BEEF Season 1 Review: Netflix and A24 brought back the intensity in their newly released show, and the BEEF review is ready to crack it all open. This show stars Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, David Choe, Young Mazino, Joseph Lee, Patti Yasutake, Ashley Park, Maria Bello, Andrew Santino, Rekstizzy and Justin H Min, alongside other cast members. The show is created by Lee Sung Jin, who also joins the crew as a director along with Hikari and Jake Schreier. There are ten episodes in this season, each ranging from 30 to 40 minutes. It follows a road rage incident that snowballs into a hate-filled series of events leading to an explosive conclusion.
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BEEF Season 1 Review
Imagine a time when your rage reaches a level where breaking things and screaming into the void are pretty normal reactions. That is the normal range of anger this entire show operates on. If The Bear made you feel the diner anxiety, and Euphoria made you see the dark, bleak realities of the normal high school student, then this show makes it clear that rage is hidden behind a car wheel and a gesture meant to flip someone off.
We are already thrown into the deep end by showing how multiple things pile up on top of each other to give birth to this incident that becomes the obsessive centre of their lives. The characters are not just angry at the other person. Still, they are reflecting all their inner conflicts onto the other characters, projecting in such an intelligent manner to stave off the conflict from their real lives. The conflict that exists between them is self-fueling because every time something happens, the Jenga building of revenge is replenished.
Every character is given an incredibly accurate archetype that they emulate throughout the season. We have two characters from completely different worlds interacting with each other. Their anger gives them an equal stand. Rage makes a level playing field for two characters who have never felt enough. The writing is so subversive and indicative of the kind of passive-aggressive world we live in. The idea that money and privilege are interchangeable with social currency is an absolutely brilliant way to think of these two people.
Moreover, as events from the show transpire, this deep-seated rage spreads around like a contagion. When people are wronged, they feel like doing the same to others shouldn’t be a problem. This beef with each other is not just about ego, but it is a carefully crafted game to bring all their innermost desires to life. It has also become a brilliant armour for our characters to share their truths or twist them for personal gain.
The music in this show is absolutely iconic, especially as we enter the final episodes, which don’t disappoint at all. Using each other as a way to delve deep into themselves is such a brilliant way to employ character dynamics. Emotional displacement is a prevalent theme throughout the episodes and becomes the crux that lures other people in. Even when the characters don’t have anything, they have this deep and uncontrollable rage that they can count on.
This may not make sense to those who haven’t watched this show, but the characters here very quickly realise that love may be conditional, but hate remains unconditional. Furthermore, the title BEEF gives meat to the whole plot (pun very much intended), and becomes a symbolic indication of the way the characters chew on this small incident for so long that it becomes a part of them. It is definitely a push-and-pull relationship that becomes apparent and is integral to them because it is their only escape.
Final Thoughts
This is an absolutely unhinged piece of art, and it is so brilliant. The 600 words above barely indicate exactly how this writer felt while watching it. If there were a possibility to use spoilers, they would have probably launched into a thesis. If people want to see trauma come to life by engaging in acts of supreme anger and disappointment, then this show is for them.
Fully recommend this show because it is catchy, the performances are immaculate, and the writing is absolutely brilliant. Moreover, the visual motifs and languages are so well-employed to reflect the characters’ inner states that a whole different story could be dedicated to it.
BEEF is currently streaming on Netflix. What did you think of Amy and Danny’s relationship throughout the season? Let us know in the comments below.
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WOOOOHOOOO THAT GUY LIKE MAKING TROUBLE FOR HIMSELF, im at episode 7 (fastforward alot),
When he tries to be funny ITS NOT FUNNY, in eps 7 WHYY DID HE DO THAT FOR)?!? (Money?!?), anyway im VERY BORED, its about relationship and endless talk talk talk sometimes sex stuff that last like 30 seconds every time,, therapy and small kids stuff, episode one started good where has the gun gone?!! Stuff Could happen a bit often, to much sitting on their asses and TALK, and dont get me started on the ASS CHAIR ART STUFF…..JESUS CRISES THE ART PEOPLE, i dont like that kinda stuff,
My score for now as it is: 2.0 of 5
S000 THE LAST TWO EPS WAS OKIES/good, something did happen, my complain her is the last scenes THAT CRASY FUCKER OF AND HUBANDO WITH THE GUN, netflix should make a scene where the fucker gets atleast arrested, but netflix run out of money and did it in simple and fasted way possible,
New score: 1.0 of 5…. FUCK THAT SHOOTING ENDING, the hospital scenes was thank you lord a bit better better…