Rest in Metal

I loved the first three episodes of this show. Like, telling-absolutely-everyone-how-fantastic-it-is-you-HAVE- to -watch-it, and I never do that. I love that Natasha Lyonne has been reborn-- she's fabulously talented. All three of the first victims were fantastic, interesting characters. I wanted to see their killers brought to justice. Incredibly casts! Heck, I wanted those characters to be ones who stayed alive, especially two and three. This episode's attempts a humor fall flat. The members of the band are pathetic-- and not in an interesting, remotely believable, or wanna keep watching 'til the end way. Disappointing. It's not the actors. It's the writing. Is it the same writers throughout? Don't know. Didn't look. I hope this improves again and that there are more seasons once the strike is over.

First two episodes were like getting dealt bullets. But as things go when you see the flop (Stall and Rest in Metal) Time to fold and cash out your chips. Terrible writing and a very thin gimmicky story.

Absurd, poor acting and should be cancelled like a bad hand soon.

Natasha Lyonne is a likeable actress but a show can't ride on the charm of one character and a Littlest Hobo/Columbo style premise.

If you're into brainless, telegraphed and processed binge watching. Heck, why not.

Sorry, I fold - quit while you're ahead people.

I think I'll rewatch Benson instead.

Kenny Rogers is calling!

Doxxxology is a heavy metal band with a single hit to its credit. Since this one song, the band has toured for years to smaller and smaller crowds. Now, they appear near the end...as the clubs they are playing in are miniscule and there just isn't any demand for them. Into this bleak existence comes a new drummer...a real idiot though also likable in his own goofy way. When he manages to write a song that seems like a sure fire hit, the band members don't want him to get the credit...they want it to be a Doxxxology hit. So, they decide to kill the poor schmuck. Into this mess arrives Charlie...who soon realize that this 'accidental death' wasn't exactly an accident.

This is a very good episode but what makes it best is the unexpected twist about the new 'hit song'. Well worth seeing as well as darkly funny, this is proof that the show is still exceptional even if it's not one of the show's best episodes.

Charlie Cale finds herself on the road, part of an entourage selling merchandise for past their prime metal group Doxxxology.

They had one hit called Staplehead back in the 1990s and all the royalties were taken by their drummer who wrote the song. Now the band plays crummy joints to ever dwindling crowds.

Just hoping they can magically write another hit. Serendipity hits them and his name is Gavin, the new drummer they found from Craigslist. He may be annoying, not very hygienic who likes to go around in bare feet. Gavin has just written a song and it has hit written all over it.

Enough for the group's fiery lead singer Ruby Ruin (Chloë Sevigny) to propose murder with the other band members and steal Gavin's new song.

Only Charlie who spent some time with Gavin and called him a magpie is not too convinced that the drummer's death was accidental. She also figured out that Ruby and other members of the band did not write their new hit song Sucker Punch.

By now it is clear who the victim was going to be. Making the death look accidental was neat touch, Gavin electrocutes himself while drumming on stage.

It was a neat touch that the song was indeed called Sucker Punch. As Gavin the magpie had stole the riff from the 1980s sitcom Benson.

Firstly, like the review "zmoliver" - I too like this show a lot. But as a musician, someone didn't do their homework. From the style of music (Metal? Really? Totally with you zmoliver) - to the "performances" which reminded me of adult Brady Bunch or Patridge Family vibes. I stopped watching this episode 3 times, but still finished it so I could say I did. And to write this.

Someone compared it to Spinal Tap. NOPE. They were all real musicians, filmed playing for real, and the humor was over the top tongue in cheek. Musicians love that movie, like me. But from the way this band "tours" - the schedule, the shows, the RV, VERY little is realistic. Hiring a drummer from Craig's list with no audition, no rehearsal, then doing a show with him "that night"? C'mon. Speaking of drummers, I always look for things like how the instruments were mic'ed to show realism (mini-spoiler, they were NOT). I will say that most of the time the musicians seemed to be doing "real things", but not in a "real way". Musicians will get that. Honestly, the producers could have thrown a rock and hit a working musician nearby that could have stood in the sidelines to say "nope, put at least a couple of mics on the drums please". Or told the drummer that there are few drummers that use metal sticks (REALLY?) And the "spontaneous songwriting" (and recording it that quickly in a shared use office space?!? WT-actual-F!!! I literally gasped out loud when I saw that.

I'll keep watching, because I do enjoy the premise of the show. And her performances are fantastic. Even in this bad episode, she was pretty good. I really do like her.

I realize I sound like an old cranky musician. But it's 2024. No excuse to not get this right. Even David Cassidy was embarrassed by the lack of accuracy of the Partridge family "band". OK, I'm done now. Thanks for listening. And get off my lawn.