This is a wonderfully engrossing series - with a contagious theme of creativity, spontaneity and inspiration. The overall quality of writing, sets and acting is top notch. The cast of actors are perfectly suited to portray their charactors, with Eve Lindley standing out ahead of everyone else in her breakout role.
Episodes 1-9 cry out to be binge-watched - as we're introduced to the core characters and the charming mystery in which they quite literally find themselves - and endeavour to solve.
But episode 10 was confusing and disappointing. It follows the show's writer Jason Segel as he engages in navel gazing and a familiar mystery game of his own - but helped out by his fellow actors, no longer in character.
Jason resolves his issues near the episode's end, then he breaks the 4th wall and addresses the show's viewers (us) directly - with the relevation that this episode or show isn't really about him Jason Segel or 'Peter'. It's about "You!" we're told.
To illustrate this, we're shown a lot of short self-videos in quick succession, from various global inhabitants, each with a chorus of "You!" This was no doubt to fill us with a sense of inclusion, but smacks of virtue signalling. But then the focus widened, from "you" to "us", which didn't sound forced. TV series are a team effort. Life is a team effort. But then we know this - we're not in 10th grade - I don't see how a 2nd season can pick up from that 4th wall revelation!
Episodes 1-9 cry out to be binge-watched - as we're introduced to the core characters and the charming mystery in which they quite literally find themselves - and endeavour to solve.
But episode 10 was confusing and disappointing. It follows the show's writer Jason Segel as he engages in navel gazing and a familiar mystery game of his own - but helped out by his fellow actors, no longer in character.
Jason resolves his issues near the episode's end, then he breaks the 4th wall and addresses the show's viewers (us) directly - with the relevation that this episode or show isn't really about him Jason Segel or 'Peter'. It's about "You!" we're told.
To illustrate this, we're shown a lot of short self-videos in quick succession, from various global inhabitants, each with a chorus of "You!" This was no doubt to fill us with a sense of inclusion, but smacks of virtue signalling. But then the focus widened, from "you" to "us", which didn't sound forced. TV series are a team effort. Life is a team effort. But then we know this - we're not in 10th grade - I don't see how a 2nd season can pick up from that 4th wall revelation!