If notes app and front-facing camera apologies are the hallmark of a 2020s downfall, then Netflix specials are the hallmark of a 2020s attempted comeback. Just ask Ellen DeGeneres, who made a brief return to fame this week with her new Netflix special, Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval.
It has not gone down well. One cursory look at the reviews could tell you that. “Ellen DeGeneres Is Unapologetic, Unrelatable and Totally Insufferable in Her New Netflix Special,” says Cracked. “Ellen DeGeneres’ Unfunny Netflix Special Leaves So Much Unsaid,” writes TIME. “Ellen DeGeneres Lets Herself Off the Hook in Self-Indulgent Netflix Special,” agrees Variety.
