When Someone You Like Makes Something You Really Don't

When Someone You Like Makes Something You Really Don't

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I am a big fan of Mae Martin, their stand-up comedy , their brilliant stint on Taskmaster , and even their relationship with Parvati Shallow of Survivor fame. They are funny, frank , and stole every scene in The Flight Attendant .

All of which left me predisposed to like Netflix’s new series Wayward , which not only stars Mae Martin but was also created and written by them. Unfortunately, it’s not good. I can’t even soft-pedal it: Wayward is bad. And the dagger here is that it’s because of Mae Martin, whose writing and mediocre acting sink the show despite Toni Collette’s best efforts to save it.

Wayward concerns a school for troubled teens in the small town of Tall Pines, Vermont. M