Parallel

The setting and details are just so beautiful. This episode right. Just when hope felt lost a new door was opened. 10/10.

A superb portrayal of longing and an inability to undertake risk - the fear and reticence of the outsider.

beautifully rendered and acted

So far this season has been everything I've wanted, not what I was expecting, but I'm loving every second.

This show handles emotions so well. Despite the unrealistic scenarios, all emotions feel very real. The acting is simply incredible, big props to Ato Essandoh. You can feel every conversation in this episode. But because of the strange scenario, my heart does not know what to feel, who to side with. You'll know what I'm talking about once you've seen the episode. Also the cinematography is just brilliant (like every episode). Even if you don't exactly know the reason why certain shots are filmed a certain way, you feel the impact nonetheless.

9.7/10.

This scenario is a gay man's literal dream so I've no idea why they depicted it as an absolute nightmare.

This is the third episode in a row that's been hard to watch for one reason or another. Where "Control" was just outright bad, this and "Echo Sphere" are done well, but simply not a story worth telling. Echo Sphere is a VERY light sci-fi framing for a boring, typical story about an old man dying. Parallel is a VERY light sci-fi framing for a boring, typical story about relationship drivel. It's just ever so slightly better than any of the countless, pointless relationship movies that have been made.

The only difference for this episode is that I knew to shut it off (about 2/3 of the way through). The previous two episodes had shown that they're not afraid to make a completely inconsequential episode that contributes nothing to an otherwise interesting premise. Go with your gut, just skip this entirely. In fact, skip 4 and 5 as well, if you haven't already wasted your time on them.