The Weekly Stuff #261 – Red Dead Redemption 2 Impressions & Doctor Who S11E04

The biggest game of 2018 has arrived in Rockstar’s long-awaited Red Dead Redemption 2, and after a solid weekend of play, we give our initial, spoiler-free impressions of this massive, wildly ambitious sequel. It’s an amazing game so far, almost mind-bogglingly vast in scope yet surprisingly intimate in tone and story. We break down what we’ve seen so far, while also grappling with the latest news about Rockstar’s problematic culture of crunch during development. And after that, we review this week’s Doctor Who, “Arachnids in the UK,” the fourth disappointing episode in a row from the new creative team, and one that continues to leave us disappointed at how the show is squandering its excellent cast in stories lacking even baseline narrative or thematic competency. We also go over the shuttering of Filmstruck, the streaming service that has been the online home of The Criterion Collection, while Sean reviews Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House and Jonathan continues his adventures catching up on Dragon Ball Super.

Time Chart:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:02:49

Stuff: 0:02:49 – 0:32:21

News: 0:32:21 – 0:41:13

Red Dead Redemption 2: 0:41:13 – 2:11:35

Doctor Who S11E04: 2:11:35 – 3:12:29

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