r/BeefTV

I was pretty surprised that they made Austin and Ashley in their late 20’s when a lot of their behaviors, like being blown away by earning $45k/yr and not understanding insurance, reminded me of myself when when I was my first job in my late teens/early 20’s. Little things like those, coupled with their own emotional immaturity, made me think that they would have been in their early 20’s, especially because it was established that Ashley didn’t finish high school. What have they been doing for the last 10 years?

Hey guys so I just wanted to share my thoughts on season 2. Although for me it wasn’t and fun to watch as season 1, it really spoke to me as I can relate to Josh. I also like to tune down my thoughts and worries by distracting myself with vices (like podcasts or corn ect.) and the show shows how destructive this can be. Like when he said, after his trip, that he always would avoid dealing with “his shit”. What do you guys think?

Curious what people’s take is here, given that Josh and Lindsay are sort of the upper-middle class representation in the show.

Just finished watching Season 2 of the show and while I enjoyed it, I finally understand the sentiments some people have about Austin on the show. This guy is genuinely such a TWAT!

A lot of characters on the show can be frustrating (except my fav Eunice, call me biased all you want) but I understand that if drama is gonna go down in a show, a lil bit of misunderstandings and general conflict has to happen, so fine. But Austin, in my opinion, took that so far.

Not only is it just irritating seeing him trying to come off as this nice and selfless guy when in reality he is quite manipulative and is just as bad (if not worse) than Ashley from a moral standpoint. But he also constantly makes Ashley feel bad about wanting to help him out with the whole PT thing which literally could’ve put HER job in jeopardy just cuz she felt bad and wanted to him out, being such a pushover with the backbone of a wet sponge that couldn’t even get his injured fiancée the Gatorade she wanted, emotionally cheating on her with Eunice, AND THEN messing up the sperm sample and not telling Ashley he wanted to break up until they were literally in Korea and in deep trouble.

The actor did a great job because Austin genuinely pushed my buttons so bad I literally caught myself sighing deeply anytime he popped up on the screen with his dumb smirk.

Finally, I agree with what some people have said on the sub about how a lot of people hate on Ashley a lot but completely glance over how bad Austin is as well.

In Season 2, Episode 5
Lindsay forgetting Josh’s mother's seizure medication is weaponised by Josh as the defining trauma that triggered his mother's initial stroke.

Do you think Lindsey forgot the medication or withheld it on purpose?

Even just a few subtle grays would have made the time jump feel more realistic, especially for someone being in their late 40s(?) at that point. Understandably, this is a demographic that probably dyes their hair often to hide the grays, but hair and makeup could have done something to make her appear older. Giving her longer hair actually made her look younger than she did with the shorter style throughout the season.

Things we know about her:
- young, competent, well educated
- seems to be chairwoman parks highest ranking assistant /confidante
- “married” based on what she tells the Korean guy hitting on her on the plane though her personal life is not revealed at all otherwise

Theories (just for fun):
- what if Eunice is Married or estranged and she’s been playing Austin this whole time because she sees something impressionable and naive in him that she could use to her advantage. Or even crazier what if she was previously married but k*d her husband or had something to do with his death and chairwoman park helped her cover it up, thus she’s now indebted to chairwoman for life. This would explain why they are tied so closely together and Eunice is truly at her beck and call.
- other scenarios could be Eunice and chairwoman go way back, and she helped Eunice parents/grandparents back in the day evade some shady stuff (think murders, law evasion, fraud, forgery etc), and now Eunice is indebted to chairwoman for this generational tax so to speak that was passed down to Eunice
- oh, and Eunice is 100% dead. Believing otherwise is just self delusion. Austin basically sealed her death sentence by handing in the usb because she was the last remaining loose thread to the coverup

Other thoughts?

I’m currently watching Season 2, but I couldn’t stop myself from talking about this. The writing in this show is truly amazing.

