Spoilers for: Dollface (2019- )

Nowadays, networks and studios continue to look for smart, fresh ways to pull audiences in. In the Hulu original series, Dollface, the schtick is that at any time, the audience is transported to a fantasy world in our protagonist's mind. There, a cat lady, literally a lady with a cat head and body, brings to light an important piece of information our main character couldn't possibly realize any other way.

This schtick works, when it gets used. These scenes are the best in the show. However, they don't occur frequently enough, and at times you forget the cat lady exists.

Instead, our time is spent following Jules (Kat Dennings) as she navigates life after being dumped. When the love of her life explains that he no longer loves her, and after a bus ride with the cat lady, Jules decides to reconnect with her friends. However, she quickly realizes that throughout her relationship, she neglected her friendships, and now, her best friend, Madison (Brenda Song), wants nothing to do with her.

The rest of the season focuses on Jules winning back her friends and learning to navigate female friendship. Think of Jules as the girl who hated being around other girls because she just didn't understand them and isn't like all the other girls. It's a cliche, and Jules finally realizes she's the one who's been a jerk.

There is character growth. Not only does Jules try to be a better friend, but she tries to be a better person. She takes responsibility for her life and her mistakes in all of her relationships, friendships included. She even helps her friends grow because obviously, they all come with baggage, too. At its core, Dollface is the story of a woman who lost herself in her relationship. Now, she has to rediscover who she is.

Some of the shortcomings of the show could be chalked up to the creators trying hard to capture an audience, but some might enjoy the show for its lack of depth and its attempt to present serious issues in a slapstick, sitcom-y way.

Visually it's beautiful and includes fun cameos from the likes of Joey Lawrence and Macaulay Culkin. However, although there are fun scenes, and it does carry one episode called Feminist that resonates, nothing else is very memorable. In Feminist, the girls attend the Women's March. There, they learn that the perfect feminist doesn't exist. It's the only episode that feels real, Wizard of Oz format and all.

At times the show contradicts itself. It's unclear if the show wants Jules to fit in with girl culture or if she just exists to make fun of it. Are we celebrating girl power or mad at what it's become?

No word yet on whether or not Dollface will get a second season, but it might be interesting to see if and how the show can expand on the concept and work out the kinks. It's a show where all of the motivational phrases posted on Instagram come to life, a bubblegum fantasy for the social media savvy, and dare I say, stereotypical millennial. If that's you, no judgment, binge watch, and enjoy. If not, sit this one out.

Deanna Gomez is a Cinema and Television Studies lecturer and Editor in Chief of the WODC blog. She helms the Spooky Bitches horror column and is host of The Spooky Bitches Podcast.