I have only watched through both seasons today, but I've already viewed it thrice from beginning to end.
I am blown away by the direction this story goes. It's so hopeful and kind. I think we miss this kind of feeling in a lot of modern media. Horror can be so predictable simply because it needs to be dark and scary. In this, reality is frightening. This series while maintaining its horror feel manages to meld several other genres that may not have usually worked.
The show instilled in me a feeling of longing/loneliness. I wish, as a kid, I had someone like Gabby. People need different kinds of support, and I identify with Jonah's need for companionship and connection.
The mixing of different styles and the authenticity of each of them. Like, wow. It just never stops impressing me.
The usage of music going through again made me realize just how much of a risk was taken. There is a TON of music. A TON. Having songs change in such a short form piece can risk making moments extremely ingenuine and, even worse, can take the viewer out of the scene. However, even with the music being front and center, it never ceases to complement the emotion or create the unease needed.
Writing all around is just stellar.
You really fall in love with all of the characters. They give just enough to make you willing to die for them. I cannot wait to get my hands on Gabby merch. There are not many characters that can be so commanding and yet depict such warmth. I can trust everything that Gabby says and that she has the best intentions. There may be better ways to resolve specific situations, but she's doing what she can to help people who need help.
There are segments where Jonah could have talked less, and the audience doesn't gain anything by interrupting the events in the cartoon.
His statements have little subtext and take away a lot of the audience's ability to have any imagination. There's no interpreting events if the answer is put on the screen in large text.
If anything that needed to be fleshed out that wasn't, it was the interactions between Gabby and Jonah as adults. It feels woefully brief. On the first watch, I missed that Gabby and Jonah talked for hours or even days. I only got the adorable hand touch and then nothing. We don't feel the new bond because we haven't seen it, or because it is less than 30 seconds.
Runtime is used well, but strangely, the prominent events get spelled out, but then other ones require the viewer to pay attention carefully. Why is the connection between these two the thing that isn't displayed more? It would make her disappearance that much more impactful.
If there is nothing more planned, this is an excellent stopping point. I still have goosebumps and feel like I could run a marathon. This has fueled me creatively like few films have.
I am blown away by the direction this story goes. It's so hopeful and kind. I think we miss this kind of feeling in a lot of modern media. Horror can be so predictable simply because it needs to be dark and scary. In this, reality is frightening. This series while maintaining its horror feel manages to meld several other genres that may not have usually worked.
The show instilled in me a feeling of longing/loneliness. I wish, as a kid, I had someone like Gabby. People need different kinds of support, and I identify with Jonah's need for companionship and connection.
The mixing of different styles and the authenticity of each of them. Like, wow. It just never stops impressing me.
The usage of music going through again made me realize just how much of a risk was taken. There is a TON of music. A TON. Having songs change in such a short form piece can risk making moments extremely ingenuine and, even worse, can take the viewer out of the scene. However, even with the music being front and center, it never ceases to complement the emotion or create the unease needed.
Writing all around is just stellar.
You really fall in love with all of the characters. They give just enough to make you willing to die for them. I cannot wait to get my hands on Gabby merch. There are not many characters that can be so commanding and yet depict such warmth. I can trust everything that Gabby says and that she has the best intentions. There may be better ways to resolve specific situations, but she's doing what she can to help people who need help.
There are segments where Jonah could have talked less, and the audience doesn't gain anything by interrupting the events in the cartoon.
His statements have little subtext and take away a lot of the audience's ability to have any imagination. There's no interpreting events if the answer is put on the screen in large text.
If anything that needed to be fleshed out that wasn't, it was the interactions between Gabby and Jonah as adults. It feels woefully brief. On the first watch, I missed that Gabby and Jonah talked for hours or even days. I only got the adorable hand touch and then nothing. We don't feel the new bond because we haven't seen it, or because it is less than 30 seconds.
Runtime is used well, but strangely, the prominent events get spelled out, but then other ones require the viewer to pay attention carefully. Why is the connection between these two the thing that isn't displayed more? It would make her disappearance that much more impactful.
If there is nothing more planned, this is an excellent stopping point. I still have goosebumps and feel like I could run a marathon. This has fueled me creatively like few films have.