‘Bad Monkey’ Recap: ‘Nothing’s Wrong With It, I Just Don’t’ Need It Anymore’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Zach Braff, Rob Delaney, and Meredith Hagner as Izzy, Nick/Christopher, and Eve in Episode 104 of ‘Bad Monkey’ – ‘Nothing’s Wrong With It, I Just Don’t’ Need It Anymore’. (Photo Courtesy of Apple.)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Four of ‘Bad Monkey’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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One particular truth about murder that we are finally coming to understand in modern times… is that it is an act born out of more than cruelty and evil. Because our newfound attention to the many murder cases out there have proven that people kill for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes it involves a desire to be rich and murder, they believe, will somehow line their pockets with cash. For some it is about revenge and a need to feel whole and now and again… it is a heat of the moment act that changes lives forever. But the reason we now look toward the why behind murder is critical. Since it helps to properly paint a picture as to how a crime took place and that can help in doling out the proper penalty in court and also… to just help us understand how people can decide to take part in such an act.

If anything, the why is top of mind today, simply because it was put on display in the next episode of Bad Monkey on Apple TV+. For ‘Nothing’s Wrong With It, I Just Don’t’ Need It Anymore’ took us back in time to better understand why Nick (also known as Christopher) and Eve were so eager to harm others and well… for them it related to two things. For starters, both of them never went down the path they wanted in this life. In fact, their lives went the opposite of their hopes and dreams, marginalizing them and leaving them listless until they found one another, and discovered their toxic personalities clicked. Wherein they fed one another what they needed, and that level of loneliness and co-dependency can indeed be dangerous and it… combined with some money issues… brought forth their worst demons.
 
Because when faced with being apart and not enjoying their lifestyle, Nick put together a plan to have his arm severed and tied to the boat to get some hardcore insurance money. Which brought about the wild moments we’ve enjoyed in this series, and real concerns from Eve. Because the thought of having this plot exposed at any second, and the thought of a lifestyle change because of that… was too much to bear. So… she felt the only recourse was murder and she got Nick to think the same way and one by one… people died. Some through trust, some through cold blood but the bottom line, was that they saw it necessary to protect their needs, their wants and desires and those are fascinating reasons to kill. Ones that they have now committed to, and are to an extent, addicted to. Since they also had a hand in ending the life of Heather, who of course… does the weather, and while this storyline could have carried the episode, it still had so much more to offer.

For this is also a story that looked to Yancy’s past as well. To better understand how he went from hot shot detective with the Miami PD to food inspector at the ass end of the Keys, and that came forth via a tussle with a crooked cop. Since we learned that Mendez used to run the tip line and would feed information to folks, he knew, so they could call in the tip, get the reward and split it with Mendez. And Yancy found out about this, made Mendez’s life hell over it and said the wrong things and did the wrongs things to get tossed down in the dumps. Which let us know that Yancy’s decision making is his undoing, and it may also bring him harm in present day. Since the tail end of this episode let us know that his persistence with Caitlin might have brought him to the end since Ol’ Saint Nick showed up to crack him upside the head, leaving Yancy’s status unknown. 

But if he does pull through because Nick decided for once, to throttle back, Mendez knows Yancy was at Izzy’s place shortly after Nick put his old friend down… so he will absolutely be in trouble there. But while we wait to see what will become of detective turned food inspector Andrew Yancy, and his blooming relationship with Rosa, since that grew here… we can celebrate one intelligent tale. One that really did dive deep into what makes people kill and how it can be empowering and addicting to those involved. Since wow, this duo cannot get enough of the darkness, nor do they seem to have bounds. Since there was some implication Caitlin might come to harm as well, and that absolutely has us ready to go when it comes to next week’s episode. So, we can see what fate lies ahead for her now that she is close to a pair of killers, and we can also learn how the Dragon Queen’s brief run in with Nick ties into Neville’s journey… courtesy of a show that just feeds us one great storyline after another. Until next time.

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