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Thing is, FXs new limited series barely works as a murder mystery.
But in the hands of creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, this isnt necessarily a critical problem.
It may be even part of the appeal.
Consider it a matter of style.
The duos works are known for a kind of extravagant weirdness.
(Marling, who often stars in her own productions, plays the woman.)
The effects are often wildly destabilizing, and for the right viewer, this can be a profound pleasure.
A Murder at the End of the Worldcontinues in the tradition.
Thisalsobeing a Marling and Batmanglij show, though, theres plenty else on its mind.
(In some sense, were witnessing her foster true-crime brain.)
What did they find in their investigation?
And how is he connected to Ronson, Andersen, and Zoomer?
What you get, then, is something like a diet version of the Marling-Batmanglij Experience.
I want to know how you feel the high mind and bleeding heart are both still equally present.
