Warning: Spoilers ahead.

Among the many great shows and movies that Netflix has released this summer, Secret Obsession might be the wildest ride.

The movie, which takes a page out of the Lifetime and You playbooks, tells the story of Jennifer (Brenda Song), who wakes up in the hospital after an attack and doesn’t remember who she’s married to. Luckily (lol!) her “husband,” Russell (Mike Vogel), is there to nurse her back to health in their mansion in the middle of freaking nowhere. But we soon learn that Russell is a totally nefarious stalker-type who has murdered Jennifer’s loved ones and is basically holding her captive.

She eventually figures out what is going on, as does a police detective played by former 24 president and current Allstate spokesman, Dennis Haysbert, and things get even more tense, violent, and dramatic.

People on social media had a lot to say as they discovered the drama over the weekend. They also had some questions. “Just watched #SecretObsession and all I can think of is, why TF he thought he can mess with Wendy Wu Homecoming Warrior, and get away with it?” one user wrote, referencing Song’s 2006 Disney movie. “Bitch brought down Yan-Lo, an ancient evil spirit; ain’t no basic white guy with photoshop skills gunna do a damn thing to her.”

Another thought the trailer gave away too much, writing, “#SecretObsession would have been so much better had the trailer not TOLD THE WHOLE STORY. Like I would have bought it all and been so surprised at the end but ?”

And seriously, that is a lot of eggs.

Flaws, plot holes, and a detective’s missing daughter who gets brought up once and then never again notwithstanding, we hope Secret Obsession is a sign that Netflix is going all in on the soapy psychodramas in much the same way they did rom-coms last year. The limit does not exist for how many of these movies we can (and will) watch.

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