Have you watched Netflix’s new addition to its catalogue of adult animations, “Inside Job”, yet?
If not, you absolutely should!
Inside Job tells the story of a corporate workforce who are the ones responsible for keeping all conspiracy theories and secrets of the world hidden from mere mortal eyes. The company is run by the highest rulers of the Universe themselves, and those working there must bridge the gap between these overlords and humans living everyday lives. It is these overlords who are responsible for these conspiracies taking place and the show works on the premise that these conspiracies, that we have all undoubtedly heard about at one point or another in our lives, are real and happening right now in our world.
Flat earth theories, President assignations, cloning, reptilian shapeshifters, mole people, ghosts, and many many more oddities are the responsibility of Riley and her team at “Cognito Inc”. The show is a funny and contemporary take on the deep world of conspiracies, and it deals with them in a simultaneously humorous and intelligent manner.
The cast of characters is as diverse and trippy as you might expect from a show with such an “out-there” premise. From a psychedelic talking mushroom to a war veteran dolphin, the show gets characterisation and group structure absolutely spot-on. It is somewhere between Rick and Morty and The Midnight Gospel. It even has an alcoholic genius figure who lies on the outskirts of society.
The show rests in the genre where adult knowledge and insight meet cartoon animation and humour. These adult animations have become a staple in adult TV and at times it feels like all the ideas must have possibly been used up by now, and then a feisty and innovative newcomer breaks onto the scene, proving us all wrong. This show does an excellent job at keeping the adult animation format we all know and love while adding a very unique and topical narrative on top of that to keep things fresh and relevant.
Aside from the conspiracy theories themselves, the show does an excellent job at discussing other relevant narratives and world issues, such as gender inequality in the workforce and the theatrics of the political world. Each episode contains a myriad of social commentary and you will go away having learned as much as you have laughed.
The first season has ten episodes of around 25-30 minutes apiece and so it is ideal for something to unwind with after work or even on your lunch break. If you are an avid Netflix viewer you could easily binge the whole season in one weekend, but I’d suggest that your head might feel rather fried after the fact.
If you want to challenge the way you look at the world, have a laugh while doing so, and meet some one-of-a-kind characters along the way, I’d really recommend that you give “Inside Job” a watch.
Just don’t get too hung up on mole people and whether they exist or not, simply enjoy the animated ride of imagining what it would be like if they were real.