First of all, dig the late 70's, early 80's vibe, exaggerated as it may be. You can definitely tell the director is the same one who directed Mandy. Its mind-altering, colorful, visual schemes, with vibrant fun sets, and with odd audio tracks to give it a real psychedelic ambience.
But the main reason I was drawn to this episode, and why I chose to view it as the second in order of episodes in season 1, was from all the negative reviews complaining about how the episode was dull and its twist was too abrupt and unsettling. Personally, I found it enthralling. It's filmed almost as if the audience is a 5th unmentioned guest.
Really cool to see Peter Weller in this episode, he does a great job. And it has some rather titillating dialogue, some of which was rather deep, and some of which flew over my head, but still kept me interested. Until it reached a point where it seemed like it was trying too hard to be esoteric to "wow" the audience into thinking "whoa, that's some heavy s@#$ right there!" as if to only impress stoners and believers in outer astrology.
Also, just wanted to say, Eric Andre usually bugs the crap out of me. Most things I've seen him in, from comedic performances to guest appearances, makes me want to quit watching tv. But he did a pretty good job here, and wasn't his usual obnoxious self. And the other actors did alright too.
There were even some funny moments. It's weird, sure. And CGI use may be too heavy. Oh wait, then it doesn't seem to rely on it too much, and the "creature" ends up being rather horrifying and freaking awesome. It's rather refreshing, and different. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Unfortunate many do not feel the same, but if you love weird, and if you loved the director's other works like "Mandy" or other crazy stuff like "Color out of Space" with Nicholas Cage, "The Void," "Glorious," or "Annihilation," then this is something you gotta see.
