/p>\n Speaking of the novel, this series changes major elements throughout, including its setting (swapping COVID-era Dublin for current-day Boston). Most of the changes work, though a few feel shoehorned in, particularly a hamfisted attempt to lecture about wealth inequality that only scratches at the surface of the problem. I won\u2019t go any deeper, but expect to be surprised if you\u2019ve read the novel.<\/p>\n \u201c56 Days\u201d can be a little silly, and it\u2019s definitely heavy on the dramatics, but you can\u2019t peel your eyes away as the mystery deepens. No one is who they seem, and it\u2019s a delight to watch the layers fall away to reveal the core of who they are. It\u2019s a messy process, for sure, but love, and murder, always are.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yakimaherald.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TV review When the contents of the bathtub first come into focus at the start of the premiere episode of \u201c56 Days,\u201d you\u2019re not exactly sure what you\u2019re seeing. 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