SummaryThe adaptation of Douglas Adams series (which also was made as a 2012 BBC comedy) follows holistic detective Dirk (Samuel Barnett) and his assistant Todd (Elijah Wood) as they investigate cases.
SummaryThe adaptation of Douglas Adams series (which also was made as a 2012 BBC comedy) follows holistic detective Dirk (Samuel Barnett) and his assistant Todd (Elijah Wood) as they investigate cases.
It’s equal parts outlandish, incoherent, funny, cartoonishly violent and confusing--all in a good way. It’s one of those series in which you just have to kick back and enjoy the ride.
There may be a little more unpacking to do, but Dirk Gently has its own charming weirdness that you either go with or don’t. What’s fun about the story is that every character is obsessed with their own failings and problems while the cosmos keeps playing tricks on them.
The question of whether or not Dirk Gently succeeds as a show for you is unlikely to change with this new season. It remains the frustrating, creative, eccentric show it’s always been.
Those who have devoured the swervy, same-named Douglas Adams books could very well find themselves immensely entertained. Those who haven’t--guilty as charged--at least can admire the energy, cheekiness and slick production values without caring all that much how everything comes out.
Unfortunately, cooked-up and glommed together is what Dirk Gently seems to be serving up. It’s a big dumpster full of ideas and images, some intriguing, others baffling, most rather meh.