Looks like it’s time to escape this hot summer by visiting The Resort, a new TV series on Peacock that’s getting solid reviews. Ostensibly, some might view it as half of The White Lotus and Half-Only Murders In The Building. But it seems to be more than the sum of those parts. She also seems to have some supernatural feelings as well.
And to be honest, the resort is an easy sale for us. It stars Christine Milioti (Made for Love) and William Jackson Harper (The Good Place), with Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) and Skylar Gisondo (The Righteous Gems) in supporting roles.
On top of that, it’s a totally timed series, featuring a vacation mystery show at an all-inclusive resort where a couple celebrating their wedding discover a cold case they need to solve.
Here’s everything you need to know about The Resort, which airs new episodes every Thursday.
What is the resort about?
The resort finds Emma (Milioti) and Noah (Harper) celebrating their 10th anniversary by taking a trip to a bustling resort. The two bring some emotional baggage with them to this all-inclusive resort, and while Noah is relaxed, Emma’s brain is scratching any thought she can find.
Or, to put it more accurately, Emma becomes obsessed with a foldable phone she found when she had a minor accident in an all-terrain vehicle. I learned that the phone belonged to a man (Sam, played by Skylar Gisondo) who went missing at the resort 15 years ago.
The resort then returns to Sam’s visit to the island and begins to reveal how Sam disappeared. In that flashback, we meet Violet (Nina Bloomgarden), who has disappeared Sam withHer father is Murray (Nick Offerman). Murray, as they say, goes through everything.
In the present, Emma and Noah go on a fact-finding mission, and everything starts to look a bit sour.
If you’re worried that the resort is a puzzle box with no answers, you should calibrate your expectations. The resort openly declares that it will have a decision of some sort, as Emma says “Other than that, what’s the point f**king?”
But the reviews indicate that the resort is more interested in character development than in ambiguous answers.
Resort reviews: what critics think
Currently, the resort has 86% rating of Rotten Tomatoes (Opens in a new tab)from 29 reviews.
ringer (Opens in a new tab)Alison Hermann describes the resort as a “buried treasure” with “a contagious sense of fun.” She also notes that she “makes it fun to search frantically for answers.”
In a short publicity about New Yorker (Opens in a new tab)Rachel Syme states, “The resort’s twists and turns are jittery enough to keep you glued to the screen on a sweltering day. Think ‘Romancing the Stone’ meets a bottle of SPF 50—this is made for that high summer day.”
Entertainment Weekly (Opens in a new tab)Kristen Baldwin writes, “The resort’s vague conclusion offers unexpected emotional relief. As with most vacations, the journey is sometimes stressful, but the destination is worth it in the end.”
But not all critics like this. TV guide (Opens in a new tab)Alison Pekoro writes: “It’s frustrating that the resort got off track before it could find any answers.” She notes that issues reach episode 4 when “the series gets tough”. She also has the illusion that the resort “can’t figure out how to satisfactorily finish what it started”.
Should you see the resort tonight?
If you’re not going on vacation, but would enjoy bugging someone else’s vacation wrong, the resort feels like your go-to destination. However, if you’re more and less vague about themes and characters, it looks like The Resort might keep you hooked until the next season (if Peacock revamps it).
Either way, this view seems perfect at the moment, especially with the heat in our living rooms soaring.
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