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Why? Just why?
Dear readers, this is not a serious review. More like a rant. I apologise in advance.
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Edit after 6 eps: It has stabilised a little. The storyline is still borderline nonsensical. It randomly decided to go big on "romance" by setting up a fictitious Bachelor Show on TV which is mirrored in their holiday house. Why? Are they that desperate?
The Grim Reaper character is still an enigma. Is a goth country bumpkin a thing? OBTW, they just introduced a Sea God who spend all day fishing. Do all the demi-gods go there for a vacay? I'm hanging in there, just.
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Is this show based on a thought experiment handed out in a drama class? That would explain the weird grab bag of quirky/cringey characters and a back-of-a-napkin plot. :p
Their dialogues largely consisted of talking fast at or shouting over each other. I'm getting a headache just from trying to decipher if they are talking nonsense or something relevant to the A-plot. They need to bottle the air there because they seem to be on a permanent high.
Overacting? There are so much you'd think there is a competition going on.
Don't get me started on their version of the Grim Reaper. How can that manifestation be the Angel of Death?! He looks like a spaced out goth dude. Why? He has two speeds. Slow and glacial. I cry when I think of Death in the Disc World series. (sob)
There are supposed to be 18 X 15mins episodes to be released in 3 blocks of 6. From my experience, you can forget about being hooked after the first EP. My mind is still wheeling. (help me . . .)
Japanese are masters in exploring quirky subject matters, but this show just seems to pile on the extremes without a care. What is in their playbook? Taken in isolation, a few of those moments are sort of funny. As a whole it just assaults your senses. BTW, I have written down my prediction for its finale and put in a sealed envelope. ;)
Oh yeah, something dramatic is going to happen in a month's time. Is that why it is being released over the next 3/4 weeks? Can't wait!
I don't want to dismiss this out of hand. Netflix must see something in this show, right? I shall watch the next 3 eps and pray to all the drama gods. I think I'll need a hug. Peace.
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Edit after 6 eps: It has stabilised a little. The storyline is still borderline nonsensical. It randomly decided to go big on "romance" by setting up a fictitious Bachelor Show on TV which is mirrored in their holiday house. Why? Are they that desperate?
The Grim Reaper character is still an enigma. Is a goth country bumpkin a thing? OBTW, they just introduced a Sea God who spend all day fishing. Do all the demi-gods go there for a vacay? I'm hanging in there, just.
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Is this show based on a thought experiment handed out in a drama class? That would explain the weird grab bag of quirky/cringey characters and a back-of-a-napkin plot. :p
Their dialogues largely consisted of talking fast at or shouting over each other. I'm getting a headache just from trying to decipher if they are talking nonsense or something relevant to the A-plot. They need to bottle the air there because they seem to be on a permanent high.
Overacting? There are so much you'd think there is a competition going on.
Don't get me started on their version of the Grim Reaper. How can that manifestation be the Angel of Death?! He looks like a spaced out goth dude. Why? He has two speeds. Slow and glacial. I cry when I think of Death in the Disc World series. (sob)
There are supposed to be 18 X 15mins episodes to be released in 3 blocks of 6. From my experience, you can forget about being hooked after the first EP. My mind is still wheeling. (help me . . .)
Japanese are masters in exploring quirky subject matters, but this show just seems to pile on the extremes without a care. What is in their playbook? Taken in isolation, a few of those moments are sort of funny. As a whole it just assaults your senses. BTW, I have written down my prediction for its finale and put in a sealed envelope. ;)
Oh yeah, something dramatic is going to happen in a month's time. Is that why it is being released over the next 3/4 weeks? Can't wait!
I don't want to dismiss this out of hand. Netflix must see something in this show, right? I shall watch the next 3 eps and pray to all the drama gods. I think I'll need a hug. Peace.
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