Very innovative!
One of the very first things I noticed was how much I loved the in-universe advertisements and radio show segments. It gives such a depth to the world that wouldn’t be possible through storytelling alone, and provides an excellent outlet for exposition without it sounding boring and like an infodump. I love the new take on a mermaid-like species. It seems like a very realistic way humans would interact with an Other civilization. The story is also very intriguing. I will admit, it took a couple of episodes to really take off, but it was interesting enough to keep my attention until then. I also think the episodes are a pretty good length. They might be a little short, but it’s not a big complaint and they work at the length they are. My one criticism is the narration style. I’m not sure I like the heavy narration from the main character. I have gotten more used to it, but I wish there was more dialogue between characters. The moments when characters interact are where the voice actors really have a chance to flex their muscles, but they don’t get that chance very often. I’d rather that more of the narration gets told through dialogue or sound design. But if that’s my only criticism, then honestly this show did a great job. Plus, it stopped standing out to me so much as I sunk more into the story. Excellent work!
~slpblue~ via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/13/19
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I binged all ten episodes in one day, and I enjoyed it, but I didn’t like having to skip all the ads. It is cleaver how they do them, but they just take up so much time. I like it, but too many ads.
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