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Feral (Web Series)

By Golu
This series had been on my list of TV shows to watch for a while. But man, I was so disappointed. The show is primarily about young gays on their own and making a life in Memphis, Tennessee; about love, loss , friends and survival, but it just did not connect with me somehow. Billy is dealing with life after the loss of a relationship.  Daniel is trying to figure out how to express himself without hurting others.  Their friends are working on other issues like coming out and addiction. The only big difference here was setting it up in a small city instead of the two coasts. The show is 8 episodes of about 18-20 minutes each.

Story is about these two friends and roommates Billy and Daniel. Daniel is an average promiscuous young gay man/wannabe artist with a huge personality and a fondness for a bit of fun with whoever comes along. HE also secretly has drug issues. Billy is a more reserved and laid back independent movie director who is on the look for something a little bit more substantial out of life. Billy's ex-boyfriend had some deep rooted depression issues which also sets his journey in life. The other two prominent people in their life is Emily, a close friend of these guys with whom they can share everything and her straight ambiguous boyfriend who might also be questioning his sexuality, The straight guy eventually becomes their roommate but nothing happens. Among the few episodes we see these characters grind through love, loss, depression, sympathy, confusion, breakups, drug use

Stories that are told out of order sometimes frustrate me, and this one did exactly that. It doesn’t take long to figure out a basic idea of what has happened with Billy and Carl, although the details are nebulous for a bit. But I was increasingly getting frustrated. Also I may sound shallow, but almost 70% of the times I could not differentiate between the two guys. They both looked so similar facially, body structure, acting, character; I was so confused. Yes, the series shows us everyday things that these characters go through, but there was nothing in there to hold my attention. Maybe had I watched it when it came out, it would have made a difference, I don't know!! I am still not sure what was the whole thing about the straight guy kissing the older artist. What was Emily really doing besides hanging out, etc. The first couple episodes seemed promising, then it all went downhill. No character development, and we therefore do not care about any of the actors. Sappy, boring scenes abound, with absolutely no plot or story ever evolving. The only one thing I got out of the show was talk about depression and how that can be real. Times have already changed now and people are talking more and more about mental health, but there can always be more. (3/10)
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