Ga abin da kake yi idan kana son ƙaramin tsibirinka mai ban sha'awa a gabar tekun New England ya zama Martha’s Vineyard na gaba, amma yana cike da tatsuniyoyi game da masu cin naman mutane na gida, tsofaffin mayu na teku, masu wasan barkwanci masu kisa, hazo mai guba, da ƙattai masu kashe 'yan mata a gadajensu? Kuma idan tsibirin yana da tsofaffin mayu na teku, hazo mai guba, da masu wasan barkwanci masu kisa—wanda ba shi da kyau ga matsayin tatsuniyoyi na cin naman mutane da ƙattai?
Wannan ita ce matsalar da ke fuskantar Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), magajin garin Widow’s Bay, a cikin jerin shirye-shirye 10 da ke ƙin rarrabuwa cikin sauƙi ta hanya mafi kyau. Tsoro na iya zama abu mafi bayyane, amma ya fi haka da yawa. Duk da haka, ga masu son tsoro, marubuci-mai ƙirƙira Katie Dippold da Hiro Murai—wanda ya ba da umarni a kashi biyar na farko kuma ya kafa yanayin—suna kawo kayan, suna rufe yawancin abubuwan gargajiya na nau'in da ƙauna.
Wani mai kamun kifi mai shan giya mai suna Wyck (Stephen Root) yana taka rawar Cassandra: gargadinsa game da la'anar tsibirin da farko Tom, wanda ya daɗe yana shakka, ya yi watsi da su. Akwai wani titi mai duhu cike da abubuwan ban tsoro. Akwai ɗakin otal inda lokaci ke tafiya daban, kuma a wajen ƙofarsa, ba a jin kururuwar tsoro. Babu Wi-Fi kuma wayar tana da rauni, amma akwai fitilu masu kyalkyali da yawa da kuma katsewar wutar lantarki a duk lokacin da ya dace (ko, ga mazauna tsibirin da ke cikin wahala, marasa dacewa). Akwai karce da ba sa daina zubar jini, marasa lafiya da suka shiga suma waɗanda suka zama aljanu, ƙararrawar coci da aka ɗaure suna ƙara, da—uh-oh—hazo na shigowa! Tsalle-tsalle masu ban tsoro da jini suma an sarrafa su da kyau.
Amma Widow’s Bay kuma wasan barkwanci ne, wani wuri tsakanin wurin aiki da sitcom na iyali. Tom dole ne ya yi hulɗa da gungun mutanen gida masu ban mamaki, tare da ƙungiyar da ba ta da iyawa da ke zama ma'aikatan magajin garinsa. Gaskiyar cewa an jefa Kate O’Flynn a matsayin babban mataimakin Tom, Patricia, a cikin rawar da ta dace da basirarta—haɗin ban mamaki na isar da magana mara motsi da yanayi mai ɗan rashin hankali wanda koyaushe yana ba da sakamako mai kyau—alamar ce cewa muna hannun mutanen da suka san abin da suke yi, za su yi shi da kyau sosai, kuma za su ƙirƙiri wani abu na asali da ban mamaki.
Masu zaɓar 'yan wasan kuma sun cancanci yabo don zaɓar Rhys. An san shi da kyakkyawan aikinsa a cikin rawar wasan kwaikwayo na talabijin, daga rawar da ya taka a matsayin ɗan leƙen asirin Soviet Philip Jennings a cikin The Americans zuwa ga mummuna mai lalata da ba a manta da shi a cikin wani sanannen kashi na Girls na Lena Dunham, da kuma rawar da ya taka kwanan nan a matsayin wanda ake zargi da kashe matarsa a cikin The Beast in Me. Koyaushe yana da ban mamaki. Amma a nan, yana canzawa da sauƙi mai kyau daga tsoro zuwa wasan barkwanci (kuma akwai lokutan dariya na gaske a cikin Widow’s Bay) zuwa abubuwa masu mahimmanci—yanayin cike da baƙin ciki game da rasa matarsa, lokuta masu ratsa zuciya tare da ɗan Tom mai taurin kai.
(Dole ne koyaushe akwai matashi mai taurin kai? Wannan shine kawai sukar da nake da shi, kuma ba ma haka ba—wani ƙaramin korafi ne. Amma a cikin wani shiri mai sabo kamar wannan, ƙamshin iska mara daɗi yana fitowa.)
Akwai kuma lokuta masu kyau, masu hankali na tunani tsakanin Tom da sauran mutane, musamman Wyck. Wyck ne ya fi tuna magajin garin a matsayin yaron da ya ziyarci mahaifinsa na tsibirin kowane bazara bayan iyayen Tom suka rabu. Shi ne kuma kaɗai wanda ya san cewa Tom ya kasance yana yin kamar yana buga ƙararrawar mutane a lokacin wasannin da zan kira Knock Down Ginger. Yana ganin Tom a matsayin matsoraci. Dangantakarsu da ke zurfafa, yayin da tambayar ko yaro shine uban mutum ta zo kan gaba, ita kaɗai ta cancanci farashin shiga.
