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Topic: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

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After a merger falls through, a company in serious trouble hires a consulting firm to streamline their business. But there's something strange about the consultant who arrives to supervise the project. People who defy him get fired... or worse. They soon realize they're not just fighting for their jobs, they're fighting for their lives.

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

Trailer looks really good! smile

https://next-episode.net/severance vibes, anyone? cool

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

I'm 3 eps in. This show's pretty nuts.

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

lighton wrote:

Trailer looks really good! smile

https://next-episode.net/severance vibes, anyone? cool

Say no more. I'm in! big_smile

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

It was ok, leaves you wondering at the end just what Regus Patoff really was.

2020.  Meh.

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

thanks for the headsup

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

Finished it. It's pretty good.

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi … l-thriller

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

Writer of that article seems to have decided the point of the show was just to be a puzzlebox, so that they could then criticize it as a bad one. There's a lot of other stuff going on with it besides the mystery. It was far from a perfect show but was hardly a failure or boring. I gave it a 4/5.

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

so the guys name is made up from REG US PAT OFF? as off the box?
I have watched one eps...

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

merc wrote:

so the guys name is made up from REG US PAT OFF? as off the box?
I have watched one eps...

Yes.  And?

2020.  Meh.

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

This is a masterpiece. In E03 that The Prodigy song was so spot on and would be an absolute references perfection, if they would choose this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZPECFQ4NhE (Youtube banned its music video).

Also hilarious reviews on IMDB "NOT A COMEDY!!!11" from people who probably expected some lame comedy with a laugh track here.

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

Nicely done. Loved it. Although almost exclusively carried by Waltz and O'Grady. Without them, the whole thing would have been pretty plain and boring. The end... well... I hoped to learn a bit more about Mr Patoff but not a bad ending.

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

I only watched 1x1 so far, but DAMN, way more sinister than I had expected. big_smile

Some shows you might <3 too: https://next-episode.net/messiah https://next-episode.net/devs https://next-episode.net/ted-lasso https://next-episode.net/the-outsider
https://next-episode.net/chernobyl https://next-episode.net/alex-rider
https://next-episode.net/the-expanse https://next-episode.net/lovecraft-country
https://next-episode.net/into-the-night https://next-episode.net/utopia

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

Finished it. I liked it, they managed to keep the story interesting and surprising till the end. Now let's see if it will get renewed. smile (Even though the season finale could work as a show finale, too.)

Some shows you might <3 too: https://next-episode.net/messiah https://next-episode.net/devs https://next-episode.net/ted-lasso https://next-episode.net/the-outsider
https://next-episode.net/chernobyl https://next-episode.net/alex-rider
https://next-episode.net/the-expanse https://next-episode.net/lovecraft-country
https://next-episode.net/into-the-night https://next-episode.net/utopia

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

Finished ep 1 yesterday. I really like it! The ending was a bit of a shock because I didn't expect that of the character Regus Patoff.
I keep looking at Brittany O'Grady (Elaine) and seeing "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter."

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Re: The Consultant (2023) [Dark Comedy, Drama, Suspense] (Christoph Waltz)

Having read this thread recently I decided I would give it a try and enjoyed it. Hope there will be a second series.