What did you think of “Dthrip”? Did you get the jellyfish metaphor, or are you with the writers’ room? Sound off in the comments.
Here’s a blog post written for a hypothetical TV or film analysis blog, based on the title — assuming The Studio is a fictional drama about a chaotic film production company (a common trope in streaming-era meta-narratives). If this refers to an actual show, please clarify, but this post is written as original creative criticism. The Studio S01E08: “Dthrip” – When the Auteur Loses the Plot Spoilers ahead for Season 1, Episode 8 of The Studio
Is it brilliant satire of auteur theory? Or is The Studio becoming the very pretentious mess it mocks? Hard to say. But the online discourse is already split — some calling it “the best episode of TV this year,” others tweeting “what the actual f*** did I just watch.” “Dthrip” won’t win over anyone who hated the show’s slow-burn style. But for those who appreciate The Studio ’s willingness to fail spectacularly, this is a landmark episode. It asks: What happens when the people making art care more about the idea of art than the art itself?
The answer, apparently, is a very anxious, very funny, very confusing jellyfish.