Don haka, ga tsoro da wasan barkwanci, dole ne mu ƙara wasan kwaikwayo na ƙaramin gari. Mutanen gida masu ban mamaki da ma'aikatan marasa amfani ba kawai don launi suke ba—su cikakkun mutane ne, kuma su ne al'umma. Suna da matsalolinsu da farin cikinsu, tare da halayensu na musamman da dabi'unsu. Patricia misali ne cikakke na rashin jin daɗi da kaɗaici—duka sun fi muni ta hanyar shekaru na rufewa daga 'yan matan da ta yi makaranta da su, waɗanda yanzu mata ne. Suna tsammanin ta yi ƙarya don neman hankali game da wani mutum da ya tunkare ta wanda ya kashe da yawa daga cikin abokansu. Widow’s Bay yana nuna cewa akwai hanyoyi da yawa don zama abin firgita—da hanyoyi da yawa don mugunta ta shiga cikin al'umma. Kamar mafi kyawun tsoro, yana nuna cewa abubuwan allahntaka na iya zama mafi ƙarancin tsoro.
A takaice, Widow’s Bay yana da wadata da ban mamaki. Ya girma, mai ban dariya, mai ban tsoro, kuma gaskiya—kamar Mare of Easttown ya haɗu da Schitt’s Creek, amma tare da wani abu na ƙari wanda ya sa ya zama na musamman. Shigo. Ruwan yana cike da tsofaffin mayu na teku, amma yana da daɗi. Widow’s Bay yana kan Apple TV.
Tambayoyi da Aka Yi Yawa
Anan akwai jerin tambayoyin da aka yi yawa game da bitar Widows Bay tare da Matthew Rhys da aka rubuta cikin yanayi na halitta tare da amsoshi bayyanannu
1 Menene Widows Bay yake game da
Wasan barkwanci da tsoro ne inda Matthew Rhys ya taka rawar wani mutum da ya koma wani garin bakin teku mai ban mamaki Garin yana da wani sirri mai duhu game da zawarawa abubuwan allahntaka da kuma wasan barkwanci mai duhu
2 Shin bitar tana da kyau
Ee tana da kyau sosai Mai bitar ya kira shi babban abin farin ciki kuma ya yaba shi a matsayin mai buguwa
3 Me ya sa wasan Matthew Rhys yake da kyau haka a cikin wannan
Bitar ta nuna cewa yana kawo haɗin ban sha'awa na fara'a rudani da rashin bege Yana da ban dariya ko da lokacin da abubuwa suka zama masu ban tsoro wanda ya sa fim ɗin yayi aiki
4 Shin fim ɗin yana da ban tsoro da gaske ko kuwa wasan barkwanci ne
Haɗe ne Bitar ta nuna cewa wasan barkwanci ne da abubuwan tsoro An kwatanta shi a matsayin mai buguwa saboda yana daidaita dariya da lokuta masu ban tsoro ba tare da rage kowane ba
5 Wanene zai ji daɗin wannan fim
Masu son Matthew Rhys mutanen da ke son wasan barkwanci da tsoro na ban mamaki da kuma duk wanda ke son dare mai nishaɗi mara tsinkaya
6 Shin bitar ta ambaci wasu rashin kyau ko matsaloli
Bitar tana da kyau sosai don haka ba ta mai da hankali kan lahani ba Da alama mai bitar yana tunanin fim ɗin ya yi nasara a kan abin da ya sa gaba don yin
7 Shin wannan babban fim ne na jama'a ko fim mai zaman kansa
Dangane da yanayin bitar yana kama da ƙaramin fim mai zaman kansa mai ƙarfin hali—ba babban fim na Hollywood ba
8 Menene ma'anar mai buguwa a cikin wannan mahallin
Yana nufin fim ɗin yana da sha'awa da nishaɗi har yana jin kamar abin da ke haifar da jaraba Mai bitar ya shiga cikin labarin kuma ya kasa kallo
9 Shin akwai wani takamaiman yanayi ko lokaci da bitar ta nuna
Bitar ta yaba da yanayin fim ɗin gabaɗaya da wasan Rhys amma ba ta bayyana takamaiman lokuta ba Tana mai da hankali kan kuzari da yanayi
10 Shin ya kamata in karanta cikakkiyar bitar kafin in kalli fim ɗin
Idan kana son shiga sabo tsallake shi Amma idan kana son
