![]() But those earlier decisions aren’t done rippling. Without spoiling, it seems at times that Danny and Amy are actually going to put things behind them and find happiness, the former in a Korean church community and the latter when she finally starts getting the professional respect she's deserved. However, “Beef” smartly isn't satisfied with merely being an escalating series of horrible decisions like you might expect. Amy realizes what’s happening and escalates the action by Yelp-bombing his business and then basically catfishing his brother. Danny finds Amy first and does something awful in her house. “Beef” is the story of two people who seem like they have had to “take the high road” too many times in their lives. She’s constantly hustling, and that’s all she was doing as she had the right-of-way in that parking lot, right? Who does this guy think he is? She’s suspicious of the women who flirt with her handsome husband. She wonders if she’s sacrificed too much in the work-life balance when raising her daughter. These people are very different in their day-to-day existences, but Amy also knows the pressure of family. Early scenes subtly intercut scenes of Amy and her husband George ( Joseph Lee) talking about major deals and home renovations with Danny constantly checking a minimal account balance. On the other hand, Amy lives an entirely different life in the upper-class art world of Los Angeles. ![]() For Danny, the road rage incident is a sign of everything wrong in his life. ![]() Being a makeshift parent to his brother Paul ( Young Mazino), who Danny sees as a lazy straggler, doesn’t help his stress. He’s a Korean immigrant who has been busting his ass as a contractor to get his parents to come to the United States, but he’s still healing from the reason they had to leave in the first place: an illegal scheme involving his dangerous cousin Isaac ( David Choe). Those items he was returning in the opening scene? They were for a suicide attempt. Danny is one of those guys who has run out of straws to grasp. The first few episodes of “Beef” are beautifully structured in terms of plotting, taking us into Danny and Amy’s worlds while also slowly tying them together in a manner that feels increasingly dangerous. As she speeds away, he gets her license plate number, and, well, he’s not going to let this go. He hasn't thought that far. Driving across a lawn to try and cut her off, she turns the tables and almost runs into him instead. He speeds through the streets behind her, trying to get a good look at her face and do who-knows-what if he catches her. The driver of that car, Amy ( Ali Wong), lays on the horn and even gives him the middle finger. He’s simmering in his car in the parking lot when he backs up too quickly and doesn’t see the fancy car speeding to his position. A sequence of stupid decisions starts the series as Danny ( Steven Yeun) tries to return items to a big-box store and is frustrated after being unable to do so.
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