As do a whole lot of actual swear words.
When Netflix dropped the first (obviously) sweary trailer for
History of Swear Words late last year
, it seemed to be an appropriate way to usher in 2021 with a different energy. Visually appealing and hosted by king of comic gravitas Nicolas Cage,
HOSW promised audiences the kind of release only a well-placed expletive can offer.
Following its premiere earlier this month, the six-episode docu-series tries its best to deliver that promise. Sitting by a (fake) fireplace in a (fake) drawing room set, Cage delves into the history of F k , Sh t , Bitch , D k , Pu y and Damn (inconsistent asterisks courtesy of Netflix) with etymologists and comedians.