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“I’ve never understood how artists can ignore what makes their product so unique and special with each subsequent iteration. It’s why most sequels fail. It’s why the MCU is running aground. This show had an amazing premise, with an outstanding first season. The second season was good, but not nearly as good as the first. But this third season has nothing of what made the show so special to begin with. It’s really unfortunate. I hope they go back to basics in the future. S4 Update: So many mouth sounds! It’s infuriating! God, she’s always chewing and talking with her mouth full. It’s disgusting! She’s already the most annoying and unsympathetic protagonist in a story I’ve ever heard, but she can’t stop slapping her lips and chewing stuff. I hate it!!!!! This season is so off the rails I don’t understand how it got published. Is every episode written in complete isolation? There is absolutely nothing connecting one episode to the next. Which would be fine, if this were an anthology show. But the premise suggests a larger story connecting all the disparate episodes. Not only is this proving to be flimsy in season 4, but I get the impression that there IS NO larger story. Rather, the only thing connecting these episodes on a narrative level is the protagonist (which we never learn anything about) and the setting (which we either learn nothing, or get contradicting information about). This could work, if it were done well, but it’s not done well here. I’m only on the 5th episode, but I have absolutely no sense that I’d miss something vital if I skipped an episode. There are no clues given to us from one episode to the next, only more questions. And the answers we do get point to a complete mish-mash of concepts. Based on previous episodes, I don’t believe any of the questions posed will have satisfying answers. To be honest, this entire show feels like a collaborative effort to bring to life one person’s idea. There’s no cohesion. There’s no overarching plot or story thread. There are no established rules in this world, so any questions raised can be conveniently swept away with magic at any time. At first I was curious and had tons of questions about this “prison,” the people in charge, and how the protagonist got there. But very quickly I realized that none of that mattered in the slightest. As soon as they started talking about memory-wiping drugs, paradoxical architecture, and making people vanish with a whisper, I realized anything can happen just because the writers want it to. There will never be a satisfying reason/answer/conclusion to any of this because there are no rules to any of this. And that’s very frustrating. S1 was a great template for how a show like this can be produced effectively, but every other season has been falling way short. Of course, I know this is probably an unpopular opinion. There are tons of fans of this show, myself among them. I just think there’s a lot of lost potential. This show could be so much better. It’s frustrating to see (hear) it become almost a parody of itself. For those that want a well-produced anthology of creepy sounds and nonsensical stories to fall asleep to, this is the show for you. But for those who want a richer narrative experience, with established rules, mysteries you can take part in and try to solve, and a larger plot unfolding while connecting a dozen or so short stories about interesting characters, look elsewhere. Nothing but disappointment lurks here these days.”
Bhoelle1809 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/02/23
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“Ready for tomorrow! I might should have waited a few days to binge though. 😂”
Dr pepper time via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/19/20
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“CHRIST I HAVE GOOSEBUMPS FROM START TO FINISH!! THIS IS AMAZING!!!”
tsol93 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/22/20
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“Today is a great letdown. I couldn’t understand a word of the story. It was on a fast track and the narrator sounded like a child. I thought I would check out the first tape and low and behold it sounded the same. All garbled up. What gives??
Is anyone else having this problem?? 😔😔😔😔Sad in...”Read full review »
Woman for you via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/20/20
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