Netflix’s Dead Talents Society is a Taiwanese horror comedy centered around the daily struggles of ghosts whose afterlives are far from easy. The Rookie was a newly deceased young girl who tried to make sense of the afterlife with her best friend Camilla. The duo were often referred to as the ‘small-timers’ because they lacked the talent to scare humans. They survived on the offerings made by their families, and they preferred staying out of the limelight. But things took a turn when The Rookie suddenly started to glitch. As it turned out, if the families of the ghost got rid of any of their prized possessions, then the ghost had only a month before they completely disappeared. The certificate of ‘Hard Work’ was The Rookie’s most cherished belonging, and her sister had accidentally thrown it away along with other recyclable items. This resulted in the glitch, and...