Does Servant Ever Make Sense?

Does Servant Ever Make Sense?

Dubbed one of the streaming service's best exclusives, it fits with Shyamalan's signature style in that it is warped, twisted, dark, and thrilling. With that said, there are a lot of things that don't make sense. In some cases, it's intentional and what doesn't make sense really isn't supposed to.

What is the point of the Servant?

In theory, Servant is about a grieving couple named Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose) and Sean (Toby Kebbell) in Philadelphia, who lost their newborn baby, bought a “reborn doll”—which is totally lifelike and absolutely a real thing IRL—to help Dorothy cope, and hired a nanny to take care of it.

Is the Servant funny?

But Servant is also one of Apple's most solid offerings so far, and surprisingly enough, one of its funniest; Servant works best in the moments when its cast gets to linger in moments of dark comedy. Ambrose and Grint, in particular, quickly run away with the show. ... The show's visual riffs are also something to behold.

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