The new Netflix comedy Big Mistakes is Dan Levy’s first TV series since Schitt’s Creek ended, so there’s some anticipation for this series, given the history of the Emmy-winning Schitt’s. But this show is different, albeit full of the same silliness that was the signature of Levy’s signature series.
BIG MISTAKES: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
Opening Shot: We’re dropped right into the nursing home room of a patient who just had an accident. Her daughter is assuring her that “Cancer is a godless disease.”
The Gist: As the woman gets cleaned up, Linda (Laurie Metcalf) is telling her son Nicky (Dan Levy) and daughter Morgan (Taylor Ortega) that they need to get their Nonna something for her birthday, even though Nonna doesn’t have long to live and barely recognizes anyone. Linda casually shames them by pointing out that their younger sister Natalie (Abby Quinn) has already bought Nonna something:
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