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Editor Reactions:
Randall: The intertwining storylines are so intriguing. Great setup.
Mel: The Game of Thrones has officially started in this season with everyone wanting to be the next king, no matt…
This is a series with a mini-plot, multiple characters that each pursue their own storyline but come together for a larger story arc. In this first season of Game of Thrones you’ll see multiple story…
Randall: I totally understand the hype on this series, I can’ believe it took this long for me to watch it. It just keeps getting better.
Parul: This show is getting darker and more complex. It’s riv…
What did we think?
Beginning Hook:
Did the Story Work?
Randall: Pretty good, some nice surprises, overall the story worked.
Parul: High stakes, constantly moving. The story worked as a thriller.
What are the Editor’s Six Core Questions?
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Randall Expectations: I’m excited to watch this series, it’s got a lot of good hype. I also really enjoyed Breaking Bad, with which I see some similarities.
Parul Expectations: In terms of Genre? Act…
Villanelle demonstrates a cold brutality even though she looks stunning and absolutely beautiful which deceives everyone around her. Her beauty and innocent appearance is like the trap that lures her…
Initial Observations:
Mel - Seems like the biggest crisis and the most at stake was neither for Villanelle nor Eve, but for Konstantin in this final episode, while Eve and Villanelle were only bystand…
Initial Observations:
Mel - I’m lost. I’m not engaged in the show anymore.
Parul - We’ve veered off the global genre
Randy - World’s worst assassins
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Initial Observations:
Mel - Very unexpected, and not believable beginning, and then the characters became unreal for me, too.
Parul - I like many scenes, glad the investigation is back on track, but I’…
Initial Observations:
Mel - A documentary about life in remote Russia that has a tragic, but expected ending.
Parul - If I’m looking for a silver lining - here is a good way to look at how one might in…
Initial Observations
Mel - Confusing, because I wondered why they’ve changed the way they tell an episode, especially in midseason? Probably only to keep the tension between Eve seei…
Mel - Finally, Killing Eve is indeed back. Everything we loved about the show, they had saved for this episode. Loved it.
Parul - Mostly good. A little disappointing.
Randy - Nothing new, not too many …
First Impressions
Mel - This episode did not work for me and I’ll add the why later on.
Parul - Strangely, I really enjoyed this episode, and I was really disappointed when the series ended.
Randy - I g…
Initial Observations:
Mel - Without Eve in her life, Villanelle returns to her old self.
Parul - I no longer look at Constantine
Randy - Villanelle is back killing in her unique way, and the trailer sho…
Initial Observations
Mel - The villain is the hero of his own story. And it was great to get into the mind of a psychopath, especially through the first-person narrative, seeing how he leaves red herr…
Randall and Melanie analyze the trailer on YouTube and the Wikipedia description to establish the viewer expectations based on the assumed Genre.
With three protagonists and three timelines, the story can get a bit confusing for those with no prior knowledge of the Witcher Universe. There were some good scenes, but the editors break down the …
Melanie: Hercules, Narnia, Dungeons and Dragons, Warcraft
Randall: Magicians; Shannara Chronicles
Parul: Lord of the Rings, Game…
We've analysed The Umbrella Academy TV Series of Season 1. In this episode we talk about the global story and if it satisfied our expectations or not. And if not, let's find out why.
We talk about gen…