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Stager Invasion

What’s the Story?

Reviewed by Anne Louise Bannon

STAGER INVASION centers on Lisa Lynch, a professional stager -- someone who does a quick redecorating job on houses to help them sell -- whose job is to "de-personalize" homes so that potential buyers aren't distracted by what's in the house and can instead focus on the house itself. In each episode, she gets eight hours to stage homes for families that really need her help.

Is It Any Good?

3

Lynch is rather fun to watch. And, oddly enough, even though she can be a little harsh at times, she's very quick to point out that her comments are about the houses, not the families. In one case, for example, she acknowledges that the family photos all over one wall in a house are cute -- but she still says they have to come down.

The hard part is that her most negative behavior -- particularly her frazzled meltdowns as her deadline approaches -- is also the most fun to watch. It's not full-scale abusive temper tantrums, but it's not exactly behavior you'd want kids engaging in when they're facing a tight deadline, either.

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