Odyssey takes its time—so much so that it feels aimless and perplexing, like spending a week witnessing the everyday ups and downs of a real estate agent facing challenges. How exciting! LOL

The experience is overflowing with melodramatic moments, including conflicts with her team, selling difficult properties, and dealing with a self-inflicted financial crisis. I felt the frustration combined with narcissism from the gate and wondered what have I gotten myself into?  

It’s Monday morning and agency owner Natasha (or Tash) is having a wisdom tooth pulled in a somewhat graphic moment for us, the tagalong viewers. Following this procedure, Tash’s credit card is declined several times before she storms out in a huff without paying the bill. This is obviously the introduction to a series of reckless business decisions that will ultimately conclude in complete chaos. When an employee mentions the disappearance of rival agent, Douglas Kelly, through a local news source, Tash barely bats an eye and continues with her extravagant lifestyle which she clearly cannot afford.  

While her cell mailbox loads up with unanswered messages, Tash takes her staff to a nearby property front, announcing their new office followed by a celebratory night out of dancing, and drinks. She returns home to a lavish setting with a gorgeous view, more wine and endless cocaine. Yes, Tash seems to have it all. Right?  

Tuesday, her multiple loan issues begin to surface, starting with calls from Sophie, a friend/partner with whom she owes a large amount of money dating back 5+ months. Tash, never short of excuses, shares her possible merger opportunity hoping it will alleviate Sophie’s anxiety and push her away for another month or so. Unfortunately, several additional deals are falling through the endless cracks of crashing despair from loan sharks and thugs to club acquaintances and love interests. And they are all in shambles.  

From Wednesday to Friday, Tash keeps partying, drinking, and using more drugs, all while dodging increasingly public and awkward episodes of emerging psychosis. Unfortunately, with her senses askew and her paranoia emerging, Tash is dragged into the missing realtor mystery where she is blackmailed into being a complicit participant. The murky motive is never completely clear, nor is the sudden desperation to find someone called The Viking who is apparently a skilled troubleshooter using guns, blades, and other mass weaponry.  

Although the ending is strikingly violent and ruthless, I never felt a connection to Tash or any of those misplaced characters who are stuck in midway development. Static, uninteresting and stale, the premise doesn’t take its shape early enough to maintain my attention, let alone hold it long enough to wish for a sensible conclusion. Essentially, the main thing I gathered from this is that Odyssey is quite odd.