I didn’t sense plate tectonics until Zac Efron explained them to me.
Of course, I am a 24-year-old woman living in the earthquake capital of the United States and who, unlike many of my peers, is paying attention in seventh grade science class. And yes, I would possibly have taken many courses in environmental science and geology to meet the needs of my bachelor’s degree at the university. But still, one way or another, it wasn’t until Efron’s soft, soft tones left his lips inexplicably bright in his new Netflix assignment that they gave me to completely master the concept.
To do if you like Zac or think you have the ability to love Zac.
“Possibly it wouldn’t seem like much,” Beefcake’s professor said of the hole between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates, an abyss that spreads over about two and a half centimetres per year (at least as perfectly tanned education tells me). “But for millions of years? You see the picture.
You’re right, Zac. I sense the picture, thanks to you. What do I intend to do with this information? I have no concept and I’m pretty sure you don’t either!
I have no idea what Netflix is down to Earth with Zac Efron looking to achieve. The eight-part limited documentary series, which broadcasts all of today’s episodes, probably did not intend to teach High School Musical enthusiasts about The Earth’s conversion lithosphere. But it does and a long list of other vaguely connected things pretty well in the first two episodes provided to Mashable for review.
Described as a show, Down to Earth combines Bill Nye-style voiceovers with Parts Unknown cinematography as he chronicles Efron’s adventure and self-proclaimed wellness guru Darin Olien to locate possible healthy and sustainable living options around the world.
Their exploration takes them to Iceland, France, and in short to a water bar in West Hollywood with Anna Kendrick the first two episodes. While there, the duo’s activities, such as their mis-explained thesis, rotate all over the map. We see them visiting the miraculous healing waters of Lourdes, making chocolate at an Omnom position in Reykjavik, visiting many sustainable energy sites (that’s where the full explanation of the tectonic plates came into play) and receiving massages with hot and bloodless stones. I’m, it was pretty much a Hilton hotel.
Along the way, Efron and Olien communicate on how we can take care of ourselves and our planet, eat large amounts of much-loved vegan food, make an alarming amount of impressions of Gollum and Yoda, and engage in a heated discussion with a French doctor. it’s never fully explained, but it’s actually uncomfortable. It’s a pretty fun game, quite silly and quite educational that has value if you like Zac or think you have the ability to love Zac. But you have to love Zac to love Down to Earth.
What the audience intends to draw from this tour is never entirely clear, apart from some funny facts, Efron reads a script and Olien’s deeply grainy atmosphere. The only guideline in this series that I can find is that Zac Efron is in everything, everyone around him knows how remarkable he is and says things about sustainability in a vaguely convincing way. It’s not resonant, it’s not revealing, it’s just a pro himbo that goes on paid vacation through Netflix. And honestly, I’m not mad at that! He laughed, I laughed, wild cats at home, etc.
TL; DR If you need to see Zac Efron do things, then this screen is for you. If you don’t need to see Zac Efron do things, then that’s not the case.
Down to Earth with Zac Efron is now airing on Netflix.
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