A classic reality home makeover format with a morbid twist. Created for the experimental streaming service Quibi and eventually purchased and picked up for a second season by RokuTV, we follow hosts and designers Mikel Welch and Joelle Uzyel as they upgrade aging homes with the catch that each house has contained some sort of horrific murder. The entire series seems like a sketch show bit that was played deadpan and extended for two whole seasons; I honestly couldn't believe throughout that the entire thing was both real and that it was being taken so seriously. Its like the worst parts of TLC and HGTV came together to produce whatever this grisly offspring is. Again, each episode follows the normal makeover format, we're introduced to some new homeowners who found out (typically after purchase) that the home they own had a murder, typically why they got it so cheap, and they then spend a few minutes of each episode going over the gory details and walking through the rooms where it happened. So much of the series is based around "bad energies" and their removal from the homes, and somehow the new paint and board trim will forget the owners of its deathly past and again release those many "bad energies". The first season is filmed where each "flip" is across multiple 5-ish minute episodes, for either the horizontal or vertical format Quibi was pushing, but season two goes back to the expected 22 min episode per new house, ending with the classic makeover reveal to the owners. A lot less renovation that I'd expect in this type of series, again most makeovers are more minor facelifts and landscaping. It felt like a series that wanted to be propelled more by its weird, quirky concept much more than anything of quality. But idk maybe it worked, I ended up watching it. But really, what even is this show?
Review of Murder House Flip
