“THE REAL MONSTER IN THE BOROUGHS WAS NEVER HIDING UNDERGROUND.” What starts as a creepy mystery about elderly residents hunting creatures in the middle of the night slowly turns into something far more emotional — and viewers say that’s the twist they never expected. While fans came for the Stranger Things-style suspense, many are now talking about the show’s darker message beneath the chaos: the fear of becoming invisible, forgotten, and treated like life is already over. Now audiences are binge-watching The Boroughs not just for the monsters hiding underground… but for the heartbreaking story hiding underneath the entire series.
The Boroughs review: Netflix’s elderly monster hunters are fun, but offer little novelty The Boroughs review: Beneath all its supernatural chaos, the Alfred Molina-led Netflix series delivers a deeply uncomfortable commentary on how society treats the elderly as people waiting for life to end rather than individuals still capable of desire, rebellion, curiosity and reinvention. … Read more