I cant stop thinking about thePerfect Coupledance.
Netflixs new seriesThe Perfect Couplehas a lot of factors that could make it a hit.
Its based on a best-selling book bybeloved author Elin Hilderbrand,the third in her highly popular Nantucket series.
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But the real draw of the show?
Its completely nonsensical yet utterly delightful opening credits sequence.
I first fell in love with the dance routine when watching the pilot episode.
Why, this is delightful!
I said to myself.
Predictably, the song soon got hopelessly stuck in my head.
So I pulled out Shazam to identify it.
I was completely wrong!
Turns out, the song, Criminals, is by the one and only Meghan Trainor.
The reason I couldnt find it was because it hadnt been released yet.
But why doesThe Perfect Coupleopen with a dance routine in the first place?
And what is the dance they are doing, exactly?
Her explanation is both simple and makes perfect sense.
I thought it was really fun for those characters, she tells me.
Maybe this is something that rich people on Nantucket do?
But in real life, the dance was choreographed byCharm LaDonnaspecifically forThe Perfect Couple.
It was a perfect moment forThe Perfect Couple.
For Bier, the lighthearted moment is the perfect encapsulation of the show.
I wanted to signal for the audience that, Hey guys, its a murder mystery.
Its not going to be a serious ride.
Its going to be fun, light and bubbly.
Now, to watchThe Perfect Coupledance another 10,000 times on YouTube.
