Season 1 – The Residence

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Kailynn R The show starts off slow but does pick up on the 3rd ish episode. It did keep me on my toes wondering who it could have been. Thought it could have been a bit better as in the plot but was not horrible. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/30/25 Full Review jerry s We watched the first three episodes, lured by the quirky characters and White House setting. Then they started adding so much filler to the hamburger that it ceased to taste like meat. Skipped to the last episode---turns out we didn't miss a thing, since they recycled plot points—and, talky talky talky, this balloon deflated to its ho-hum ending. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/30/25 Full Review Julian D It was entertaining. Best thing I think was that it doesn't take it self so serious. Fun characters and good acting. Plot was predictable unpredictable. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Audience Member one of the BEST shows Netflix has to offer Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Cue d Very enjoyable cross between knives out style detective work and the chaos of a non-political washington dc. Quirks like frequent kylie minogue mentions and the focus on birding add levity and hilarity. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/25/25 Full Review iMickey O Everyone loves a good whodunit. It's one of the few genres that have remained relevant since its conception. Authors and screenwriters alike love a good mystery and trying their hands at making one themselves. Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot were vehicles for some of the most iconic mysteries ever told, with ‘Knives Out’ and ‘Chinatown’ being cinema’s most iconic mystery stories. Now, amongst their ranks, we have Netflix’s ‘The Residence’, perhaps one of the greatest entries of the genre this decade. Based on ‘The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House’ a nonfiction book detailing the roles of the service staff of the play in the White House, the series follows Cordelia Cupp as she tries to solve a murder within the messy and conflicting politics that play within the home of the US president. Immediately, the show plunges into the chaotic rhythm of its unusual non-linear story beats. The show frequently flashes back, flashes forward, and flashes back again from a different perspective, depending on a specific character’s recollection of events. Our guide through all this, Cordelia Cup, played by Uzo Aduba, is perhaps the best suited for this brand of quirky series of events. As the seeming love child of Sherlock Holmes and Captain Raymond Holt from Brooklyn 99, she is tired of the social-political ramifications of having a suspicious death in the white house. She would much rather spend her time watching birds than deal with the comedically scrupulous and incompetent suspects that surround her. Luckily, her willingness to call out BS when she sees it and her retailer-like willpower to wait out other people’s BS pair nicely with the series' sporadic routine. She isn’t a downer that drags the show down, but she acts as a sort of quirky straightman/woman up against the entire cast, and she pairs off them exceptionally well. The Mystery itself isn't too different from your standard mystery. The death seems simple, but everything about it falls apart after closer scrutiny. Throw in three to four red herrings and a surprise twist, and then you arrest the perp. The Residence follows all these beats, more or less, but what makes this show so enjoyable is the roundabout way they approach it all. Similar to how the story structure is fast and loose, taking place in the past or present. Every episode, at every moment of progression, the show would take an energetic yet comedic detour, exploring how each suspect or incident became such a problem. A humorous example is when, at one point, someone drove a truck into the White House gate. None of the interviewees could agree on how many people were involved or who was involved, so we are shown all interpretations of the event. This kind of attention to detail, creative form of expression, and exposure to the flimsiness of eyewitnesses make this series so endearing. You never know if what you are watching is a clue, a lie, a joke, or all of the above. It all came together as a unique style of flow and pacing that made The Residence unique among all other mystery shows of its kind. The Residence is a show with many moving parts and active characters. It's fun and engaging; every twist and turn leaves you speechless. However, like many shows with a complex build-up, the ending sometimes leaves you wanting. For the most part, that doesn’t apply here. While the ending’s theme seems to be out of sync with what the show is building up to be, the final reveal and execution line up perfectly with what the show is building. It lands the landing better than others who attempted greater. In the end, you leave the residence wanting more of Cornelia Cupp, and The Residence is just the beginning of a long batch of stories of the Bird Watching detective. But honestly, how could you possibly top a murder in the White House? Perhaps we will see more in the future and get into a long ride with Netflix and Uzo Aduba. But if this is all we get, then we should count our stars and something like that; we were able to get the residence in the first place. Overall 4.8/5 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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