Netflix's 'Beef' Episode 10 Takeaway: Pretending is dangerous and you cannot outrun the truth
Spoilers for 'Beef' Episode 10
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Netflix's 'Beef' is one of the most unapologetic shows ever that deals with the emotional roller coaster throughout it. What started as road rage between Amy Lau (Ali Wong) and Danny Cho (Steven Yeun) escalated very quickly and both of them ended up destroying each other's life. However, the climatic episode of the series has been a surprising twist for both the leads.
Amy gets divorce papers from her husband George (Joseph Lee) and Danny loses his brother Paul (Young Mazino) after Danny confessed to throwing out college applications of Paul. After escaping the police, Danny escapes in a car and Amy follows him. And in a full circle moment, both of them indulge in impromptu road rage leading both to crash and land on their cars in the middle of nowhere. And this forces the enemies to work together to get back to their loved ones. And the ultimate episode of Netflix's 'Beef' opens the ugly truth of pretending and how it is dangerous.
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Never pretend!
Amy and Danny are stuck in the middle of nowhere where there is no signal and no human contact. Though they start by fighting, Amy and Danny eventually realize they must work together in order to get out of the place alive. When they both get hungry, Amy, as a specialist in plants, guides Danny into finding elderberry in the woods. Danny only follows her instructions because Amy made her millions by owning one of the most successful plant businesses in town. However, after they consume the berries, they turned out to be poisonous and both start to throw up. Amy then reveals that she knows nothing about plants. She admits that she googles about the plants and pretends to know about everything. And this is not the first time that Amy had presented herself to be a know-it-all and a woman who has it all together. Her pride and pretending attitude led Danny and herself into a complete mess.
You can never outrun the truth
But it is too late for Amy and Danny to back out as the poisonous elements triggered them to hallucinate and confront the truth. Amy finally opens up about the emptiness inside of her. This led her to hide and pretend. Amy admits that having a husband and a child might solve all of her problems and make her whole. And this plan failed terribly as Amy messed up, what could have been her perfect family. Amy's bottling up of her resentments, regrets and her ugly parts made her more distant from everything and everyone she loved. And only when she finally confides in truth that Amy feels a huge weight has been lifted off of her.
The finale of 'Beef' clearly makes a well-known yet often ignored fact that however long one may avoid it, they can never outrun the truth and confronting the truth is the ultimate answer.
