‘Bad Thoughts’ Netflix Series Review - The Many Shades of Tom Segura

Tom Segura's Bad Thoughts left me somewhere between "What the fuck did I just watch?" and "What the fuck was Segura smoking?" This is the kind of utterly wild, insanely unpredictable vehicle that streaming giants should embrace more openly and more consistently. What begins as a spoof of David Fincher's The Killer soon turns into a preposterous poop joke that goes to extreme lengths to reveal just how committed the show is to its eccentricities. A part of me was repulsed. At the same time, another part of me was oddly hypnotized. I never wanted to look away from the screen. Just when you think the series can't get any weirder, it pulls a new trick from up its sleeve that makes the previous jokes seem sanitized. Bad Thoughts follows only one logic: No logic. Everything is strangely, convincingly coalesced with Segura's dirty sense of humor. He's unapologetic, but in one of the episodes, he also apologizes and clarifies that the Segura who cracks jokes professionally and the Segura who lives a normal, personal life are two different entities (Segura would probably say en-tities).

Hey, how weird can the show actually be? Thanks for asking. Well, let's just say that by the time you reach a scene where two characters must sit on a toilet seat together and poop simultaneously to open a portal and escape the apocalypse, you will find yourself nodding your head in agreement. You will, without any hesitation, accept this logic. For Bad Thoughts, the word "disgusting" might as well be a badge of honor. But what's surprising is that the series never feels, um, puke-worthy. The jokes are genuinely funny, although some viewers might find the whole concept incredibly unacceptable and off-putting. Those individuals, however, will be "filtered out" through the poopy mess of an assassin. This is a show where you watch the trailer of an A25 production and during a meeting, a software update is done through a VR headset by an IT guy whose actions suggest that he might be watching porn on the device. But what's outlandishly hilarious is that after this meeting, Bad Thoughts jumps one year ahead in time and throws us into the middle of an apocalypse where you get that bit related to the toilet seat.

The show always keeps you on your toes. Just when you think you have figured out where it's going, it changes its direction and pulls the rug from beneath your feet. In one of the episodes, a man grows a long dick by regularly going to the gym (a woman calls him "Dickzilla"). I wondered if Segura is trying to say something about "gym bros" or male masculinity, but then he throws a blade into the narrative, and...well, I can just comment that the show remains firmly dedicated to its vision of obscenity. It's also notable how convincingly Segura embodies his characters, as though each personality were a natural part of him. The 46-year-old comedian looks creepy, funny, sane, insane, and unhinged as per the requirements of the story. The many shades of Segura burst forth effectively. He's the soul of Bad Thoughts - a soul that isn't afraid to get dirty.

Final Score- [8/10]
Reviewed by - Vikas Yadav
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Publisher at Midgard Times