This is supposed to be very good, clearly. But that makes one wonder what is so good about it. The first episode may be written relatively well (which says more about following episodes than anything else), but it is already lacking in real plot, and there tensions build which seemingly go nowhere only to then be resolved in annoying ways or be reset to where they were (as the resolution...). The main or at least title character may be acted alright in a kind of Doctor Who way, but he seems entirely without competences or even intelligence. He is just a standard British eccentric "intellectual" (the TV kind, which is actually more childish than intellectual). For some odd reason storylines seem like 4th or 5th rate horror. I would maintain that is actually the reason for the popularity, even though that 5th rate horror is more in terms of vibe than actual content, because as mentioned there is a lack of plot or anything happening. Another odd aspect is that the show is unpleasant to look at. They use a washed-out filter for no reason, which just gives everything an unpleasant, cold, washed-out look for no reason, which further seems to translate to the perception of the lack of content. And as hinted, the show follows the standard pattern of: first episode is written rather neatly, second episode for some reason is given to the worst hack they could find. What is that all about? It's usually like that. Maybe people actually love it that way...
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
(2016–2017)
Hard to see why this is loved by so many
17 August 2021