Review - Nobody's looking (Ninguém Tá Olhando)

I’d realized before that there are a couple of good Brazilian shows on Netflix, but due to time constraints, I had never been able to watch any of them. Recently, I give it a try with Nobody’s Looking, or in its original Ninguém Tá Olhando, and I loved it.

The story is about Uli, a rebel angel (or Angelus, in the shows’ terminology), recently born and… full of questions. He is not happy with the explanations provided by the system and keeps digging around. Not satisfied with being the [only] black sheep, he leads other characters to question and take forbidden actions.

Nobody’s Looking is an irreverent comedy, exploring the way we fight so hard to keep the status quo, even when it makes no sense at all.

I especially liked the internationality of most of the jokes and funny moments. Sure some moments are more fun to a Brazilian viewer, but most of them are easily (and more important, funnily) translated.

Questioning

Since the first episode, we know the rules of Angelus System that it is run as a sort of (very bureaucratic) public department. Uli, clearly, is not fond of them.

However, the show is not just about questioning the system. In a second part, you will be wondering if Uli's decisions and its consequences aren't, in fact, the proof that the system, as absurd as it is, works.

Funny, provocative, the topic isn't new, but it is a good approach. I like the fact the Daniel Rezende decided to use a problem common to Brazil as well as my country to make us laugh: bureaucracy.

Why not?

Uli and his questions are almost childish and, as such, so real. After all, Why is what we all want to know.

Nobody's Looking is one more good comedy for the Netflix catalog. Ambitious, irreverent, it definitely worth a look. I'm looking for a second season.

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