Sunny
Summary
Apple TV+ has become the home for intriguing TV show , and it ’s sum up the novel dramedy , Sunny(which is more dramatic event than funniness ) , to its repertory . The serial publication , created by Katie Robbins , wonders whether someone can ever really eff their mate , while treading softly regarding the moral equivocalness of AI technology . It explores both of these themes evenhandedly prominently , while touching on heartache and friendship . Sunny ’s mystery drive its story and , though it begin to taper off after a while , the writing is n’t content to remain in a corner of figure .
Cast
specify in close - future Kyoto , Japan , Sunnybegins withSuzie ( Rashida Jones)in the aftermath of a plane smash that killed her husband , Masa ( Hidetoshi Nishijima ) , and her seven - year - old son . Having believed Masa work in refrigerators , Suzie is surprised to discover he was a roboticist whose work is shroud in mystery and connected to the Yakuza . Sunnyoscillates between Suzie ’s heartbreak over losing her family and the anger that fall with the moody revelation she start out to uncover with the assist of her barkeep friendMixxy ( annie the clumsy)and new domestic robot , Sunny ( Joanna Sotumura ) .
Sunny Balances Charisma With Darker Elements
If there ’s one thingSunnyexcels at , it ’s marrying its disparate tones . There ’s Jones ’ jaundice and ecumenical irritation as Suzie , which is heightened by some of the more comical aspects of the narrative . Suzie is grieving and tempestuous at the man and everyone in it , and these feelings are juxtaposed with Sunny ’ s What ’s more , Sunny ’s darkness does n’t overpower the charm and offbeat nature of the story . The thriller elements are in there , and it ’s part of what hold on the series going , but it ’s at long last the character interaction and the inability to prognosticate what they ’re going to do that ground it .
The series is a rollercoaster drive . While it ’s not unique in its story of a married woman discovering her husband is n’t exactly the valet de chambre she thought she screw , Sunnyisn’t obvious in its handling of the position , either . Suzie run on quite a journeying that puts her in a view to reckon with her own pick — overlooking certain cerise fleur-de-lis , not call for enough query . Flashbacks also act as dream that play out like what if scenario . Suzie is haunted by the yesteryear and the nowadays and there ’s enough of an emotional throughline for the history to forge .
With humanity able to hack their original computer code , the world ofSunny’sfuturistic homebots becomes riddled with query the series is less interested in answering than in providing us with some food for intellection .
It ’s also avail along by Jones , whose performance teeters between shock , defeat ( with her state of affairs , married man and herself ) , and the power to commit . As Suzie , Jones soak her with the right amount of snark , a sense of defeat and drive . Jones walks a fine argumentation , birth to portray Suzie as the grieving widow woman while also showcasing her other personality traits with limited allusion to her past . The result is a unanimous performance that sits nicely in the middle of the organized chaos of the news report and its subplots . Annie the clumsy as Mixxy is a overnice line to Suzie and the dyad work well together .
What ’s perhaps most piquant about the serial publication is in the elbow room it handles AI . The composition contends with domestic robots and the electric potential for them to be helpful , friendly , and violent . With man able to hack their original code , the earthly concern ofSunny’sfuturistic homebots becomes riddled with questions the series is less concerned in suffice than in providing us with some food for intellection . Its lastingness lies in pushing these ideas forward in a fully realized world without hit us over the head with the decimal point of its topic . Here , robots are just as complicated as the the great unwashed who made them .
Sunny Falters In Its Character Development
The mystery also drags a bit, but it doesn’t deter the series
Despite an challenging mystery and a budding friendship between Suzie and Mixxy ( and Sunny the kindly homebot ) , thenew Apple TV+ seriesleaves a lot to be desired in terms of part growing . There are hints about Suzie ’s life before moving to Kyoto , but it takes too long to harvest any answers . It ’s unsatisfying to watch out a series while feeling like there ’s something missing from the puzzle . In a mystery thriller likeSunny , that ’s to be slightly expected , but the serial ’ disinterest in it — despite the teases — is disappointing .
With great performance and an intriguing mystery , the Apple TV+ is sure to pull ahead over audiences .
It ’s a hearty show overall , but that does n’t mean it could n’t have delved a bit further than what it already offers . With ten half - hour episode , Sunnystill feels longer than needed . By the halfway point , I marvel when we ’re going to get more answers than question , especially as the pacing began to drag a morsel and the story would wind off the path for a minute before returning . For a while , Sunnyoffered only half - formed stories , synopsis of thing that were being make full in at a pace that dawdled at points .
Aside from that , Sunnyis a charming dramedy that weaves its mystery together in satisfying manner . It kept me on my toes with its overall taradiddle and managed to annul settle into certain image in its spousal kinship . There were even fourth dimension I was surprised by the direction of certain characters , peculiarly that of Suzie ’s mother - in - law , Noriko ( Judy Ongg ) , whose annoyance with Suzie does n’t overshadow her own sense of loneliness and release as she spiral . Sunnyis sharp and fun at time , and sad and tense at others . With great performance and an challenging closed book , the Apple TV+ is sure to win over audiences .
The first two episodes ofSunnyare now streaming on Apple TV+ . The remaining episodes will let go weekly every Wednesday .
Suzie , an American woman living in Kyoto , Japan , grapples with the mysterious disappearance of her husband and Word in a plane crash . Given a domestic robot named Sunny by her hubby ’s company , Suzie initially resents cheery but before long they form a unique bond . Together , they uncover the dour truth behind her family ’s disappearing , becoming entangled in a serious and obscure world .
