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This was a confusing watch. Was it a parody, a black comedy or just a really bad thriller. I almost feel as if they intended it to be serious then realised how bad it was and re-edited it as if they intended it to be a parody.

Not sure I believe it, but I am drinking too much....

I came for the title, stayed for the cheap thrills, and was amused by the dark side of murder. Well played by Kristen Bell as Anna, the grieving mother under the influence of mind bending medication and cheap red wine. When you are in that state of mind, you tend to gaze out the window and observe others living. But what Anna sees sends her into a whirlwind of paranoia, that takes us for a wild spin of deadly fun and games.

Perfect series for a brain dead night, without insulting your senses, as long as you are in on the gag. And great to see Michael Lehmann (director of my cult favorite, Heathers) back to his dark comedy roots.

I'm seriously questioning the cognitive skills of some reviewers. This clearly is a parody of Lifetime like mysteries. It's supposed to be silly. The handyman and the BFF always stopping by are the funniest scenes. The fact that the silliness is portrayed so serious is the hook. Lighten up amateur " film critics.

Anna (Kristen Bell) is haunted by the brutal murder of her daughter. She's seeing things. She drinks too much wine, deathly afraid of rain, and divorced from her husband. Neil and his daughter Emma move in across the street. Anna befriends Emma and becomes taken with Neil. Out of the blue, Neil has a girlfriend, flight attendant Lisa. One stormy night, Anna sees Lisa being murdered in Neil's house. She calls the cops but they find nothing.

This is a Netflix show spoofing those Netflix shows about woman in danger solving murder mysteries. Kristen Bell is doing a very deadpan performance. The humor is dark and understated. After a couple of episodes, I was more taken with the mystery than the humor. After a few more episodes, I realized that the mystery doesn't matter that much either. Most of these mystery shows and movies are fictional. In that, this one is no different. However, it's more than that. The reveal doesn't matter. It could be space aliens and that would be fine for this series. I still like the few moments of laughs and Kristen Bell's performance. The show is caught in the middle. The mystery doesn't matter and the humor is not broad enough to be truly funny. It is interesting.

People who haven't watched popular thriller movies in the last five years won't get it. The Woman in the Window, Girl on a Train, etc. Where one woman solves a mystery, usually a murder. This has it's moments. Guess this just just a those who get it, get it.

The cringiest cringe I've ever seen and i love it !!!

I had a new theory or two every episode but the end shocked me and i would never in a million year think about it.

I saw someone wrote that it hits every cliché possible. Well, duh! Its on purpose! It is comedy after all and cringe is a way of comedy.

Twist after a twist and they always got me, if you watched the woman in the window you'll definitely see the similarities in such a great cringe way.

Kristen Bell did amazing work with the acting and most importantly the face imprecisions!

This could have just been a movie. Decent acting and a few laughs. The parody didn't go far enough leaving a few stale jokes and too predictable of a storyline.

I'm loving it so far!! I watched the first 6 episodes in a day because I was so hooked!! Maybe I'll have a different opinion after the finale, but so far it's super entertaining and addicting.

Besides the large wine glass being filled up to the brim every time, the only funny thing about this series is the long title. From that, you assume that this is some dark comedy spoof of those movies that start with "The Girl in the...." Sadly, it is not. It does try to be funny but fails miserably as the tone is just not right. As for mystery and suspense, it is also very silly. The big reveal is ridiculous, and the ending is eyeroll-inducing. I give it 5 stars because Kristin Bell is a respectable actress and the show does succeed in its cliffhangers keeping you lured in between each short episode. As hooked as you may feel though, keep in mind that you're in for a huge disappointment.

Enjoyed this as a light hearted spoof of the psychological thriller genre. Lots of funny moments, not least the guy who's forever fixing the postbox.

Disengage your brain and be like Anna - pour yourself a bottle sized glass of wine and enjoy.

Many reviews here claiming that people need to chill out because it's just satire. That may be true, but even so this is a really disappointing effort. It's like they mixed soap opera level dialogue with every poorly done suspense/mystery trope in some bizarre mishmash that makes no sense. It did make me laugh, but mainly because of the ridiculous scenarios and terrible acting and script, not because the attempted satire was sharp or clever. I feel that it took itself too seriously and ended up just feeling like a B-level murder mystery in the end. Speaking of the end, it was just eye-rollingly ludicrous although it did make me laugh more than any other part of the series.

