“It took me several episodes to figure out why this show left such a bad taste in my mouth when the premise has everything I’m interested in. The fawning fan girling would be fine and maybe even charming in a more likable or relatable host. Instead it comes off as both disingenuous and obsequious. The ongoing and egregiously affected tone that the unwashed masses just can’t possibly understand the sophisticated POV that the host shares with the guest is wildly distasteful.
As another reviewer said ‘pretentious AF’. In addition it’s totally humorless which is the worst kind of arrogance when the host obviously thinks otherwise. It takes a special kind of talent to make such an interesting subject and subjects this truly boring and irritating.
The conceit is interesting but there’s a Korean show on Netflix that did it first and does it better. The conceit *is* interesting but the host? Too conceited.”
bunburytw via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/28/21