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Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (2022)
Had high hopes for this
When I found out that they were doing a DHMIS show, I was excited and curious, but also a bit skeptical and concerned it wouldn't hold up as well as the web series did or it would become a shell of the web series where you knew what was going to happen but you wanted to see the how and what new topic it was on.
The charm of the "innocent kids show slowly turns dark/gory" is still there but outside of that it kind of falls flat. Maybe it's because I went into it with higher expectations and maybe it's because I was still thinking of an old trailer that I think was deleted or may have been for something else (pertaining to Duck being Mayor?), but the show just was kinda eh for me. 1-4 are strong episodes and feel like extended versions of the YouTube series, which is what I somewhat expected, and then 5-6 seem to have some form of a connected story that just leaves far too many questions. Maybe it's to set up for season 2, but I'm not sure. The last two episodes lack the charm of the web series and the four episodes before it.
If you like the series, you'll enjoy it. But it might not be as highly received as you hope it will be in your opinion.
Fresh (2022)
Good movie but not life changing
It's a good movie, nice little horror film that's beautifully edited. But that beautiful editing can feel a little disorienting at times. The edits of having different moments "splice" between other moments (ex: the dance scene and the scene in which Noa starts to escape) can cause some confusion even if you're paying attention.
It's a little bit predictable too and there's some minor plot holes, but all in all it's a nice movie to watch if you just want to watch a movie. It's really gory (which I think is to be expected and didn't bug me too much) so if gore isn't your thing, this is a skip.
Diabolical (2022)
Meh, it's a skip for me
The show was pretty mediocre. Only a handful of the 8 episodes were ones I enjoyed. The variety of animation styles were cool, even if I wasn't a fan of some of the styles (specifically the Rick and Morty-esque one). As someone who enjoys The Boys and knew what to expect humor, content, and gore wise, this was just a swing and a miss for me. It just felt kind of dull at points. There was no reason for me to be invested in any of the stories, even if they did provide some commentary about society. However, I did like that each episode was its own contained story, so if you weren't feeling a certain episode, you could skip to the next one without being lost or confused about it.
If you're someone following the series, you can pretty much skip this series and be fine, at least as far as I know. Who knows, maybe in season 3 there'll be some reference to the kid who befriended sentient poop!
The only episode I'd recommend for anyone who wants anything connected to the main lore/story of the show is the last episode given that it does contain some more info (if it's considered to be canon) about Homelander's backstory. That's it.