Netflix has been accused of not giving its recurring shows the opportunity to expand into multiple seasons, but the service has offered tremendous opportunities for limited series that have a singular focus. Since these shows don’t have to worry about sustaining an audience’s attention over the course of several seasons of time, they are often empowered to be more avant-garde and experimental. Eric has one of the most unusual loglines for any Netflix original, as it centers on the narcissistic puppeteer Vincent Anderson (Benedict Cumberbatch) as he reacts to the disappearance of his son. That an actor of Cumberbatch’s fame was willing to play such a loathsome character was impressive, but even more unusual was the presence of “Eric,” a seven-foot-tall puppet who appears alongside Vincent to help search for the truth.
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