Lethal Housewives

 

You could go numb from following every single TV show now available on networks or streams.   I pretty much have to be bowled over to become a "binge watcher" of anything.

Or I have to know one of the people involved.   And that's the case with "Why Women Kill" now in its second season on Paramount/CBS' stream.   I happen to know the show creator Marc Cherry who really gained prominence from "Desperate Housewives."  A nice man and we like to support his efforts.

Indeed, his new show is very similar in style to his old show.   You could say it is vintage Cherry.  The difference is that the two seasons have each been complex and closed stories, meaning there is a beginning, middle, and end.  The first season featured plots from three different decades and wound up with several characters dead by the end.  I mean, look at the title.  There was no job security for the surviving actors as the second season brought in a complete new story and this time, the setting was Los Angeles in the late 1940s.

Again, all of this is the Marc Cherry brand of deviousness, comedy, and irony. What I like about how this series unspools is that there is a new episode every week.   Television viewing like the old days.   Savor one episode for a week and wonder what is going to happen in the next installment.  

Moreover, there was something even more interesting with the second season of "Why Women Kill."    And it took me a while to realize it.   Unlike "Desperate Housewives," where each cast member was more attractive than the next, the second season cast of "Why Women Kill" was....um...different.   Oh, they were mostly all good looking.   But, several were not what you would call "classically" beautiful.   And, the other noteworthy aspect?

Several actors were...um...plus sized.   I think that's the proper wording to use. On both the female and male sides of the ledger, several cast members were...um...big boned.   I think that's the wording my mother used to use.

In this age of diversity casting, there's a category that has been ignored.   Kudos to Marc Cherry.   Was this a focused choice?   Or did he simply hire the best actors for the roles, regardless of weight?  Either way, it's refreshing to see. 

And another reason why you might like to sample "Why Women Kill."   Oh, and just so you know, the first season cast is a lot more...um...svelte...than the second season cast.

The second season finale drops today.   Just saying....

Dinner last night:  Leftover lasagna.