Unfortunately, like so many of the episodes in this series, this has no single direction, no consistent theme. The young gay fellow has betrayed his sister but judges her harshly. She, in the meantime, does a little necromancy and joins with some Satanic thing that "forgives" her. There is lots of back and forth. Things are revealed, sort of. Not horrible but pretty silly.
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More Supernatural Shenanigans. Maybe
Gislef5 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
"Fix" is a strange story. It's basically a supernatural demon possession. But it's a bit odd: the protagonist Jackson is openly gay. But also apparently a very conservative Christian. His religious beliefs are never really defined other than that he's anti-demon, so I suppose it's possible he could be a conservative Christian and gay. But it's never really explained.
And as I've noted before, the homosexual element add nothing to the story. Just as it didn't in "Bag Man". So what's the point? It seems to be tossed in just so the production staff can show how "woke" they are. But it just appears as a token effort.
Other than the "woke" element, the story is pretty straightforward. Jackson is a conservative Christian (I guess...) he goes to check on his sister Sofia many years after their parents died in a car crash. Sofia used to do drugs, and now she worships the demon Flotos (sic), who makes her pain go away. Sofia tries to convert Jackson, which involves throwing him around a lot, breaking his wrist, and ripping his cross necklace off of his neck.
I'm also getting tired of the two sentences we're shown on screen. They're not exactly misleading, since we don't see the second sentence until after the story is over. But... what's the point? Either they didn't serve as an inspiration, or they weren't much of an inspiration. Take "Fix". The last sentence is, " She's been so angry since she died." But... the sentence implies that the sister is dead, and is now a ghost, or zombie, or ghoul, or something. That would be a lot more interesting than what we got: a Point A to Point B to Point C demonic possession story.
Instead, we find out at the end that the big "twist" is that Sofia OD'd a week ago. Or... did she? Was she alive and Flotos killed her? Or was the whole thing Jackson's hallucination? Who knows? Who cares? We never find out enough about Jackson, or Sofia, to care about the lives of either one of them. I don't get what writer Kristine Huntley was aiming for her. As with many "Two Sentence Horror Story" episodes, the writer and production staff seemed to be going for an open-ended episode, but also want to be "woke" and also want to say something about... addiction? I guess. The whole thing is so vague that you can't tell.
Maybe that's what the production staff of "Two Sentence" is aiming for. But I've been able to follow lots of supranatural horror anthologies before: Twilight Zone (all versions), and Tales From the Darkside, and Creepshow. Maybe it's modern-day storytelling to be murky and vague. If so, I'm afraid it's evolved past me. And "Two Sentence" is a good example. "Monsterland" is another.
I just don't understand the point of throwing several inexplicable elements at the viewer. One I can handle, two maybe. But three or more. Then it just seems like the writer and the production staff are working from a first draft, rather than trying to tell a completed story.
But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. What do you think?
And as I've noted before, the homosexual element add nothing to the story. Just as it didn't in "Bag Man". So what's the point? It seems to be tossed in just so the production staff can show how "woke" they are. But it just appears as a token effort.
Other than the "woke" element, the story is pretty straightforward. Jackson is a conservative Christian (I guess...) he goes to check on his sister Sofia many years after their parents died in a car crash. Sofia used to do drugs, and now she worships the demon Flotos (sic), who makes her pain go away. Sofia tries to convert Jackson, which involves throwing him around a lot, breaking his wrist, and ripping his cross necklace off of his neck.
I'm also getting tired of the two sentences we're shown on screen. They're not exactly misleading, since we don't see the second sentence until after the story is over. But... what's the point? Either they didn't serve as an inspiration, or they weren't much of an inspiration. Take "Fix". The last sentence is, " She's been so angry since she died." But... the sentence implies that the sister is dead, and is now a ghost, or zombie, or ghoul, or something. That would be a lot more interesting than what we got: a Point A to Point B to Point C demonic possession story.
Instead, we find out at the end that the big "twist" is that Sofia OD'd a week ago. Or... did she? Was she alive and Flotos killed her? Or was the whole thing Jackson's hallucination? Who knows? Who cares? We never find out enough about Jackson, or Sofia, to care about the lives of either one of them. I don't get what writer Kristine Huntley was aiming for her. As with many "Two Sentence Horror Story" episodes, the writer and production staff seemed to be going for an open-ended episode, but also want to be "woke" and also want to say something about... addiction? I guess. The whole thing is so vague that you can't tell.
Maybe that's what the production staff of "Two Sentence" is aiming for. But I've been able to follow lots of supranatural horror anthologies before: Twilight Zone (all versions), and Tales From the Darkside, and Creepshow. Maybe it's modern-day storytelling to be murky and vague. If so, I'm afraid it's evolved past me. And "Two Sentence" is a good example. "Monsterland" is another.
I just don't understand the point of throwing several inexplicable elements at the viewer. One I can handle, two maybe. But three or more. Then it just seems like the writer and the production staff are working from a first draft, rather than trying to tell a completed story.
But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. What do you think?
Amazing Psychological Thriller!
CryoDrago21 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Don't think this episode is a psychological thriller? You may have interpreted it incorrectly.
Jackson is a PSYCHOLOGY student (hint hint) who attempts to reunite with his sister after he abandoned her because she sold their deceased father's watch. Their parents had died prior to this so by abandoning her he had essentially left her all alone. He used to be a heroin addict but was able to recover, however his sister fell victim to the same addiction, and did not recover, ultimately perishing due to an overdose.
There was no demon, no ritual, no bloody shower, no swarm of butterflies. Jackson's sister had died from an overdose long before he arrived. Everything you saw was simply what he imagined. The butterflies are symbolic of death and rebirth.
Jackson is a PSYCHOLOGY student (hint hint) who attempts to reunite with his sister after he abandoned her because she sold their deceased father's watch. Their parents had died prior to this so by abandoning her he had essentially left her all alone. He used to be a heroin addict but was able to recover, however his sister fell victim to the same addiction, and did not recover, ultimately perishing due to an overdose.
There was no demon, no ritual, no bloody shower, no swarm of butterflies. Jackson's sister had died from an overdose long before he arrived. Everything you saw was simply what he imagined. The butterflies are symbolic of death and rebirth.
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