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Historical dramas can either done very well or be a total disaster. But somehow Netflix’s newest historical comedy-drama, The Decameron, is everything in between. The show, throughout its 8 episodes, narrates the story of a group of Nobles from Florence who are invited to the royal wedding of Leonardo and Pampinea at a countryside villa named Villa Santa.
Set in the period of the Black Plague, the show narrates the journey of nobles trying to escape the pestilence by hiding inside a secluded villa, enjoying their luxuries while the rest of the population struggles to survive. This is one of the most chaotic historical dramas ever made, but this is what makes the show so funny.
The makers tried to do something like Sex Education but the characters in The Decameron are as unhinged as it can get. The show is set in a period where there is illness and death all around. People are living in isolation and given our experience with the Covid-19 pandemic, viewers understand what the characters are going through and their need to live in the countryside.
The Decameron is set in the 14th Century and based on a novel sporting the same name, written by Giovanni Boccaccio. The show follows the story of the novel but takes creative liberties with the story to make it more relatable to the people of this generation. The first four episodes set the tone for the show to be a fun watch with class issues.
However, things get worse (much worse) for the characters in the final four episodes of the show. Some characters are just dying out of the blue and viewers are not given time to process the chaotic turn of events.
We see a countryside villa in France where the nobles live a life of luxury despite the pitiful situation of the common people. They have maids at their beck and call, tending to their every need but the greed of taking ownership of a villa whose owner has died becomes their priority. The show shows viewers how instead of compromising and sharing the available resources, the nobles let their greed take over them are hell-bent on.
We see how the Nobles like Tindaro, Pampinea, and Filomena treat their maids and the way The Decameron ends, it is redeeming to see how each character turns into a better version of what they were at the beginning of the show. The show is well-made, given the fact that Netflix is behind the production of this one. However, it pales in comparison to the popularity of the British comedy Sex Education.
The Decameron makes for a fun one-time watch that is hard to palette in the first few episodes. The characters grow on you though and the chaotic mess ends with an even more chaotic finale.
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