Half delightful, half codswallop
The first segment definitely isn't for everyone. It starts out intense and intriguing then slides into dark comedy and finally lands in a philosophical/psychological rumination on fear. I enjoyed it but the tonal shift would leave many people frustrated (as evidenced by the reviews...).
But the second segment is appallingly bad. The premise of the episode is already poor, so there's not much hope for the execution. And any hopes you might have are dashed on the rocks as we are assaulted by "plot stupidity" at every turn.
The story begins with a couple out for a celebratory dinner who then venture across the street because...a street photographer's Polaroid looks like it was taken from farther away? Gimme a break.... It gets dumber and dumber from there. What a way to ruin an otherwise perfectly good episode.
But the second segment is appallingly bad. The premise of the episode is already poor, so there's not much hope for the execution. And any hopes you might have are dashed on the rocks as we are assaulted by "plot stupidity" at every turn.
The story begins with a couple out for a celebratory dinner who then venture across the street because...a street photographer's Polaroid looks like it was taken from farther away? Gimme a break.... It gets dumber and dumber from there. What a way to ruin an otherwise perfectly good episode.
- yugidean
- Oct 20, 2023