The rivalry between Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic, which captivated America between March 2020 and March 2020, gets an eight-episode limited series starring Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell.
John Cameron Mitchell, Kate McKinnon, Kyle MacLachlan, Brian Van Holt, Sam Keeley, Nat Wolf, Marlo Kelly, William Fichtner, Dean Winters, David WenhamTechnically based on the Wondery podcast rather than the Netflix series — to say nothing of the Netflix series’ two follow-up/spinoff series that premiered this year and made nary a ripple —ostensibly focuses on animal rights activist Carole Baskin , whose advocacy on behalf of big cats leads her to an escalating conflict with Joe “Exotic”...
The documentary turned Carole into a punchline and an implied killer. The series? Well, it can’t quite figure out what to do with her. Her history as a victim of domestic violence provides some facile structure — Carole is breaking out of the cage in which she spent her youth, while Joe Exotic is destined for a more literal cage — and characterization. But absolutely nobody is going to watchfor the promise of a tepid love story between Carole and husband Howard .
It’s all treated without insight, and without any consistency regarding how much the show wants us to laugh and whether those laughs are with or at the main characters. And don’t get me started on the lack of reflection as to why this particular story even struck such a chord back in 2020.
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