Rachel has created an apt, this viewer is going with psychological mystery drama series. That's the issue for this viewer. The series is convoluted and tangled by trying to decide whether it is an occult, horror, thriller, mystical, psychological, mystery or just plain old drama series. Maybe it is intended to envelope all of the above. Nonetheless the series has appreciable direction, writing, cinematography, special effects, settings, soundtrack and acting. All of the actors involved execute considerable performances. I was a little disappointed with the Oscar nominated actress Thurman not standing out, but she can only work with the material she is given. The plot is set in the AZ desert and revolves around a teenage girl, Sasha who in a moment of having sex with her boyfriend TJ suffers a fatal heart attack. Miraculously at the same time a young girl Becky drops a radio in her bathtub and dies from electrocution. After all other recipients on the waiting list deny the opportunity to receive Becky's heart, Sasha jumps to number one. Sasha starts to have visions and takes on characteristics of Becky which are explained away as anxiety. Sasha's visions reveal there is something sinister going on regarding Becky's death and with Becky in general. With the help of her friend Yvonne who is at first skeptical, they set out to unravel the mystery of the visions and Becky's death. Throughout the series we are introduced to Becky's affluent parents Ben and Nancy who seek out Sasha believing Becky is still alive inside Sasha or more like her soul is trapped inside Sasha. They adorn Sasha with the opportunity to receive a better education at an elite school which happens to be located closer to their home and they are members of a mysterious occult-like foundation known as the Annex, although Nancy seems to be more of a tag along member. Sasha lives with her uncle Big Frank who is willing to take desperate measures to afford experimental medication Sasha needs after the heart transplant. He does not embrace his Native American Navajo heritage when his father offers help for Sasha warning Big Frank of lurking danger and darkness in the area. Penelope is a next door neighbor of Becky who was home the night that Becky dies and has a penchant for spying on people with hidden cameras. Penelope wears wigs due to massive scar tissue on the right side of her head to go along with the numerous burn tissue scars that cover her upper torso. Elliott is Becky's brother and a recovering addict who is somewhat neglected by his parents and is considered a suspect by Sasha due to his past transgressions. Marnie is assigned to be Sasha's guide / tutor at her new school and we find has a jealous streak that is supposed to be over her boyfriend Ravi. There are other characters introduced during the series with no real depth and eventually the mystery unfolds. The plot is droll, inventive, thrilling, psychedelic, creepy, cathartic, mysterious and has an ambiguous ending. My favorite episode is 4 when Big Frank is warned by his father about signs of ominous danger and then Sasha sees a vision of a coyote in the hospital. In this viewer's opinion this is not an ingenious series. It does have a few jolting scenes, however it doesn't offer any real horrific, nightmarish, harrowing or sleepless night type moments. With that being said it somehow kept me captivated wanting to follow the revealing of the mystery. If Netflix does drop a season 2, which you never know with Netflix, this viewer would more than likely continue on with the series.
