Privileged
By Nick Manteris · 0 Comments · Leave a Comment
Any show that pretty much starts off with a child yelling out that he can see beneath the towel of a girl (that happens to be only wearing a towel) is worth finishing if only to see what else they will attempt. Or at least that’s what I thought. Unfortunately they didn’t really do much else with the episode. The premise seems to borrow heavily from several subpar movies that I’ve watched in the past few years, though none of them made enough of an impression on me to be remembered by name for this review. They even included the patented “I’ve got nothing to lose so I’m going to say what’s really on my mind” scene that these sorts of stories seem to regularly include.
As far as characters go, the main girl doesn’t really hold my interest…and she even makes a Spider-Man reference, so that speaks volumes. The omelet-taster guy seems completely implausible and I don’t believe that he would be around as much as the story suggests without having at least some interest in one or both of the cute sisters. The chef, however, is a great (although stereotypical) character and all of his scenes seem to possess an extra level of fun. Besides being cute, the two sisters haven’t yet added anything extra, but the conflict that is added at the end of the episode implies that events will either be delightfully nasty or completely played out and dull. Only time will tell, I guess, and, considering the other shows in this timeslot, it’s not likely that I will ever find out.
