Dare Me

Shock & Awe

Addy is in big trouble. That was the main takeaway you could glean from Dare Me Season 1 Episode 10, a season finale that left a lot of questions on the table and a lot to be desired. It’s been a topsy turvy first season for the dark drama, and this final hour was another mixed bag of treats. The pervading theme of the season has been a combination of many things, including friendship, manipulation, and obsession. Beth began the series as a self-a... more

Fog of War

Beth should look into a private investigation career when she grows up. She has an innate way of reading people and piecing a puzzle together, and it was on full display during Dare Me Season 1 Episode 9.  With only one episode left this season, you have to consider putting your money on Beth getting to the bottom of Will’s death before the police. Will’s suicide sent the town of Sutton Grove into a frenzy, and it was interesting to see the many conversat... more

Containment

Things are finally starting to get a little interesting. Dare Me Season 1 Episode 8 picks up right where we left off, with Addy wading around Will’s dead body and Colette talking in circles. It was a surreal scene honestly, as each woman had a viscerally different reaction to the scene around them. Colette had a relationship with Will, a pretty intense one, yet she seemed so far removed from what was actually in front of her. And to be fair, peopl... more

'Dare Me': A Perspective-Twisting Hour Is One of the Best TV Episodes of the Year So Far

The opening of each episode of “Dare Me” is its own pearl, presenting the audience with a mystifying piece of visual information that hints at where things might be heading. In the case of Episode 5, that image is a floating tooth, drifting — as some of the series central characters are, too. Unsettling in isolation and horrific in context, it’s just one of the many storytelling levels that this USA series has discovered for itself. “I think we felt freer to be more ab... more

'Dare Me' Review: High School Cheerleading Drama Is a Patient, Ferocious Thriller

Even before the blood starts flowing, “Dare Me” is a show dripping with the anxiety of potential danger. Its main characters are members and leaders of a high school cheerleading squad, and whenever they or one of their cohorts go flying through the air, a safe landing is never guaranteed. Watching these aerial maneuvers against a sea of psychological chaos is the contrast that not only gives this USA series its anxiety, but its artistry. It’s the kind of slow-churn vice grip you’d ... more