"Why Women Kill," tells the story of three couples from different eras living in the same mansion at 4352 Seneca Road in Pasadena, California. The historical backgrounds are 1963, 1984, and 2019.
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Beth Ann and Rob greet the Italian couple Sheila and Rio Mosconi in 1963, while Simon and Carl Grove leave the house in a hurry for a party in 1984. Taylor and Eli's mansion is being remodeled in 2019. Each couple is dealing with issues of infidelity.
In episode 2, the writer introduces a man who has witnessed three murders in a mansion throughout his life and already informs the approximate ending of Why Women Kill. Of course, the audience can confirm who died only after watching the entire series. Who is it? Husband, wife, mistress, Third-party?
As is often the case with adultery dramas, Why Women Kill begins with noticing the affair. Of course, as there are various types of people, some pretend not to know, hoping to bury it, while others cheat in anger in exchange. The actions of these characters are formulaic, but to take one example out of the three stories, Beth Ann, who goes to check on her husband's mistress, meets 'she' who seems like a good person and is very different from what she expected, and tries to be friends with. Beth Ann's sudden action gives the audience both anticipation and a sense of thrill for the development of future events.
Later, Why Women Kill skillfully unravels the process of escalation and an explosion of a series of conflicts between couples that lead to the death of someone. And in the end, it concludes with a drama of people who fall into misfortune due to an object that is often a symbol of bad luck - usually jewelry or accessories, in the case of Why Women Kill, a house.
A notably impressive part of the drama is the smooth editing. It crosses different eras, but there is no sense of difference. Another unusual thing is that clues about the death of the murder case at the end are solved little by little as the episode progresses, but tension continues until the finale ends in the last episode.
In particular, getting revenge indirectly at the end of the story was ingenious. In addition, a series of scenes containing everything symbolized by the title of Why Women Kill, along with the melody of tango music at the end, seemed to be watching a three-person quadruple game, a slow-paced replay of a TV sports broadcast as well.
The acting of the actors in Why Women Kill also drew attention. After learning of her husband's affair, Ginnifer Goodwin's acting, which begins to look back on herself with questions about herself who has supported her husband all the time - as if the A.I. that starts to be aware eventually takes revenge on humans - was impressive. As well as a slightly unpredictable character, which was a role that gave the audience a kind of thrill, as if 'escape from the boredom of everyday life'. Sam Yeager, who was well-suited for the role of a stay-at-home househusband in Parenthood, now wore the clothes of a patriarchal husband. True Detective Alexandria Daddario's femme fatale performance was also noteworthy.
Overall, "Why Women Kill" is a well-organized adultery thriller drama set in a mansion, which is used as a symbol of misfortune. Fans of "Desperate Housewives" will likely enjoy it.
