Boo, Bitch – Miniseries Review

High school seniors Erika Vu (Lana Condor) and Gia (Zoe Colletti) are in a car accident which leaves Erika a ghost in this teen comedy series co-created by Erin Ehrlich and Lauren Iungerich.

Can we all agree that horror teen comedies are weird? Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. Even when they do work, though, I still prefer to watch straight-up horror films with no comedic elements involved. Nonetheless, mainly because of the hugely talented cast, I was eager to check out the new show Boo, Bitch.

It had an interesting setup and some fun and likable characters for the first two episodes or so, but after that, the show rapidly dissolves into a shell of itself. What started off as a lighthearted, enjoyable horror-comedy show for teens, immediately turns into an insufferable bore-fest with a predictable plot, bland characters, and a sense of humor that misses the mark nearly every time.

My first question while watching the show was “Why is Erika’s best friend Gia so calm about what’s going on?”. I mean, seriously. In the scene in which she realizes her friend might legitimately be a ghost, she almost has a smile or some sort of happy look on her face. It’s not Zoe Colletti’s fault – she actually is my favorite element to the show, delivering a wildly energetic and lovable performance –  it’s the script’s fault.

There are a lot of writers that worked on the show, and it’s incredibly clear to me that they all had different ideas on what the show should have been. Some episodes feel like a straight-up comedy akin to something like Booksmart whereas others try to lean into the horror side more which often fails because of how goofy the world that these characters populate is.

At times, this miniseries can feel like a lovable John Hughes-style coming-of-age film but then it feels like you’re watching a too-long show that stretches its relatively simplistic storyline way too far. By the third episode, it seemed to me as if they were seriously reaching with its plot. Did the writers even know what to do from the beginning? Was there storyboarding?

The chemistry between the cast here is absolutely amazing, especially between Zoe Colletti and Lana Condor who work absolute magic off one another. They’re easily the best thing the show has going for it, but sadly, not even their likable characters and energetic performances can save this show from being an unfunny, sloppy, predictable mess.

Boo, Bitch may have some charming moments with two wonderful performances from Zoe Colletti and Lana Condor, but its plot is far too messy, its humor too bland, and its heart too small to save this show.