His supposed intended victim? Carole Baskin, who founded Big Cat Rescue, devoted to ending animal abuse, she says. The humor is not intentional.Īs we learn quickly in the first of seven episodes, Joe is in prison as part of the murder-for-hire plot that weaves in and out of the story. On the side he’s a self-styled country music singer who makes drop-dead hilarious music videos. He is the Tiger King of the title, a bleach-blonde, mullet-wearing, gun-toting gay man (he uses all these terms to describe himself) who collects big cats and other animals in his exotic-animal zoo in Oklahoma. The main character is Joe Exotic, not his real name but oh, so fitting. There's a truly wild cast of characters, starting with Joe Exotic Honestly, at some point the possibility of a missing person having been fed to tigers feels like gravy.Īll of those things, and so many more, are at play in “Tiger King,” directed by Rebecca Chaiklin and Eric Goode. You may be stuck working at your dining room table, unable to go to a bar or restaurant or watch a game, but chances are - one hopes - your current aggravations do not include missing teeth, missing limbs, polygamy, betrayal and murder-for-hire. It’s not quite schadenfreude, the pleasure taken in the misfortune of others, but it’s something akin to that, maybe a first cousin.
'Tiger King' veers close to schadenfreude
Let’s not sugarcoat it - the world right outside our windows has gone crazy.īut “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” is a reminder that no matter how weird things may have gotten for you, they haven’t gotten this weird. The last two weeks of our lives have been unrecognizable as anything approaching normal. But there’s something else at work here, too. That’s a big reason people are watching it, tweeting about it, talking about it (from appropriate distance, of course). It’s five-and-a-half hours, give or take, of escapist television. The Netflix documentary, about big-cat collectors, their competitors and their opponents, is absolutely bizarre and addictively entertaining. Way of the Dragon: Pull off a prison takeover using nunchuks.View Gallery: Joe Exotic, the 'Tiger King' in Netflix's five-episode documentary.Įverything you’ve heard about “Tiger King” is true. The Monopoly Guy: Have $1000 or over on hand. The Escapist!: Successfully escaped from all six prisons. Strip Searched: Strip 50 outfits from floored opponents. Never Be Alone Again: Attended 50 prison visits. Master Craftsman: Fill 15 pages of your crafting journal. Let's Get Physical: Get your Strength and Speed stat to 100. Disrespect My Authority: Knocked out 50 guards. Digging It!: Cleared a total of 50 tiles using the Shovel. Day One: Escape a prison on the first day.
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