However, episode 4, “Rest in Metal” pushed it a bit too far for me. Chloë Sevigny plays the singer of a washed up heavy metal band who had one giant hit decades ago, but still hits the road every year, playing dive bars and desperate to regain wealth and fame. When their Craigslist-found touring drummer writes a song that they KNOW will put them back on top, they orchestrate an onstage “accident” for him so they can steal “Sucker Punch,” and quickly become a viral sensation (until Charlie, working as their merch girl, figures everything out).
What makes the episode a fail is that it’s yet another TV show that gets rock and roll wrong. First of all, Doxxxology doesn’t seem like a metal band to me… and “Sucker Punch” is absolutely not metal, it’s a pop tune, which, given its provenance—no spoilers if you haven’t seen it, it’s the episode’s best moment—makes sense, but why make them a metal band? Why not just a rock band? But what’s even tougher to swallow is that within days of performing their stolen song at a dive bar, Doxxxology is being lavished with caviar, champagne, and lucrative contracts by stereotypical record label folks… it’s the fastest music industry rise since Bud Eagle (and cheers to you if you get that reference without Googling it). Again, it could’ve worked without playing into music industry tropes that are about as dated as Doxxxology (what record label is champing at the bit to sign a rock band comprised of 40-something metalheads?!?). It’s just too over the top to feel even remotely believable.
Anyway. Not every episode is great, but it’s always fun.
Originally posted on social media, Feb. 26, 2023
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