📺 How can you be sure you’re marrying your soulmate? This is the dilemma Netflix’s Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen pushes to supernatural, horrifying extremes.

Another moody production: The eight episode limited series creates an atmosphere thick with dread right from its opening scene. Rachel (Camila Morrone) and Nicky (Adam DiMarco) are a to-be-wed couple on a cold, snowy road trip to Nicky’s affluent family house in the woods a week ahead of their wedding. When Rachel steps foot in the viscerally unsettling home, audiences are left with a distinct sense that something very bad is indeed going to happen.

What we enjoyed: The show cinematically captures what chronic anxiety and paranoia are like, portrayed through a horror lens. It’s the kind of tone-driven production and storytelling Netflix’s dramas have come to be known for. The stylistic choice feels purposeful, with the series thriving on unpredictability — just when events seem to be heading in one direction, they veer into uncanny territory.

We had some gripes: The dialogue was hit or miss — sometimes genuinely moving, and at other times weighed down by overexplained, pace-dragging plot points. Lighting was a glaring issue with the show — we’d recommend watching in as dark a room as possible to fully take in the disappointingly dark and washed-out visuals.

So, is this a W for Netflix? We’d say so. Aside from being decently binge-worthy with a great cast, Something Very Bad isn’t just high-production value; it delivers a substantial, thoughtful dilemma about the fine line between destiny and taking a leap of faith. It questions the meaning of the marriage contract, whether soulmates are real, and how family inevitably shapes our choices.

WHERE TO WATCH- The series is streaming on Netflix. Watch the trailer on YouTube (watch, runtime: 2:34).

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