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Archive 81: Through the Looking Glass (2022)
Filling Me With Anticipation
So much happens in these episodes and that's part of its charm. The story is so full and every reveal leaves me reeling or stunned. It's so well-crafted, this show, that it sucks you in and this episode exemplifies that. This episode gives you much to chew on in regards to what's gonna happen next. It also plays on the idea of an unreliable narrator, both with Dan and with Melody.
Definitely leaves you wanting more craving the creepy, crawly feeling under your skin.
21 Jump Street (2012)
Wonderfully Kitschy
This movie... I went into it thinking it would be like every other buddy cop movie I've ever see. And it was. But that's the beauty of it. It fully leans into the fact that comedy buddy cop movies have become something of a trope. It IS tropey and somehow subverts those tropes at the same time. It's profane and violent but I had a GREAT time watching it. Sometimes, all you need is a little slapstick comedy and an in-your-face, half-assed message.
Delightful. I, for one, loved it and all the characters in a dear-god-what're-you-doing sorta way.
Archive 81: Spirit Receivers (2022)
Utterly terrifying in the best way
This episode was a love letter to the best of the best of this genre. It's evolving from a mystery horror to a commentary on the human condition. I love, love, LOVE the way we see things from Dan's and Melody's differing points of view. I also love getting more and more of the puzzle pieces that make this story so compelling.
The supporting cast is so well done and their characters are unsettling and lovely. The music, I feel, needs more accolades because it's brilliantly done.
Archive 81: Terror in the Aisles (2022)
SO Good
I really love the way this show plays with time and dreams and memory. It takes the way a person's past impacts their future and ups the stakes by a thousand. I also really love how smart the protagonists are. It's refreshing to see people who take the time to be safe in unfamiliar situations where others in the horror genre would jump headfirst into disaster.
Brilliant writing, lovely, chilling character interactions, amazing supporting cast. Just awesome stuff!
Archive 81: Wellspring (2022)
Creepy and Veeeery Interesting
This episode is as visually stunning as the last. The pops of color here and there for... certain things really draw your attention to them and what they could possibly mean in the long run. This episode definitely had my head spinning a little as there was so much new information to take in, but it's still got that creepy, watch and find out vibe that so few things in the horror/thriller have these days.
Definitely an exposition-heavy episode, but I love the way our two main characters interact and their support systems.
Archive 81: Mystery Signals (2022)
Spooky and Delightful
Such a strong pilot episode and I am already hooked. The setting is erie and chilling and all the words you can associate with thrillers. I am probably the worst person to watch spooky stuff like this with cause I sit there and yell, "No! Nope! Don't do that!" at the screen like they can hear me. This episode passed that test with flying colors.
Music and acting are both spine-tingling and freak me out in the best way. So so excited for more!
The Royal Treatment (2022)
Cute, Easy Watch
Literally the definition of a rom com. It's cutesy and tropey, but it's still enjoyable. I didn't have any revelations while I was watching it, for sure. I did, however, have a fun time watching it.
Izzy is a lovely, dynamic character who doesn't give up her morals the second a hot prince sets foot on the scene and she cares- cares so deeply -for the little guy, for the less fortunate, for her family and it makes her a compelling character.
Prince Thomas is easily one of the best representations of royalty in a modern setting, one whose willing to listen and learn and not repeat his parents' mistakes. He's charming and polite and courteous.
With a colorful cast of supporting characters (we love and support Walter in this house), this movie is a lovely flick and I'd easily watch it again.