Better Than Us (2018–2019)
7/10
Casting from the catwalk
31 August 2019
It's clearly inspired by BBC Humans and its Swedish progenitor, but that's not a big strike against it. I'm halfway through the two-season combo that Netflix is calling season one and enjoying it. Keeping in mind that I like it, I can't help but notice how it reflects Russia's current state of being ultra modern but socially a step behind. There is pretty much no female cast member that couldn't do fashion modeling as a side job, men hold every seat of power, everybody is straight, and the competent women tend to be assistants and sidekicks. The only average-looking woman I've seen so far was was brought in specifically to be fat-shamed by a robot. I'm an American who loves Russia, and I offer this in a humorous spirit, but let's just say it feels very much in character for a Russian production.
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