John Reel

This show doesn’t get the credit/attention it deserves. It’s legitimately so funny and the performances are surprisingly good for a series that started off as a YouTube goof. The plots are plotting, the humor is humoring, Getter is getting. Great show.

I really enjoyed the movie! I feel like it gets across the gay experience in a very real and funny way. It does this by showing you rather than telling which makes it so fun to watch, (Billy Eichner could take note). The performances are great, the humor lands, and it’s relatable for most gay guys; the characters are nuanced and highlight different gay experiences. Its a great example of diversity in media going beyond just superficial elements. My one gripe with the film is that it spends so much time admonishing the archetype of the masculine, privileged, white, cisgendered gay man, and then Bowen Yang’s Prince Charming is literally that exact character. Like I thought they were going to challenge ideals about what’s considered hot among gay men, but nope.

I like that the movie tries to explain what it’s like to be gay to a general audience, but it feels like everything to that affect was covered by the trailer. You don’t get much more than that or any nuance. The main issue is that they told too much when they could have showed. Billy Eichner ranting to his friends, romantic partner, and podcast is not that interesting to a viewer.

I feel like this show has two big things working for and against it. The show’s strength comes from everything Anna did and how she got away with it all. The pacing was so good, especially early on, and they did great at creating a romantic narrative of Anna. The point of the show is the same as the article — or the case — in America, somebody who everybody believes is already rich is deserving of the attention, money, and opportunity to become even more rich and successful. Somebody pretended to be that person, and got away with a slew of crimes because our society is just… dumb. On the flip side, the show tries to create villains in order to get the audience to root for Anna, but given that many of these characters are real people — especially, Rachel — it feels very inappropriate to make them look bad. These real characters shouldn’t be painted as villains or sniveling fools just to sell a narrative. Rachel was the victim of a scam, and they try to cancel out her victim hood by yelling out “white privileged,” as if the same wouldn’t be ESPECIALLY true for MOST of characters in the show.

Great transition to an older AC feeling. The game feels extremely fleshed out. Only issue is the sometimes awkward dialogue exchanges and a few bugs yet to be patched. Otherwise, great game.