Fans of the TV show “Gravity Falls” are ecstatic to see Alex Hirsch, the creator of “Gravity Falls,” working on “Inside Job,” a humorous, story-driven, animated series. “Inside Job” is a Netflix show created by Shion Takeuchi that aired on October 22, 2021. Unlike “Gravity Falls,” “Inside Job” is rated TV-MA for its language. But, people fell in love with the humor inside of “Gravity Falls” and found the same with “Inside Job.”
The show is filled with conspiracy theories and political jokes. This is because the show follows Regan Ridley, a worker at Cognito, Inc.. Cognito Inc. runs the world through the shadow government. In the world this show is set in, many conspiracy theories are real. Many of the more popular theories can be found as the center of many of the show’s jokes. Conspiracy theories shown in the show include: the flat earth theory, lizard people, and the president being a robot. The jokes are not meant to target anyone and are light hearted in nature.
But the plot is lacking in a few areas. Every episode follows in its own smaller plot line with an overall plot throughout the season leading to the season finale. But when looking at the first few episodes, they feel disconnected from the rest of the series. The episode plots follow the same plot line just changing it enough to make it feel different. The series deals with broken households and messed up childhoods. But, when looking at how the episodes start and end, it’s always the same. But, you have to give Shion credit for diving into a newer genre of adult television.
This show is not a live action but an animated series. In more recent years we have seen more adult animated shows pop up and grow in popularity, including “Big Mouth,” “Rick and Morty,” and “Bojack Horseman”. These shows use animation to their advantage to push their storytelling, seeing what goes on in the character’s minds. Live action shows can’t go into those stories as well as animation. This show is a great example of how animation can be used to help show the trauma and stress some can have. Though most plots are similar, most people can connect with at least one of the characters. The animation itself is smooth and consistent throughout the whole series so far. Details like moving background elements seem to have a lot of attention in them, some even connecting back to older episodes or pop culture references.
Overall season 1 of “Inside Job” is a show most people will enjoy to watch and has potential to keep going with season 2. Fans will be excited to see how the main characters Reagan Ridley and Bert Handson will grow. “They kind of need each other, and they both support each other and grow,” show creator Shion Takeuchi said, “They both have daddy issues, and they explore them in different ways.”