Netflix's "Chambers" is an offending supernatural thriller

Let's get the scariest thing about Bedrooms – The supernatural drama new and not very good of Netflix – to begin with: the mice. For some reason, this show is determined to drive my personal nightmare into several scenes ranging from the most surprising to the most grotesque. You have been warned.

Created by Leah Rachel, Bedrooms promised to be a crazy race. The caravan had a bonkers vibe. It stars Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn. By all accounts, this series was intended for fans of its apparently twisted glory, a.k.a me.

Instead, the series refuses to exploit its creep potential by referring to an insignificant pace, stupid character decisions and a disappointing level of disappointment.

Located in a dusty city of Arizona, Sasha Yazzie is haunted by Becky's visions, from which she has received heart transplant. (We must badume that the one who named these two fans is from Bey, yes?)

Becky's wealthy parents, Ben and Nancy Lefevre (Goldwyn and Thurman), offer to support Sasha, who lives with her financially troubled uncle, by sending her to the former private school of their daughter and in it. lending the car. Totally normal.

She slowly settles into Becky's previous life, acquiring skills and memories that she had never had before. Because of the obsession and other unexplainable events, she tries to solve the mysteries surrounding Becky's electrocution, hoping that her "ghost" will go away.

Organ transplantation is not a rare theme in the world of horror. Well explored, it can give a solid and scary content. Sadly, Bedrooms plant this seed but do not let it grow. It depends too much on the landscape (lightning! Dust storms! Showers!) To set the tone instead of the supernatural.

We, the public, already know what is happening to Sasha before she fully knows it. It is frustrating to wait for everyone to catch up. Despite abrupt cuts from one shot to another that allow us to advance in the plot, the first episodes are half-cooked explanators of reality.

Ben and Nancy want to keep an essential part of their daughter – the still alive part of Sasha – around them. But the show constantly forces us to question their motives. Are they generous because they are in mourning or is it more sinister than they say? We will not unpack this until the end, which means that Goldwyn and Thurman are stuck with limited playing notes and rarely have the opportunity to explore emotions going to the beyond sorrow.

Nevertheless, they really throw the anchor Bedrooms Thurman gives a very good performance but she does not feel at home here. I was expecting more from his character but it does not come. I was delighted to see Goldwyn, who was the weakest link in Scandal for me, hold on in this role. His restricted break while he was meditating in the third episode is remarkable.

Sivan Alyra Rose makes a great debut as Sasha, but it's the character that sometimes does not work, even if she's the protagonist.

She is supposed to be an intelligent and intelligent person, but makes unwise choices in her search for answers. His guardian uncle, Frank, is also naive. When told that her niece will have Becky's heart, here is her answer word by word:

Doctor: "Everyone on the list has lowered this heart but you sign a waiver and it may be Sasha."

Frank: "agree."

What, is that it? I understand that time is precious to save a life, but how does such a major statement not justify follow-up?

The show tries to convey a timely message under this story. Sasha is Native American and her fear of Becky regaining possession of her body can be interpreted as a metaphor for the years of oppression that Aboriginal peoples have been facing. It's an interesting idea, but Bedrooms never dig deep enough to make the most of it.

Bedrooms is certainly not unbadailable for an enthusiast but it does not deliver on the Twin peaks X The obsession of Hill House mashup he wants to be. If you spend half of the season, it's convincing enough to continue to solve the (small) accumulated problem that they've created. But otherwise, in Frank's words, it's just … okay … to skip this one.

Bedrooms Season 1 is now streaming on Netflix.