One of my favorite parts of Inside Job is the weirdness and quirkiness, whether it’s the human-hybrids, the lizard people, assassins (like one who shot JFK, who is voiced by Alex Hirsch), or something else entirely. Robot, which focused on a group of hackers trying to bring down the “elites,” Inside Job is the opposite of this, as the protagonists of this series are the same elites that those characters were attempting to take out by any means necessary. And both work together to control the rogue president and help each other. He comes to her for help, as he is under too much pressure. It uses, in Takeuchi’s words, comedy to “process difficult emotions, and… a way to explore these kinds of topics and the ridiculousness of them.” This is made clear from the fact that at first Reagan feels threatened by Brett. While reviewers rightly described this series as mocking “our brain-fried reality,” having a “ lot of energy,” being “ emotionally wise and sincere,” there is more to this show than that. Curse words fly right and left, mostly out of Reagan’s mouth, and for good reason! Clearly, due to this, some people may not like the show or find it “too mature,” or even sexual at times, in par with other mature animations that have been released recently, whether by Netflix or on other platforms. The show has characters cursing and blood being spilled, even in the first episode. Weirdness and mature subject matters are at the center of Inside Job, with nothing held back. Later episodes feature a reptilian/lizard people gala, Reagan attempting to get a boyfriend, selling outdated and dangerous products to a town stuck in the 1980s, Reagan attempting to stop her dad from learning about her mom’s wedding, ghosting a flirty secret agent, a free love commune on the Moon, a mole inside of Cognito, and trying to stop a robot by delving deep into her mind, while learning the truth about her father. In the second episode, Brett and Reagan are confronted with the difficult task of figuring out who to fire as Cognito makes cutbacks, while her team tries to kiss up to her, thinking they will be fired, and having to fight off a powerful monster. In the first episode, Reagan tries to replace the president with a robot after the previous one was “too dumb” to manipulate, while her goal to become the head of the team is squashed by her boss, J.R., who brings in a man named Brett Hand to co-lead the team. The ten-episode first season of Inside Job introduces viewers to Cognito, Inc., where all manner of conspiracies are afoot. In this world, every conspiracy theory is real, with Cognito as a shadow government entity that makes this all happen, working for those in the shadows. Reagan herself is multiracial as her mother, Tomiko (voiced by Suzy Nakamura), is Japanese. Reagan, J.R., Andrew, Glenn, Gigi, and Magic work at Cognito, Inc., with Reagan managing her co-workers and wanting to make the world “ a better place,” while dealing with her paranoid father, the former company CEO. Scheimpough (voiced by Andrew Daley) and Reagan’s father Rand Ridley (voiced by Christian Slater). Supporting characters include current CEO J.R. Andre (voiced by Bobby Lee), humanoid dolphin/supersoldier Glenn Dolphman (voiced by John DiMaggio), PR officer Gigi Thompson (Tisha Campbell), and psychic mushroom organism Magic Myc (voiced by Brett Gelman). Inside Job has six main characters: tech genius Reagan Ridley (voiced by Lizzy Caplan), yes-man/fratboy Brett Hand (voiced by Clark Duke), biochemist Dr. Hirsch said that he was inspired by the X-Files while he and Takeuchi were inspired by pages of the Weekly World News, an outlandish tabloid. It is the first series created by her as part of a deal with Netflix to produce animated content. The creator of Gravity Falls, Alex Hirsch, is an executive producer, as is Takeuchi. Inside Job, a mix of workplace comedy and paranoid fiction, is the first animated series by Shion Takeuchi, a former writer for Gravity Falls, writer for Disenchantment, and former storyboarder for Regular Show. Its interlinking stories lead to a devastating “resolution” that will shake you to the core. The show is not only irreverent, witty, and quirky, but its well-developed characters, voice acting, animation, and plot make the show captivating enough to watch, from episode to episode. Reagan and her team On October 22, the first ten episodes of Inside Job aired on Netflix.
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