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“I've just found this series (in December, 2016) and am currently in the middle of Season 2. I came here to see what others have thought of this show.
It's a credit that I'm still listening and haven't given up; it's holding my interest enough to keep listening. That said, I'm not actually sure if I'm interested or merely staring at a train wreck and can't look away.
Positives: Fast-moving storyline, though sometimes too fast and/or confusing. The actor playing Lucien is very good. I love the main narrator's voice. At times the sound effects aren't moderated very well but I felt the audio effects improved greatly as the show progressed.
Negatives: Several things confuse me. We have an omniscient narrator until suddenly, a first person narrator appears. Is Maria writing in a diary? Are other narrators just babbling to themselves? Telling the story in the future?
Dialog is often weak. There are so many little flaws that yank me out of the story, e.g. characters repeating each other's names unnaturally.
"What do you think, Maria?"'
"Luke, I don't know. But Luke, you and I are the only people standing here in the woods right now."
"I know, Maria. So I'm not sure why I keep saying your name since our voices are easily discerned."
"Luke, we must make it easy for any stupid people listening."
"Ah! Good point, Maria."
There is bland acting and there is overacting. Lots and lots of overacting.
Character development is lacking. Characters make absurd decisions and I'm again yanked out of the story while trying to figure out why in the world...fill in the blank here. [Why Maria instantly trusts John? Why David lets his wife and two children head out with John on what must seem like a suicide mission? Oh, right. His glasses broke. Etc.]
Saul is truly a one-dimensional antagonist—a cliched bad guy who's bad because, umm, he's just very, very bad.
The Jesus stuff is way overdone. I like this part of the story but a little Jesus-freaking gets the point across. And oh god, the hymns!! That blood-of-the-lamb song will haunt me for weeks.
I dunno. I think if "The Cleansed" was this production team's first effort at a serial podcast they didn't fail but neither did they nail it. There was enough improvement from week to week that I'd be willing to check out a new serial should they make one.”Read full review »
DrKate aka The Rock Doctor via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/10/16
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Tardis Chaser via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/02/17
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“This is my own opinion, take it or leave it. It's how I see it.
I've taken two swings at listening to this. First time, I only made it through the first episode(S1E0), this time I made it through to episode S1E3. This show really isn't for me.
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Dredstar via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/10/16
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“Great story but kind of confusing story/time line.
Recomened but you have to stick with it.”
Monty_dog via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
05/21/17
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