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Generation Loss: The Social Experiments (2023)
Unique, refreshing, and shocking (Minor Spoilers)
I think the format for this show contributed the most to how much I enjoyed it. Being a live show with audience participation created a sense of responsibility and immediately connected the viewer with the characters in a way that many shows fail to do. After creating and solidifying this connection in the second episode, we then have the rug ripped out from under us. Our very new understanding of this world is already changed as we realize our choices are much more sinister and less effective than we were lead to believe.
This show is extremely unique, refreshing, and kept me on the edge of my seat for the entire length of the production.
The set design is my next highest praise, as the intricate details and nostalgic settings give the viewer a deep sense of dread. The greatest triumph of this was when the Hero went back through the set of the previous episodes in the finale, coming to a new realization of the horrors he has faced. We are welcomed to come to this conclusion alongside him.
It is difficult to discuss this show's acting in an objective point of view. In many ways, all of the 'actors' are just playing themselves, improving their way to an end product. And at this, they succeed. It feels natural and familiar. Stand-out actors this season were Charlie, Sneeg, and Austin. All three had complex roles that required several levels of immersion, and they all did an excellent job at it.
Finally, to address the main piece of this project: Ranboo. His blood is all over this show, in more ways than one. His influence permeates every prop, composition, and edit. While I am impressed by his acting, I do think there is still so much more to come before I make a final choice on it. For someone who has never done a show before, and who only revealed the upper half of their face to the public in recent years, I applaud every choice they made.