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Originally Posted by nico-t
The show is highly overrated. Yes, there are some 'gems' among the episodes of S1 & S2, but nothing really mind blowing or grabbing your attention.
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I'd disagree.
"Shut Up and Dance" (Teen gets caught watching porn) was a pretty good episode. I thought it was a little boring for a while and I was wondering where they were going with this, but the ending was a total fucking surprise for me. LOVED IT.
"Be Right back" (Girl gets clone of her Boyfriend) was ok. Not great, but not bad. Ending was foreshadowed right at the beginning of the show though.
"Entire History of you" (Implants help you remember every detail of everything) was pretty good. It had a nice slow build-up which I liked. There was 1 scene that made me go "OH WOW! THATS SO COOL! (and sad)". Pretty good Episode.
and of course the best was "San Junipero" (2 Women meet in a club). This episode was beyond fantastic. It was a slow-build with a killer, amazing, depressing ending. SPOILER! STOP READING HERE: And upon watching it a few more times, I saw all of the hints spread out across the show. For example, Max Hedroom and the song he is singing. The arcade game. The Gogo's song. So much thought went into the writing and production of this episode. Very very very well done. Watch it again and treat yourself to a great story.
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Originally Posted by nico-t
It often looks very amateurish and cheap as well (sets).
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Also, some episodes are shot differently. "Nosedive" (about "Likes"), is very different from the other episodes. It is shot with very bright, over saturated colours. Everything, and everybody, is clean and perfect. It was done like this for a reason and serves the story well.
If the other episodes look fake to you, try Turning off your TV's High refresh rate / Auto Smooth feature, and watch the show the way it was meant to be watched at 30fps instead of 60. That might help you out.