Loop

Not sure what to rate this episode on the one hand it's visually stunning and a work of art that opening sequence alone when the workers are walking in straight lines is something straight out of a painting!

On the other hand the pacing is very slow. There is very little dialogue and nothing is explained. Which would be fine if it weren't so god damn confusing..! The actors all did a fine job, I really appreciated the attention to detail when it comes to capturing the innocence of the little girl and the frailty of her situation. Normally I would be also fine with it being as abstract as it is except it was trying so incredibly hard to be more intelligent than it actually was. At least it felt like that. I have to say I loved the score from Philip Glass although it seems a little too familiar (sounds an awful lot like Truman Sleeps) and the cinematography is otherworldly.

I just wish they would've had concentrated more on telling a story and less on the sci fi mumbo jumbo. Without giving anything away I think the story would've worked fine without the Sci fi setting.

Still though I'd say it's a solid 7.5 out of 10 it would've been a great feature length movie.

Brings up so many great questions about identity metaphysics, information and metaphysics while also being so touching and emotional. Barely 8 minutes into the show, and I was invested in the characters.

Sci-fi and prosaic life. "Tales from the Loop" S01E01 "Loop" has the feel of a Twilight Zone or even a Black Mirror ep but at the sacrifice of sllllloooowwww pacing. This may be fine for a feature length film but it's gawd awful for a series. I think I fell asleep twice, had to rewind, rewatch, it's a chore and watching a show shouldn't be a chore. This first episode had some kind of time-travel element to it but you're just not sure how/why. Maybe it'll be explored later in subsequent eps, who knows? And I'm close to "who cares?" but I'll stick with it to see if it improves.

I really loved this start to the show. It is absolutely beautifully shot with so much eye for asthetics. I also love the score. You can see that Philip Glass is behind this. This is a show that uses the sci-fi undertones to create a narrative that is about human emotions. So people who liked the new Star Wars are wrong here. I just really like the tone of the show, the slowness, the beauty of this. Acting is really good and authentic, it feels real. As the title already says it: it has a setting similar to Stranger Things, has the subtle sci-fi elements that are a part of Interstellar or Arrival and it has the emotional depth of The Leftovers. I do not know what is not to love about this!

Every episode is a piece of art. It evokes different emotions in different people. It is what you take out of it, somehow it mirrorsones iyernal atmosphere. Its scify...yes but it's so much more. So many connections yet so subtle. The music, the production design, the frames and the lencing everything is perfect. The flow, pace , continuity is so consistent that one doesn't realize it's eight different directors. Hats off to the show runner/ producer.