I have to say this contains spoilers, because there is so little of substance to say about it.
If you like looking at young, beautiful 20-something bodies (both male and female, straight and gay), these 15 minute mini episodes might be worth your time. For someone who enjoys binge watching ground- breaking, hour-long episodes, this one comes as a disappointment. I would like to think the target demographic (19-30 y.o.) isn't as shallow as this creation.
Starting with a somewhat interesting premise, the plot line gets completely lost in the frequent sex scenes, which introduce us to a slew of characters whose most memorable personality traits are limited to the level of paranoia they feel. Most of the dialog sifts down to talking about having sex or the whereabouts of members of the group who can't be located. "Where is Logan?" If they are so concerned about being found, why have a fully nude 3-way in a living room with glass walls. They even provide a shot from outside house that highlights this.
The episode length of 15 minutes is no where near long enough to develop story nor characters, especially when they feel the need to include a review of the last episode and preview of the next, which consumes 139 seconds. They have to finish each episode with the credits running or the run time would be even less.
This short run time leaves the viewer with little time to become engaged with. The amount of story/plot presented in this season is what I would expect in a single 42 minute episode. Maybe the producers want to create a show that people can watch in the time it takes to get to work on their phones...but this will never evolve into something better unless they rethink the format.
If this were an academic project, as the teacher I'd suggest they go back, develop more plot and character depth, and produce some hour long episodes.
If you like looking at young, beautiful 20-something bodies (both male and female, straight and gay), these 15 minute mini episodes might be worth your time. For someone who enjoys binge watching ground- breaking, hour-long episodes, this one comes as a disappointment. I would like to think the target demographic (19-30 y.o.) isn't as shallow as this creation.
Starting with a somewhat interesting premise, the plot line gets completely lost in the frequent sex scenes, which introduce us to a slew of characters whose most memorable personality traits are limited to the level of paranoia they feel. Most of the dialog sifts down to talking about having sex or the whereabouts of members of the group who can't be located. "Where is Logan?" If they are so concerned about being found, why have a fully nude 3-way in a living room with glass walls. They even provide a shot from outside house that highlights this.
The episode length of 15 minutes is no where near long enough to develop story nor characters, especially when they feel the need to include a review of the last episode and preview of the next, which consumes 139 seconds. They have to finish each episode with the credits running or the run time would be even less.
This short run time leaves the viewer with little time to become engaged with. The amount of story/plot presented in this season is what I would expect in a single 42 minute episode. Maybe the producers want to create a show that people can watch in the time it takes to get to work on their phones...but this will never evolve into something better unless they rethink the format.
If this were an academic project, as the teacher I'd suggest they go back, develop more plot and character depth, and produce some hour long episodes.