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What’s shown here may be reminiscent of what real police officers have seen on the job. I’m not sure the show’s message is strong enough to justify depicting it.
Even when the market’s hot, selling a house isn’t always easy. It’s especially difficult for Paul and Lydia.
To be clear, the issue isn’t the house. It’s a giant Californian home in a good part of town that’s attracting a lot of attention.
But for Lydia, that’s part of the problem. She’s not willing to just sell it to some uncaring random person off the street. They’ve built countless memories in the home, and she wants to make sure whoever buys it will appreciate just how lovely of a home it is.
For Paul, selling the house is a necessity. With their finances tight, he’d feel a lot more comfortable with that extra money in his pocket—especially when his brother, Mikey, gets released from prison and immediately begins demanding $80,000 from him.
What’ll Mikey do if they don’t pay up? Well, he’ll threaten to tell the authorities what really went down in their giant Californian home three years prior—that day when someone bled out on their kitchen floor.
But with such a competitive market, it’s only a matter of time before someone discovers the truth anyways.
No good deed goes unpunished, it’s said. But No Good Deed may just punish you.
The story weaves through the lives of many characters, all of whom fight for screentime in this overstuffed watch. And save for the newlywed couple looking to buy their first home, very few of them are likeable.
The characters engage in violence, sexual encounters and more throughout the show. People die or are seriously injured—such as when Paul’s finger gets gruesomely cut on a rotating sawblade. Two women are engaged in a lesbian relationship—and another woman cheats on her husband with a woman, too. Characters use drugs. And crude language lowers the show’s property value as well.
In other words, if you’re looking for a content-light watch, you may want to skip No Good Deed. It’s not in a very nice neighborhood.
(Editor’s Note: Plugged In is rarely able to watch every episode of a given series for review. As such, there’s always a chance that you might see a problem that we didn’t. If you notice content that you feel should be included in our review, send us an email at [email protected], or contact us via Facebook or Instagram, and be sure to let us know the episode number, title and season so that we can check it out.)
Paul and Lydia stress about to whom they’d like to sell their house. Things only get more complicated when Paul’s brother arrives after a three-year prison sentence.
We meet a lesbian couple and also a woman who’s cheating on her husband with another female. Two women kiss. A woman wears pajamas that reveal cleavage. Someone calls Paul’s wife a “sexy little architect.” A man and woman kiss. We hear a reference to a guy who played a character that “cheated on his stepdaughter.” Other sexual content includes verbal references to arousal and jokes about sex and foreplay.
A man shoves Paul’s hand into a moving sawblade, nearly cutting through his finger and splattering a lot of blood. A man examines the grisly wound. We catch a glimpse of a dead body that’s still bleeding on the ground. There’s a reference to “skinheads.” Someone talks about using IVF.
We’re told someone went to prison because of drugs. People drink liquor and champagne. A woman injects herself with a drug.
A light flickers, causing a woman to think a ghost may be nearby.
The f-word is used nearly 25 times, including one pairing with “mother.” The s-word is used eight times. We also hear a couple of uses each of of “a–,” “b–ch” and “slut.” God’s name is used in vain five times. Jesus’ name is used in vain once and is interspliced with the f-word.
Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”
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