DTF St. Louis

Critics are embracing Steve Conrad's suburban crime thriller as a slow-burn winner. The AV Club raves that "David Harbour gives a fantastic performance in this very funny, unique HBO miniseries," while Entertainment Voice calls it "a compulsively watchable portrait of your average suburbanites doing naughty things because staying bland feels like death." Even hesitant reviewers acknowledge its pull—The Guardian suggests "you may well find yourself DTFinishing the whole thing in a single watch." The Australian Nightly warns "it takes a little patience to settle in with it, but then it's easy to get wrapped up in its oddball story." Audiences are delivering a reality check. While some viewers are hooked ("Loved the first episode, with a great cast that really delivered"), others are brutal in their disappointment. One Rotten Tomatoes user mourns being "sad to be putting one star on a Jason Bateman series," and another simply declares "Wow, this show is bad!" The most specific complaint targets HBO's creative choices: "This propensity that HBO now has for replacing dialogue with rock music is lazy, devoid of creativity, and annoying." If you're drawn to offbeat mysteries that marinate in suburban malaise and don't mind investing in a deliberately paced setup, Conrad's vision might click. Just know you're gambling on whether his brand of quirky will land for you personally.