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James Besanvalle
Mar 30, 2020
Netflix’s new seven-part docu-series, Tiger King, just dropped and the weird and wacky (true!) story is sending social media into meltdown.
It follows the lives of several large cat owners across the US – including the “Tiger King” himself, Joe Exotic – as well as animal rights activist and owner of Big Cat Rescue, Carole Baskin.
Without giving too much away, it features animal conservation, drugs, polygamy, murder plots and cult leaders.
Understandably, people on Twitter have a lot of thoughts about it all:
I get it. There’s a LOT that happens in #TigerKing. But of all the clips I saw on twitter before starting, how was… https://t.co/62YSG0vhBa— Clemson Carl (@Clemson Carl) 1585100950
Netflix's hottest show is #TigerKing It has everything: big cats, mullets, hitmen, leather fringe, amputees, polyga… https://t.co/QFQX0llkjt— Kyle Kamerbeek (@Kyle Kamerbeek) 1585098872
If nothing else, it's at least offering a welcome distraction.
It seems the characters are not that likeable to many.
I’m about halfway through Tiger King and so far all I know is that every single person who has appeared on screen should be in prison.— Joel Kim Booster (@Joel Kim Booster) 1585109330
You know what’s crazy? The people in #TigerKing can totally vote. Like in elections and stuff.— Wells Adams (@Wells Adams) 1585108646
Watching #TigerKing and somehow the woman who wants to be a yoga animal trainer is by far the most normal person.… https://t.co/Gdn5130lxA— mckenna (@mckenna) 1585107020
It inspired many conflicting feelings.
Tiger King is a bad man who's committed thousands of crimes, but at the same time, he's gay, and so I have no choic… https://t.co/g46mP7xkxc— Chris Kelly (@Chris Kelly) 1585097913
People are very much here for the utterly bizarre nature of the story.
When it ends up this ISN’T the strangest part of this series. 😳 #TigerKing https://t.co/t0qXi4Wxlz— Mauri Hart (@Mauri Hart) 1585112001
If after every episode of #TigerKing you don’t say “What the fuck”, you’re doing it wrong #TigerKingNetflix https://t.co/1zmuxGCAMD— Fancy Pants 🍋 (@Fancy Pants 🍋) 1585108581
Intrigued?
Netflix dropped the entire series of Tiger King worldwide on Friday 20 March, so what are you waiting for.