Anyone interested in discussing what people are saying about the show or is this thread only for derailing to talk about how you can't trust impressions and shitposting?
It sounds like with these people only watching 3 episodes, it's hard to gauge the over all execution of the show. Obviously the show was going to be weird, but it seems that mystery is going to be playing more of a role than I expected. It's also interesting to hear that the format allows Bettany to flex his comedic chops and that people think he really nails it since I didn't expect that from what I've seen from him. In general it sounds like the format allows both Paul and Elzabeth to really flex their acting muscles to explore these characters in ways that most actors wouldn't get to do; from the super silly to the more serious. One reservation I had was how the show would balance not only the tonal shifts from one era of sitcom to the next, but the tonal shifts from almost horror to camp to drama, from what it sounds like, and it seems like they've executed it pretty well.
Apparently episodes are 25-30 minutes long. That seems to work for the sitcom format, and explains how it is 9 episodes long but hopefully some of the later episodes get a little more breathing room. Judging by the reaction to the Mandalorian, that will piss people off who expect hour long episodes as the standard now.
