"Outerlands" Provides Community in Unexpected Places
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.

Matthew and Cindy are driving back from a fun birthday weekend in Mexico when they approach a point of entry. They're impatient with the time it's taking to pass the checkpoint, and grow increasingly concerned when a uniformed officer tells them to get out of the car for questioning. The couple is separated, each in their own interrogation rooms. Matthew is shocked when the officer tells him that illegal substances were found in the car and that Cindy implicated him. Though Matthew promises his innocence, it's standard practice for border patrol to do a full cavity search, and the officer intends to thoroughly follow protocol.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.
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