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The biggest miss of "Why Who Died" is Leahy Kornowski's short screen time
The new yes series gives an overly banal feel, which undermines its attempts to present a sincere and authentic story.
Maybe this is because the only dominant point of view in it is that of the protagonist, and only through his eyes do we get to know the interesting female character against him.
Luckily for "Why Who Died", right now is enough
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Leahy Kornowski
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Ido Yeshayahu
Friday, February 19, 2021, 00:00
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For years, Eyal Altoili has been turning lemons into lemonade.
Altoili has a rare cancer that has a 5 percent chance of recovery, and yet - a spoiler?
- managed to overcome it, among other things with the help of an optimistic attitude and humor.
Nine years have passed since then, and Altoille uses his personal story to inspire others.
He put on a stand-up show, gave a Ted talk, and published the book "Cancer Dies of Laughter" in which he recounts his experiences in blue.
Now comes the new series "Why Who Died", a romantic comedy inspired by his experiences, which he co-created with Sarel Peterman, who is known, among other things, as the lion deer from "Stisel" and serves here as the lead screenwriter;
And Yogev Yefet, who together with his partner, Gia Beer Gurevitch, created the banal videos, and here directs all the episodes.
"Why Who Died," whose first two episodes aired Thursday on Yes, follows Eran (Uri Atia, "Miller Junction"), a 31-year-old guy whose life isn't exactly going anywhere, and recently found out he has advanced cancer.
In the oncology ward he encounters Michal (Leahy Kornowski, "Malchut," "Losing Alice"), whose bald head testifies to her experience as a cancer patient.
An instant click is created between the two and they become friends - his humor contributes to her life-loving approach, while she helps him make his first steps in the strange and frightening oncological world.
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Lehi Kornowski in a rabbit suit, "Why Who Died" (Photo: Alon Lutsky)
Comedies and comedy dramas about dealing with cancer and living in its shadow have already become a mini-genre in their own right.
The last decade alone has provided films like "50/50," "Me and Earl and the One Who Is About to Die," series like "Cancer" and "One in Mississippi" and more and more.
On the face of it there is a built-in edge in a story like this, it is impossible to avoid one dose or another of black humor, but the truth is that in most cases this fear of death is mobilized to say something big and important - or "big" and "important" - about the meaning of life.
Even in "Why Who Died", this perspective guides quite a bit of what is happening.
From trying to allay a groom's fears on his wedding day (could be worse, you could get cancer), through a mental account of achievements in life, to placing obstacles on the way to a romantic connection between Eran and Michal.
And since there have already been enough works that have dealt with it, this seemingly-unique story becomes another rather strained link in the chain.
And this is basically the thing with "why who died" - she gives an overly familiar, too banal feeling that undermines her attempts to present a story as honest and authentic as she wants to do.
Perhaps because - speaking of perspectives - the only dominant point of view in it, based on the first four episodes (out of ten) sent for review, is of course that of the protagonist, the son of Altoili's character.
Obviously this is required and perfectly fine to focus on, but it happens at the cost of someone who is supposed to be a round figure in her own right.
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Uri Atia, "Why Who Dies" (Photo: Alon Lutsky)
The biggest miss of "Why Who Dies" is the way she treats Michal.
We hardly see her on her own.
It is presented almost exclusively through the eyes of the protagonist, making her the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" - the vivid and unique girl cliché that leads the protagonist on the path to change lurking around the corner, and by the way he and we have nothing but to fall in love with her.
She's hospitalized in a rabbit suit, how naughty of her!
She exposes Eran's chest to encourage him - what a free spirit!
One can only hope that the remaining six episodes will buy the character of Michal more meat, because Kornowski is a beacon of light in "Why Who Dies", and not just because of the gleaming baldness.
While the protagonist makes his first and hesitant steps in this unfamiliar reality, he is even afraid to tell his parents (Yigal Adika and Orly Zilbershtz) and his good friend (Kuti Sabag) the bitter news, Michal is already in a completely different place.
This is her second battle with cancer, she is accustomed to the disease, as much as one can get used to it, and her story deserves more volume.
One that can be interesting both in itself and in the way it projects on what Eran is going through.
Win Win.
In the little she has Kornowski conveys the joy of life of her character, and also manages to hint at the crucial difficulty that Michal also faces, giving her a soul that only intensifies the feeling of missing out.
Whenever she's not on screen, which is most of the time, I just wish she would come back.
Luckily for "Why Who Died", for now even that little bit is enough and radiates on the rest.
There is a lot of grace in the connection between Eran and Michal, the step-forward-two-back relationship between them does the job despite their wear and tear, and the story with his ex Hadar (Meshi Kleinstein) is also intriguing.
Of course, the fact that there is an automatic sympathy for a main character who suffers from severe pain and enters a strong struggle against the angel of death helps, as does Attia's kindness in the lead role and the fact that Adika and Zilbershtz are wonderful as always.
But yes, if "Why Who Dies" gives extra attention to her main female character, everyone will benefit.
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Graceful connection.
"Why who died" (Photo: Neti Levy)
"Why Who Died" airs on Sundays at 9pm on yes TV Drama and yes VOD, two episodes at a time.
The opening episode duo is available on VOD.
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