In what can only be described as an epic social experiment, Nathan Fielder's new series TheRehearsal helps ordinary people prepare for momentous life events.
in the best ways, and feels like a larger-scale extension of’s amazing final episode, “Finding Frances.” Given the massive budget and creative freedom that comes with an HBO production, Fielder is allowed more space to explore his most bonkers ideas—and dials it up to 11.
It’s a fascinating and ridiculous concept that blurs the line between what’s real and what’s fiction as it peppers in Fielder’s trademark humor. Early on in the first episode, Kor compares Fielder to master manipulator Willy Wonka, and it’s a comparison that doesn’t feel so far off. He goes to outrageous lengths to keep the rehearsals moving along, and finds himself growing heavily invested in some experiments, thus becoming a subject of it himself.
has a thought-provoking and sincere underbelly, and the result is a fascinating examination of human nature. It’s unhinged but endearing, cringe-y but self-aware, and uncomfortable but surprisingly cathartic. Fielder has always managed to craft unique and gripping television, but he pulls out all the stops withand has created something that is unlike anything else on TV right now.
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