“The Residence” is fun, frothy and full of intrigue, and sometimes that’s more than enough.

“Fun” is absolutely the watchword of this comic thriller.

It’s nearly impossible for anyone to get a read on Cordelia, and Aduba is having a lot of fun with the role.

I can’t speak to whether “The Residence” works as an actual whodunit. .... But regardless of where it all ends up, watching Cupp working through her leads — and getting folks to fess up to lesser crimes while nattering darkly about birds — makes for a pretty good time.

While it’s often amusing and aided mightily by a magnetic performance from star Uzo Aduba, the whodunit struggles to carve out a distinct identity in a genre that’s become increasingly crowded of late.

The series just generally lacks snap, panache, style, verve, or whatever you want to call it. It's the pudding without the proof, less than the sum of its parts.

The complete lack of protagonists that anyone would have a reason to care for is the final nail in The Residence's coffin, rendering it a murder with no stakes, no momentum and no justice demanding to be served.