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Hulu Series Review: Maggie

by Emily Nagle

On Wednesday, Hulu’s new series Maggie premiered, revolving around the life of a thirtysomething psychic of the same name (Rebecca Rittenhouse). When she catches a glimpse of herself in someone else’s future for the first time ever, Maggie struggles to accept things as they come, and takes drastic measures to change her fate.

When this show was first announced, it sounded interesting, kind of like a grown-up version of Disney Channel’s That’s So Raven. Accepting things as they come is a universal struggle; it’s not easy to just sit back and tell yourself that whatever happens, happens. With so many people experiencing anxiety over the future, it sounds like being able to tell what’s coming up is a gift, right? It turns out that Maggie feels the opposite; once she sees herself in a vision, it becomes hard for her to live in the moment, as she becomes fixated on preventing these things from happening. She goes so far as avoiding wearing a certain outfit just because she saw it in a bad vision.

The main problem with Maggie is that even though it’s supposed to be a rom-com, its humor falls flat. At the beginning of the first episode, Maggie’s mom is attempting to purchase a single açai berry on her iPad. You could argue that it’s more of a drama, but the plot feels too light to be considered one. It’s not in soap opera territory, but it’s also not enough to rope you in, since due to much of the dialogue being mostly based around awkward jokes, there’s not a whole lot to say about the characters. Which is strange, because isn’t establishing characters what the first season of a show is for?

I’m not unsure how to describe many of the characters in this show. Their chemistry could be better, particularly in Maggie’s friend group. Her parents are among the first people we meet in the show, and they don’t have much personality as of yet. Her mom’s (Kerri Kenney-Silver) whole character is mostly based around being out of touch with technology, while her dad (Chris Elliott) has no traits that stand out. There’s also Maggie’s best friend Louise (Nichole Sakura), who’s super spontaneous and goofy, and encourages Maggie to live in the moment. As for Maggie, it’s hard to say what her personality is like. All we know is that she keeps trying to fight the future.

It’s unknown right now if Maggie will be getting a second season, but hopefully if it does then we’ll get more character development.

All episodes of “Maggie” are available to stream now on Hulu.

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