Excellent Production of Pretty Pedestrian Material
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“Beatrix Greene is an expertly produced and voiced audio drama. You’re in good hands with Realm productions. Enjoyment of the story, however, is likely to hinge on your appreciation for Victorian period, the genre-specific romance vibes of that setting, and what I would call “cozy horror”.
If the above sounds like very much your thing, and vibes and atmosphere are more important than the originality or quality of the plot, you might really enjoy this.
(And that isn’t meant to sound judgmental. Most of us have comfortable zones of entertainment where meeting expectations is perhaps preferable to exceeding or subverting them. It’s okay to like what you like!)
If you’re looking for a story that will scare more than anxious house cat, this isn’t it. If you don’t have a high tolerance for that Victorian style of longing romance, and too frequent commentary on the particular color of someone’s eyes and the barely constrained emotions they reveal, this probably isn’t for you. If you want period horror that feels fresh and unlike other stories you’ve consumed, this mostly isn’t going to do the job.
The episodes are also awkwardly broken up. What seem to be intended as intriguing cliffhanger episode breaks just…aren’t.
There’s a fair amount of set up until you get to the seance portion of the story. And that setup is necessary for character establishment, and to make you care about our two leads. But in this podcast format, with the ad breaks and episode splits, the pacing suffers.
Some sequences feel unnecessarily drawn out. Other parts speed by too quickly. Meticulously, laboriously asserted character traits crumble instantly. Yet nothing feels like an actual surprise, every beat heavily telegraphed.
What’s good? Great narrators. Excellent audio production. Beatrix as a character is endearing (though I think if I’d read this in prose rather than with the terrific audio performance I’d have found her more two dimensional). I really liked the “American Photographer”, Amanda.
Unfortunately for me, the story didn’t hold my attention and I got frustrated waiting for anything to happen. And, when it did, for those happenings to feel like something I hadn’t encountered over and over already.
Give it a try, though—it might be exactly what you’re looking for.”
TheModernAdept via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/21
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