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Derry Girls - Review: prepare yourself for a good laugh

  Derry Girls is probably the best sitcom on Netflix right now. It has the right amount of craziness, and no lousy mood could resist this show. You'll laugh so hard! Teens being teens It is impossible not to smile with this group of passionate teens ready to take the world. They are true teenagers, sensitive and self-centered. There are bombs outside, but they are worried about a lipstick being discontinued or the absence of good bands playing in town.  They are irreverent and fearless, the true face of resilience, I would say. Laughing in the face of the tragedy The girls are not clueless about the world's tragedies, but the show addresses them very lightly. They are not ignored but also not the center of the characters' life. The comedy is always stronger than the dark face of politics in the 90s Ireland.  Great Characters It is impossible to choose the best character or my favorite one. They are simply perfect together. Each one, in its own way, will make you laugh, an

The Bear - raw and straightforward

  The Bear is a very interesting show about life in a restaurant’s kitchen. And the most important part: it is quite surprising. This is hardly what most of us would expect from a show like this. No glamour in the kitchen Some people think of chefs as glamorous workers surrounded by fancy plates in an immaculately clean kitchen, where everything is white and shiny, near perfection. But the reality is often different. The biggest surprise in this show, for me, was that they could show precisely that: the stress, the fights, the raw dialogues, and the relationships. The absolute mess in the kitchen almost gives you anxiety only by watching it. And I must praise the director of photography for their great choices, which helped to create a whole atmosphere.  The Bear made an interesting portrait of the life of a chef and a very real one from what I heard from people that work in the field. Family matters, and sometimes it is too late. The show is not only about the work in the kitchen o