“High Fidelity”

By Avery Wageman

Hulu recently released the first season of “High Fidelity,” which follows Rob, played by Zoë Kravitz, as she reflects on her list of “Top Five Heartbreaks” and navigates new relationships. Rob runs a struggling record store in Brooklyn, along with her friends Simon—who is among the five heartbreakers—and Cherise. The series picks up a year after her last breakup. Rob has not dated since, but she decides it’s time to get back in the game.

Because the show is set in a record shop, one would expect it to have a great soundtrack, and it does not disappoint. It consists of a diverse range of music from Fleetwood Mac to The Notorious B.I.G. The soundtrack, along with Rob’s love for playlists, which she considers to be a “delicate art,” makes you want to log on to Spotify and start making your own moody set of playlists.

Throughout the episodes, Rob provides fourth-wall-breaking narration that makes the story feel personal and intimate.  One of my favorite episodes hands off the narration to Simon, which creates an interesting opportunity for more characters to get similar episodes if the show gets a second season.

I think the highest praise I can give a show depends on how bingeable it is, and I watched season one of “High Fidelity” in one night.