The next morning at work, Pia (a nurse) is shown a video by Vince, one of her patients. An argument between Pia and Nick soon shatters the affectionate atmosphere, and the former leaves, visibly upset. “The Mistress” introduces one Emma Beesley, who claims she was in love with Nick, while “The Reporter” is mostly about a tabloid “journalist” (Abraham Lim) who doesn’t think twice about breaking the law if it means he’ll get the scoop that breaks this case wide open.The series opens on Andrea Brewer’s birthday, where she sits around the table with her children Nick and Pia, her daughter-in-law Sophie, and her grandchildren Kai and Ethan. In the “Wife,” we learn Sophie’s relationship with Nick was far from perfect. “The Detective” focuses on Roshan Amir (Phoenix Raei), a cop who becomes close with the Brewer family, even as he faces his own domestic strife. There’s even a plot involving a tracking app that allows for hundreds of citizen detectives to stake out various patches of land in Oakland and then ping that area if they don’t find anything, thus narrowing the search for Nick.Įach episode of “Clickbait” follows the developing mystery from a different viewpoint. It’s an intriguing setup, and we get the expected conversations about the sometimes-toxic nature of the Internet, as the views start piling up and many commenters express their certainty Nick is guilty and should burn for his crimes. Is it possible Nick really did hurt women and actually committed murder? Is this some sort of elaborate revenge plot by a crazed stalker? There’s no evidence of Nick straying from his marriage or hurting anyone, let alone committing murder - or is there? Turns out Nick didn’t show up for his job as a physical therapist for a college women’s volleyball team in Oakland, and nobody has heard from him since he left a late-night message for Pia apologizing for his outburst and telling her they need to talk. Battered and bruised, he appears in an online video, holding up handwritten signs that say, “I ABUSE WOMEN” and “AT 5 MILLION VIEWS I DIE.” (In a later video, he holds up a sign saying, “I KILLED A WOMAN.”) Is it some sort of sick prank? A Deep Fake Video? The next morning, Nick goes missing - and he goes viral. Fed up with years of Pia’s antics, Nick kicks her out of the house and says he wants her out of his life. In the opening chapter of the eight-part series, handsome family man and good guy Nick Brewer (Adrian Grenier) and his lovely and sweet wife Sophie (Betty Gabriel), along with their two teenage sons Ethan (Cameron Engels) and Kai (Jaylin Brewer), are celebrating the birthday of Nick’s mom at the Brewer home when Nick’s younger sister Pia (Zoe Kazan) makes a mess of things by showing up late, tipsy and confrontational. You’ll want to hurl the remote across the room, but don’t do that because you might break it. In the case of the Netflix social media-themed series “Clickbait,” it’s a “not.”ĭespite a gimmicky but admittedly attention-getting opening hook, some stylishly rendered visuals and the best efforts of the talented cast, this is the kind of show that grows increasingly desperate to hold our interest until the mystery is solved - and then throws a cold towel in our face by revealing a major character made an absolute howler of a decision at a pivotal moment in the story, a decision so ridiculous it undercuts everything we’ve seen until that moment.
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