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- Long story short - and very obvious spoiler alert - the secret isn't a $50,000 facial, but ultra-rapid cloning, which leaves Miles saddled with a basically identical (but fresher and less sleep-deprived) version of himself who is much more adept at handling all the things Miles has been taking for granted lately, like his creative job and his awesome wife.
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Oct 19, 2019 · Contains SPOILERS for Living With Yourself season 1. Netflix's Living With Yourself drops a big twist at the very end, with the reveal that Kate Elliot (Aisling Bea) is pregnant, but doesn't know which Miles (both played by Paul Rudd) is the father.
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Jul 8, 2022 · At first, Miles hesitates to go forward with the same procedure, but then, figures that he doesn’t have a better chance. Unfortunately (or perhaps, fortunately), something goes wrong, and instead of just being the better Miles, he is also stuck with his past form.
Oct 21, 2019 · Warning: The following post contains many, many spoilers for Living With Yourself Season 1 on Netflix. Catch up on the show or read at your own risk!
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Oct 18, 2019 · Note: this article contains BIG spoilers for Living with Yourself season one. Living with Yourself, starring Aisling Bea and two of Paul Rudd, dropped on Netflix on Friday (October 18) and if...
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Updated: Oct 19, 2019 1:23 am
Posted: Oct 18, 2019 10:48 pm
This is a mostly spoiler-free review of Netflix's Living With Yourself Season 1, which was released on October 18.
In some ways, Living With Yourself feels like it was created in a lab by Netflix's algorithms: It has the high-concept sci-fi plot of a Black Mirror episode, the zippy yet convoluted pacing of Russian Doll, the seriocomic tone of Dead to Me, and the pure, undiluted charm of two Paul Rudds; if one were attempting to engineer a winning TV formula, the ingredients are all there.
And thankfully, Living With Yourself is pretty winning - mostly thanks to the charisma of the dueling Rudds and their co-star Aisling Bea - although the whole never quite equals the sum of its aforementioned parts.
Aside from the strength of its cast - which also includes You're the Worst's Desmin Borges and Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat - the biggest selling point of Living With Yourself is that it's disarmingly funny, especially when it embraces the inherent absurdity of its premise (which it does frequently). Rudd's chemistry with himself is enviable - and the effects used to double him are seamless, making it easy to forget that the Earth isn't actually blessed with two of the age-defying actor. It's clear that Rudd put a lot of thought into differentiating the two versions of Miles, from his posture to the tenor of his voice, and, as series directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris told us, Rudd also incorporates subtle costuming quirks like making sure that Original Miles "always missed a belt loop in his pants" to contribute to his schlubby, downtrodden look.
While the show is brisk and admirably focused (episodes range from a svelte 21-35 minutes in length, making it an easy binge), it starts to lose control of its many spinning plates around the halfway point of its eight-episode season. Creator and writer Timothy Greenberg commits to a non-linear narrative early on, and as the show introduces other perspectives and starts juggling multiple flashbacks, it all starts to feel a little more complicated than it needs to, given that it's already a high-concept premise with plenty of moving parts. While some Netflix shows have been accused of outstaying their welcome with a few extraneous episodes, Living With Yourself is an exception that might have benefitted from another two installments to give the characters and mythology some breathing room. (There's clearly a lot more going on with this spa and the technology behind it than meets the eye, which will likely be explored in a second season if the show is renewed - but it's tantalizing enough that you can't help but wish we got a little more context for it up front.)
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Still, the series is frequently surprising and consistently charming, with cleverly crafted cliffhangers designed to keep you bingeing. It plays out like an increasingly stressful thought-experiment that never forgets the flawed but lovable humans at its center, even when it's knowingly poking fun at the holes they keep digging for themselves. The buoyant, synth-laden score evokes both the ominous tone of Black Mirror and the peppy nostalgia of classic '80s platformers as Miles faces increasingly fraught obstacles in his quest for self-actualization, while Faris and Dayton's confident direction deftly balances the humor and tension of Miles' predicament, as things escalate to increasingly ridiculous heights.
Netflix's Living With Yourself succeeds mostly by virtue of being a vehicle for Paul Rudd to be effortlessly engaging - even when he's playing a schlubby layabout. The Ant-Man star brings nuance and depth to his dual roles, while his chemistry with the effervescent Aisling Bea lends much-needed heart to the show's high-concept sci-fi shenanigans. A...
Oct 18, 2019 · A recap of ‘The Best You Can Be,’ episode 1 of season 1 of Netflix’s Living With Yourself, starring Paul Rudd. A promising first episode makes science-fiction comedy out of the common ...
Season 1 – Living With Yourself. A man who is burned out on life and love undergoes a mysterious treatment, only to discover that he has been replaced by a better version of himself. Watch ...
