The devil’s in storage
A review of Cabinet of Curiosities: Lot 36MAGA asshole won't give back a storage unit to a Latina for Republican reasons. Turns out, the unit houses a demon and his last hope happens to be the woman he discriminated against.
The Cabinet of Curiosities series started out strong with this one. It’s a very MAGA-coded episode, with Tim Blake Nelson doing the honors. There are a few rants you listen to, from a narrative now all too familiar.
He purchases a storage unit from an auction, only there’s a woman who owns it now, willed to her by the old man. A paper error. She must beg MAGA asshole for it back, and you can guess how that goes.
Joke’s on him, though.
The second-half of this episode takes a sharp turn. The storage unit is filled with objects—almost like The Cabin in the Woods’ basement—he can sell. One table holds what looks like a valuable book, which MAGA-man takes to an appraiser. Long story short, there’s a whole secret hallway and room off this unit, leading to a rotting corpse holding back some evil force. Uh oh.
We get our satisfying ending as MAGA-man’s fate lies in the hands of an immigrant.
Loves
- The story unfolds slowly. There are a few things you miss the first watch – a few foreshadowed events and mysteries that get solved further in.
- Tim Blake Nelson plays the role perfectly.
- The MAGA narrative works really well here.
- I did not see that ending coming!
- The possessed corpse is quite freaky, really.
Loathes
- A lot is packed into this episode, feels like there are two distinct storylines.
- The whole story about the book at the end seemed like an unnecessary diversion, though I’d like a whole episode on just that.
- Do not tell me there’s a hidden passageway and a whole room back somewhere in this storage unit.
That corpse tho.
Heavier towards the end in those dark hallways.
Moderate for how graphic the rotting corpse is.
People who like short, satisfying stories
MAGA talking points are triggering
Worth watching
