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ep 1:

Initial scene didn't really do anything for me. I don't know who this is, or who is doing this, or why I should care. Furbies just don't scare me even with their fur cut off, you know? Not my cup of scare I suppose.

The build up of suspence in the lead up to the body during the investigation is done really well. Making us focus on even the slightest details and keeping a really good suspense on why exactly the police are here.

The reveal of the body with the slow pan of only hald of the victim's face, quick cut to a wider shot and then a jumpscare was artfully done and makes the corpse terrifying. The jumpscare being just a candy being stepped on kills the tension and mood a little bit but the body more than makes up for it in the scare factor.

WHY ARE HER (the victim's) EYES SO TERRIFYING FUCKING HELL

The slow reveal of the full detailed picture with the quick cuts of various injuries is really effective, especially due to the main lead's acting that carries the tension extremely well. The final reveal of the full picture is haunting and terrifying, made even more so by all the previous glimpses we had of it. Incredibly done. chef's kiss!

The ominous tone of the next scene is quickly cut by the massive mascot head, but they still make it feel really uncomfortable until he goes out onto the stage. This actor has an incredible smile.

I love the use of wardrobe to show how this character isnt at all like all the other actors trying for the same role.

I also love the color grading change between him and his crush while they are talking and the way the camera zooms in when we first see her and how she lights up his world. The conversation between them was delightful to watch because of those things.

Yeah I was not expecting that really tense and creepy part where he just sits outside her workplace deadpan all day. He REALLY flipped a switch. I should have seen it coming, he was already a little strange when we first see him but I guess I just didn't even see those first red flags until this moment.

There are a lot of ambient jumpscares (car door closing twice in a roll???) but it does add to the anxiety that anything can happen at any time and keeps you wired and stressed. Works on me, but I think it would turn people off who aren't so easily spooked.

The last tense scene I can't tell if I was jumpscared out or if it wasnt as scary as the others. I think the first option is more likely. First glimpse of entity?

Ep 2:

Even though you know what you're in for, the reveal of the second body still manages to be terrifying and nauseating. It's like you can never be ready enough for the evil seen in this show, it will always catch you by surprise.

The scene where the cop's son goes downstairs to find the tape of police brutality rewinding and playing again and again and sees his "mother" watching it with a gigantic smile on her face is pretty scary. Until it becomes a game of what you see in your reflection, that part wasnt very scary, but the VFX makeup was really beautiful and well done in a grotesque but artistic way.

I still have no idea why we are following Edmund. Maybe he'll be blamed for the all the killings. Until he joins the main story line I'm not that interested in his scenes, even though the actor knows how to play the character in a really unsettling way. It gets a bit too goofy for me sometimes like when he is trying different costumes on. I know it's probably what they are going for, the sudden shift in tone with him. I don't trust that everything is as it seems with him, it feels like they are laying on the creep factor really heavily.