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Alison Herman
TV Critic
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Courtesy of Netflix If I were to tell you the new Netflix series “Oasis” begins with a flash-forward to a shocking crime at a luxury resort, your eyes might glaze over faster than I could say “The White Lotus.” The obvious comparison isn’t wrong, per se; “Oasis” even includes frequent B-roll of waves crashing on the beach, the same visual device “White Lotus” creator Mike White uses to suggest the turmoil beneath the hotel’s glittering surface. But “Oasis” hails from Spain, the same country that supplied the streaming service with eight seasons of the deliciously trashy teen soap “Elite” before that series concluded in 2024. In truth, “Oasis” plays out more like the latter show than a prestigious, high-minded exploration of class dynamics and extreme wealth. The characters are thin and the plot often ludicrous, but the sight of beautiful people making bad decisions is soothing enough to override one’s critical faculties.
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