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Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen

Not every story should be two hours or 10 hours

Netflix's Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen shows the limits of "this should have been a movie" as a criticism

Emily St. James

Emily St. James

10 Apr 2026 — 8 min read
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Not every story should be two hours or 10 hours
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