Transpose

"Tales from the Loop" S01E02 "Transpose" again has the feel of a Twilight Zone or even a Black Mirror ep but continues with the sllllloooowwww pacing. I fell asleep twice, had to rewind, rewatch, it's a chore and watching a show shouldn't be a chore. This second episode had an interesting "Freaky Friday" twist but it lacks plausibility, especially with kids involved. It's clear the series proceeds serially now, it's not an anthology, the eps are connected though it appears loosely, not like a typical US series where it's the same characters ep after ep, this one introduces new ones but keeps prior ones on deck. Just wish the pacing was picked up, lingering for artistic sake is tiring, not special.

We're becoming fans of this series very quickly. "What would do if?" The stories so far lend us to speculate and envision ourselves in the stories. This is especially true about Episode 2. It must be watched to the very end. Multiple viewings may help understand certain plot elements and why a few of scenes are in the episode.

The story telling of this show is really weird and interesting at the same time, it's like an anthology and also it isn't. This episode focuses on two boys who switch bodies thanks to a machine and we get to know why this isn't a good idea. The pacing, the world and the details are cruical since the twist at the end is built on a detail that if you noticed you will get.

This episode was better than the pilot since it focused more on morals and it made me think how weird this would actually be to experience. This show so far really giving me Dark + Black Mirror vibes and I am all for it, I love how this show also tells everything and tells nothing at the same time.

9 out of 10 since they didn't show enough of the other guy's POV (Danny)

I like the concept of the series, the science and mystery with episodes having a mostly standalone story but being connected in some way.

But the plot is too thin and the twist shouldn't surprise anyone over the age of 12. It's too obvious and the writers expect you to be blown away or something.

There's also so many other ways to resolve this situation for person B. In a town where everyone is aware of scientific mysteries happening they could have just gone to anyone working the Loop and explain what happened.

And in a town where everyone knows about scientific mysteries and reality bending events happening they would never just scrap the object in question without any investigation.

Stupid, poorly written and the series so far feels like a grade C student ripoff of Black Mirror, a series that actually has pacing, twists and interesting ideas that don't come out of a childrens horror book.

Probably could trim out 50% of the episode and still tell the same story. Very enjoyable though and am looking forward to how these characters develop now that I have a the backstory.