Echo Sphere

This series has been pretty dang fantastic, so far. This episode was a little slower and a bit different from the others, but it reaches a little deeper than the others. It is deeply touching and thoughtful.

The last scene really got to me. I'm going to have to take a break before I watch the next episode.

After the very lacluster 3rd episode "Stasis", Tales of the Loop episode 4 "Echo Sphere" is a wonderful, gentle and bittersweet tale of life, and coming to terms with death.

The SF elements are very much muted here, and this allows the story of Cole, and his Grandpa Russ, to come very nicely to the fore.

The episode for me captures the very essence of the show, that the Loop may be the core of the town, but it's the humans who live and work there that bring it life.

Most excellent and a happy return to form for this interesting little show. More please!

With a very skilled cast and perfect writing this episode is the most intriguing and intense. Great sets and paste. this episode takes the genre to a next level. So believable and yet so out of this world.

The artwork is stunning (where is this sphere? It should be in a museum)

There is nothing to compare it to.

This episode was crap. A guy dies. Whoopee do. Boring. Still no explanation as to what the loop and the spherical object really are, why there are odd structures everywhere, and what the nature and cause of the many distortions of reality are.

This episode led me to write my first review here (this being it).

A beautiful return to the genre folded into 'real world' relatable emotion. The weird and fantastical is but a side quest in this episode, giving way to a touching story of love, loss, missed opportunity and the passage of time.

It brings the viewer into the tale, to empathise and create a bond that makes this seem less otherworldly.

The cinematography is stunning, the final scene is incredibly moving.

All in all, so much more substance than episode 3. Enjoyably so.