I usually like movies/miniseries that set a tone and then stick with it. But I would call "TWitHAtSFtGitW" (as I like to refer to it) an experiment in mixing tones: a dramatic murder-mystery thriller with an absurdist plot and big twist ending, and simultaneously a very sarcastic dark comedy with plenty of self-deprecating humor from the lead character, Ana, played by Kristen Bell. The supporting cast is really good, too, especially Tom Riley as the handsome yet suspicious neighbor, Mary Holland as Ana's nosey BFF and Cameron Britton as the odd but nevertheless polite family handyman. For the extreme commitment required of the players, especially Kristen, who owns every scene, both figuratively and literally, I give it an extra star: 7/10.

' The woman in the house across the street from the girl in the window ' on netflix...

I have watched both the 2 films that this parody series is based upon.

I did have some serious laugh out loud moments across the series ( like choking laugh loud that i almost died ) but these were in-between mildly humorous parodies relating to the 2 films it was based upon ( alongside other hitchcock tropes )

Unless you have seen ' Girl on the train ' or ' Woman in the window ' then you might miss the entire point.

Its 8 episodes at 30 mins long and its overkill because between truly hilarious moments was a lot of bland storytelling that lacked the impact to be parody.

A fast paced movie parody would have suited it better but maybe this is a new format for the Naked Gun, Scary Movie type thing.

1 big laugh for every other episode is kinda wasting my time tho....

I could edit this down myself to 90 mins and make it hilarious and still maintain the narrative.

Im sure this was a border line commitee decision... Tv or not Tv that is the question.

Hmmm nah cheesy movie at best.

The mystery of this mystery is whether it's an actual mystery, a veritable break in the fourth wall. On the one hand, hallucination hypotheses are supported by the ever present handyman. On the other hand, there is a continuing flow of empirical data to support her suspicions. I liked the tease: is this "real" only in her head, or real, period.

Dali-like, you'll find film's title, "The Woman in the House...," the penultimate clue. Is this comedy, horror, mystery or just plain old good drama. Sex on the stairs? Sex on the marble island? Just who is screwing who? Howling dogs? Buried hands? Surreal indeed.

Who did what to whom changes all too quickly. Make sure you have Tylenol for headaches from your head spinning. Make sure you pay attention to all the details in the production design; the continuity supervisor should get an Emmy. Consider buying stock in Corning Ware. Be ready also for scenes directed sweetly or you'll become diabetic, instantly.

When you assume you know, you don't, and when you assume you know, you know what that makes you (and me). Ass commentary aside, you'll love Kristen Bell's march through this panoply of the real, the hallucinated, and the surreal. Kudos to Davidson, Dorf, et al. For leading us down garden paths of a nuanced, albeit cliched, mystery journey. Be careful you don't trip. Don't assume Chastity's guilt assuages any one else's. I did.

Puns abound: be patient with Buell, the omnipresent handyman. He certainly nailed it, holy hand indeed; and he has a hand in every episode. I've never seen a mailbox needing so much attention. Why was a raccoon body found? Elizabeth's gravestone carving: Do we read it as carved, "There's No. '1' in Heaven." Or, as "There's no one in heaven." Real, or surreal, or hallucination? Find more Tylenol.

Pay attention to the casting... Massacre Mike in prison, Buell, the fingerprint technician. Subtle similarities until...

The Woman in the House... series is a palette of nuanced colors; they form cycles of meaning, and recycled nuance. Enjoy being painted confused. Yes, confused is a color, a shade of tan.

Real, satire, surreal or hallucination? Bingo.

Very on the nose. This is probably best suited for people who have seen many thrillers in the "crazy amy adams woman actually not crazy"-genre but also enjoy a bit of satire. The show is fairly entertaining but drags on a bit and could have been shorter/a movie.

This is a parody of The Woman in the Window. I'm shocked there are people who see the title and think this is supposed to be a serious series. Kristen Bell was great for this. It was really goofy but enjoyable. Sometimes it was a little cringy. Ended on a cliffhanger. Hopefully there will be a season 2. Like other viewers, I want to know why the saying on the headstone changed.

I was expecting Desperate Housewives-lite and I'm not disappointed.

The reveal will be divisive. Not who I suspected but I'm okay with it.

Show's short duration is perfect while waiting for my friends to finish their make-up or with a few glasses of wine. It can be binged in one sitting.

It was decent until the last episode or two. Parody or not the writing got lazy. What a way to ruin a series. Definitely won't watch another season if there is one.

It was such a strange combo of serious and a parody. But it's also packed full of laughs.

It was so easy to forget that this was a parody at times but the sheer ridiculousness would just bring me right back.

The woman in the house across the street from the girl in the window is a satirical parody show... If you can't tell that from it's name, i don't know what to tell you.

Like it could not be more obvious!! Where's your sense of humor people??