I love how economical it is both in Season 1 and so far in the episodes I’ve watched in Season 2.
I really love how whenever a character or plot device is introduced, 9/10 times, it’s gonna come back and be crucial to the story.

I personally loved the writing in Season 1 and the humor, plot and even the significances and deeper meaning in stuff just naturally happened and made sense.

What are you guys’ thoughts?

P.S: I know some people don’t really like the Korean storyline in Season 2 and I agree and understand the reasons behind that, but I still think it does make sense with the plastic surgery storyline of Lindsay and also how Austin was able to get set up for the PT job since relational/social job referrals are prominent in the SK job market culture.

After two episodes I was telling my wife how good it is, great acting and great writing. I was enjoying it.

By the Burberry episode, things started going haywire.

The second half the season was dreadfully awful. The whole thing with the Chairwoman was not just stupid but boring. This show lacked the simplicity of the first season.

Sad because the four main characters were good and well cast. Should have just ran with that instead of inserting this idiotic subplot with the Chairwoman.

I can't remember a TV season that started out this well and ended up this awful.

Just my opinion.

I feel like the whole Gen Z vs Boomer thing was really overstated in this. You can definitely tell the writers are older and don’t understand how this could’ve been done much more subtly.

I mean it’s literally so damn obvious the “beef” is between an older and younger generation, but when they start saying things like “fuck off Boomer” or “Gen Z” this and that then I really start to feel a surge of cringe. I feel bad for the young actors having to say such cringe script choices.

Just a small rant that’s all.

I don't know if anyone else can relate, but as I read through the post-episode discussion threads I saw how everyone has a particular character they dislike.. it made me realize I just don't feel the same!

I honestly feel a bit stupid for being this way, but I found myself enjoying each of the protagonists while also recognizing that what they're doing is horrible. It makes me wonder if I'm not a critical enough viewer, and that I may be taking things too much at face value. This happens to me a lot, I think I automatically root for a character placed in a protagonist role which has been made incredibly clear with BEEF's format of multiple protagonists (especially with S2 having four of them).

I’ve never seen anything with him in it I believe until now. The way he perfectly portrayed the snappy, egotistical douche, it’s hard to believe he’s acting. Just outstanding!

When he was imitating Ashley with the little „what?“, it was exactly like a boss I once had irl. Exceptionally cocky in the worst way, i was so offended for her 😭 definitely triggered my flight or fight response from that job.

Edit: seems like it have to watch some more of him, thanks for the recs! Also he’s so hot I am FERAL

To me she was the character i felt the most bad for. She had a life threatening issue and I don’t really care that she took advantage of some rich people to get it fixed. Yeah she had an anxious attachment style and was tweaking about Austin leaving her, but like… she was right. Austin WAS in love with Eunice and WAS gonna leave her. Someone remind me why everyone is calling her a psycho, please. Yes, she was ultimately the reason Burberry died, but it’s not like it was intentional at all. Am I missing something? I really thought she’s not as bad as you all are making her out to be. I’m willing to be proven wrong, though. Her worst aspect is just that she’s kinda annoying. It feels like a Skyler White situation all over again, where people only dislike her character because she’s a slightly annoying woman.

edit: stop trying to make me feel bad for the rich asshole couple. If the bad things she did DIDN’T happen to Josh and Lindsay and instead happened to a couple who are much better human beings then yeah, i’d hate Ashley more. You could say bad deeds are bad deeds no matter who they’re done to and that’s valid but also idk man…

Edit 2: yeah i do totally get the points being made. I think I just hate rich people and liked seeing her get back at them. I also do still believe that SOME of the hate she’s getting is rooted in misogyny

I finished season 2 and at the near end of the credits of the final episode you hear the intense buzzing of bees. That’s when I realized damn there’s a lot of the themes of bugs.

My idea was that it shows how those born lucky and on top callously disregard struggles that don’t concern them. People simply trying to get by everyday life are stomped on without a second thought due to being a minor annoyance. I want to understand this theming a little better can someone else explain it for me?