'The Beast in Me' Is Unhinged, Borderline Preposterous, and Fantastic

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Netflix’s The Beast In Me , which stars Claire Danes (reteaming with her Homeland showrunner Howard Gordon) and Matthew Rhys, is just preposterous enough to be addictively entertaining, but not so preposterous that it careens off the rails. It gets close a few times, but whenever the series clings from a cliff with one finger, Danes or Rhys manage to yank The Beast In Me back onto stable ground. It wobbles on the tightrope without ever losing its balance.

All of which is to say: The Beast In Me is good. It’s gripping television and, like All Her Fault , the mystery is far better than I expected. The twists surprise without straining credibility. Be warned, though, there is

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