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Having watched the first episode a few months back, yesterday we binged the entire six-part series. The episodes are half-an-hour each, so it wasn’t really that outrageous a binge—three hours is the length of many feature films these days.
As a series, and even watched all at once, the pacing is pretty good—leisurely, but I never felt bored. It’s a fantasy story that manages to feel like a slice-of-life comedy even as the weird plot elements start to stack up; and it sticks the landing in the final episode when all the storylines converge on the house at 30 Marvin Gardens.
I’m saying as little as possible to avoid spoiling the story, but just in case you’ve seen the first episode and are worried for the character: Michael’s aged father Brian (Micheal Palin) makes it out to the end of the series still alive and as well as an octogenarian with mild dementia can be, i.e. he wins a Triumph motorcycle in one of the contests he’s always entering and is somewhat annoyed they won’t let him ride it around the grounds of the retirement home.
The ending leaves us with a few mysteries and a “To Be Continued” title, but I’d be just as satisfied leaving the sequel to the audience’s imagination. Though if there’s a second season (reportedly there will be) I’m also willing to watch.
As a series, and even watched all at once, the pacing is pretty good—leisurely, but I never felt bored. It’s a fantasy story that manages to feel like a slice-of-life comedy even as the weird plot elements start to stack up; and it sticks the landing in the final episode when all the storylines converge on the house at 30 Marvin Gardens.
I’m saying as little as possible to avoid spoiling the story, but just in case you’ve seen the first episode and are worried for the character: Michael’s aged father Brian (Micheal Palin) makes it out to the end of the series still alive and as well as an octogenarian with mild dementia can be, i.e. he wins a Triumph motorcycle in one of the contests he’s always entering and is somewhat annoyed they won’t let him ride it around the grounds of the retirement home.
The ending leaves us with a few mysteries and a “To Be Continued” title, but I’d be just as satisfied leaving the sequel to the audience’s imagination. Though if there’s a second season (reportedly there will be) I’m also willing to watch.
