“Ugh—I could have used a trigger warning for sexual assault in Ep 3. I listen to other, non-fiction podcasts and they’re good with giving a heads up on what the trigger is and instruction on how to work around it (like dropping out at x minutes and picking up at y). It doesn’t diminish the experience at all.
Second, I think StellaGrace nails a lot of the issues with this.
This is my first fictional podcast and I wondered what it would be like. In addition to what StellaGrace said, I’m a little disappointed to find that it’s produced more like a television show that you’re just listening to, rather than an audio experience, like the old radio shows.
It would really benefit from narration in spots. Sound effects in the background are nice but it’s really hard to tell what those sounds are supposed to be all the time. Then there are parts where people are walking around and getting on elevators (?), for example. I don’t know if it adds much to include that; it’s pretty boring to have stretches where there are just everyday sound effects.
I thought episode 2 and 3 picked up and the acting in those was especially good. So I’ll probably keep going.
(BTW, I appreciate the other user warnings about the not-ad-free subscription. I toyed with subscribing so I wouldn’t have to listen to the ads, but now I won’t waste money doing that. )”
CrankyGrrl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/28/23