by Ben Warnock
Robin Hood and His Merry Men are transported to the twenty-first century as con men who steal from the corrupt and give to the wronged (whilst taking a large cut for themselves). Wit Studio's “Great Pretender Season 1” is part of a multimedia project released alongside a manga of the same name by Ryota Kosawa and streaming globally on Netflix.
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The show is split into four cases across its twenty-three-episode season. Each case focuses on a particular member of the thieving family and delves into their backstory whilst pulling off a heist. The first case is entitled Los Angeles Question and introduces the audience to Makoto “Edamame” Edamura, a Japanese swindler who is recruited by master con man Laurent Thierry to help in a plan against a scummy Hollywood producer. Along the way, the audience is...
Robin Hood and His Merry Men are transported to the twenty-first century as con men who steal from the corrupt and give to the wronged (whilst taking a large cut for themselves). Wit Studio's “Great Pretender Season 1” is part of a multimedia project released alongside a manga of the same name by Ryota Kosawa and streaming globally on Netflix.
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The show is split into four cases across its twenty-three-episode season. Each case focuses on a particular member of the thieving family and delves into their backstory whilst pulling off a heist. The first case is entitled Los Angeles Question and introduces the audience to Makoto “Edamame” Edamura, a Japanese swindler who is recruited by master con man Laurent Thierry to help in a plan against a scummy Hollywood producer. Along the way, the audience is...
- 3/14/2024
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
This Great Pretender season 2 review contains no spoilers.
There’s absolutely nothing like being left in a dumbfounded stupor after a multi-stage con has been properly executed. Stories that revolve around conmen and grifters operate with a very specific kind of jubilation and when they’re done right there is no greater high. A perfectly planned con is no different than an immaculate magic trick or an effective third act twist. As much as cons involve the stealing of something valuable, they’re even more concerned with an understanding of human nature.
Great Pretender’s previous episodes have set a very high standard for this series’ ability to tell layered stories that know how to trick and delight the audience with a revolving door of plot twists. Great Pretender season 2, “Wizard of Far East,” truly goes for broke and continues to use intricate cons as insightful character studies into deeply flawed and lost individuals.
There’s absolutely nothing like being left in a dumbfounded stupor after a multi-stage con has been properly executed. Stories that revolve around conmen and grifters operate with a very specific kind of jubilation and when they’re done right there is no greater high. A perfectly planned con is no different than an immaculate magic trick or an effective third act twist. As much as cons involve the stealing of something valuable, they’re even more concerned with an understanding of human nature.
Great Pretender’s previous episodes have set a very high standard for this series’ ability to tell layered stories that know how to trick and delight the audience with a revolving door of plot twists. Great Pretender season 2, “Wizard of Far East,” truly goes for broke and continues to use intricate cons as insightful character studies into deeply flawed and lost individuals.
- 11/23/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
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