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[@AmandaTheJedi]

If this doesn't get 5 million views absolutely nothing will happen

[@milktea6676]

Good thing ur an underrated Genius

[@randaranatunga7259]

Well then let’s make sure nothing happens 🙌

[@jaash7981]

What if we get your first 365 Days video to 5 million?

[@justsomerandomguy8210]

But if it will…

[@justsomerandomguy8210]

…but 99% said that it won’t happen…

[@Kristine_202]

PSA: Threatening to kill yourself if someone breaks up with you is abuse. Sure, responding with, "Go ahead, do it," isn't exactly the right call either, but I feel like they totally skipped over how manipulative Sarah was. "Nick" (even though it wasn't really Nick) was not responsible for her death. She was manipulating "him" and it's messed up. She was actually the abusive one in that relationship. I felt bad for the brother, but he needed to recognize that his sister had major issues and Nick wasn't the reason. He didn't help, but I think her story would have ended the same way no matter what happened. I've suffered with depression in my life and I'm also a suicide survivor and I did feel like Sarah was a really relatable character. She seemed very real. But, again, totally responsible for her own actions.

[@stineandersen56]

Yeah, I feel like they totally just ignored that side of it, which isn't right. It isn't right either that "fake Nick" was egging her on, but that doesn't make her threatening to kill herself any less abusive and toxic.

[@ajheartsong]

I don’t remember the name of the case but a girl was charged for telling a guy to kill himself .. maybe manslaughter idk I’d have to look it up

[@ajheartsong]

Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy in the US

[@papachrist200]

@@ajheartsong that was because she had been talking him into it over the course of several months and during his death was on the phone with him and told him to go through with it. He got nervous and started to back out last minute but she told him to stay in the car. (I don’t remember the exact method but it was something to do with filling the car with toxic fumes)

[@Kristine_202]

@@ajheartsong That was different because he got out of the car and changed his mind and she told him, "Get back in the truck and do it."

[@christameff]

I’m glad you mentioned how weird the photoshopped pics Dawn made for both Emma and Sarah were. If some guy I was dating sent me photoshopped pictures of us together as a romantic gesture, I would NOPE out of there so fast.

[@ollieno971]

Right! Unless it was like a fun jokey thing but that was just weird

[@kaceyp7066]

Or they were just so lonely they were buying the whole fantasy... like how Emma told people they had a physical relationship and she was trying to believe that

[@ayannabranchcomb7535]

I think that just demonstrated how desperate everyone involved was. Nobody with a healthy mindset would find that cute

[@fredrikaKH]

Thing is that both Emma and Sarah seemed to have some extreme mental issues which could have caused them to hallucinate or imagine things they did together with Nick

[@jessielallier9483]

I really liked it, but hated the ending. I wanted it to be his friend Matt, makes much more sense than some elderly woman who's lonely chatting up a bunch of girls.

[@tameracalloway6068]

I felt like Netflix felt like that would be too obvious so they wanted to throw everyone off which made the show stupid. it’s ok if it was obvious bc that made more sense!

[@jessielallier9483]

@@tameracalloway6068 totally agree

[@ango8466]

It makes more sense but it is extremely predictable.

[@MsSonali1980]

I was also totally annoyed by the ending. It was the reason I didn't give it a thumbs up on Netflix. It really spoilt the quality of every episode before the last for me.

[@ango8466]

@@MsSonali1980 I don't disagree but who else could it be? The family is good to be innocent, and the best friend or a bitter ex is way predictable.

[@watermalin]

“you guys know, i turn up for gay, but not this gay” 😂

[@ajheartsong]

That reporter was the worst, so glad his bf realized and left 😂

[@PurpleNoir]

Damn that was a good line

[@toganium4175]

Me, watching this video even though I don't watch Netflix in general: *_interesting._*

[@AmandaTheJedi]

You are the iCarly on the computer meme

[@groofay]

One thing about this show is that it really does live up to its name; I less-than-soberly binged the whole thing one night and enjoyed it, despite and sometimes because of its sheer stupidity.

[@myettechase]

I am currently less-than-soberly watching this video (and will be coming back later) and let me tell you it is a fucking fever dream

[@DrowsyScientist]

@groofay same. About to finish it.

[@randaranatunga7259]

Drinking game: Every time Amanda says the word “Stupid” take a shot lol

[@enegmatixerebro]

But umm

[@groofay]

Hey, you can't unsubscribe if you're dead from alcohol poisoning

[@randaranatunga7259]

@Ian Ramirez exactly

[@waywardmind]

i ded now

[@TannerisSmol97]

So a death match?

[@katerina6228]

One thing that bothered me about the Dawn reveal was that the whole twist basically read as "childless, bitter middle-aged woman ruins man's life out of jealousy." It is strongly implied that what triggers Dawn's actions is the pitiful way Nick reacted when she said she never had children, which causes her to reflect and dwell on the state of her marriage. Coupled with the fact that she was very much ready to murder a child in the finale and the show goes full "woman is crazy because she's not a mother/lacks maternal instinct" or whatever. I don't know, that's how it read to me and it left me with a bitter taste. It would have made much more sense for Matt to be the killer, if they had presented his storyline with more nuance and not so obviously a red herring.

[@ollieno971]

You’re right!

[@pianoluver1222]

My exact issues too… the only purpose for women is to have babies, and if you can’t, you have nothing going on with your life. Really bothers me that’s the message being put out there, intentionally or not.

[@TheUKisThere]

Didn't get that at all. Her husband was more trigger happy than she was.

[@rachelMB]

I believed Dawn when she said it was alright that they never had kids (with maybe _just a little sadness_ but no real _bitterness_ ) But I do agree that Matt would’ve been a much more interesting killer, and it would’ve made a better storyline. 🤷🏻‍♀️ • • Side note- I literally LOL’d bc I came across this video this AM, decided I wanted to actually watch the show first, so I binged all day during work. Got to the last episode and said to my husband, “well this is fucking stupid 😐”, came back to this video just to hear Amanda say “the last episode was fucking stupid” Overall, it was a good watch. I was just really disappointed with the very last episode, which truly could’ve been something incredibly fulfilling. But, uh, NOPE 👎🏼😩

[@devonmunn5728]

Damn you out it better then I did. I came away feeling that the reveal with her being the villain felt misogynistic and you just put it so well even I didn't think of her not having kids

[@DrTheRich]

The titles not being clickbait is a massive missed opportunity imo...

[@javiajante]

THE MISTRESS KILLED HIM PRANK VIDEO (*emotional*)

[@DrTheRich]

@@javiajante GONE WRONG

[@macdemarcaroni883]

@@DrTheRich AT 3AM🤯

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

This movie was shot near where I grew up in Australia and honestly I didn't recognise THAT many places but there were a few times I got super excited. Like at one point I did the whole Leo Dicaprio pointing at the TV thing and screamed "THAT'S THE LIBRARY!" 😂

[@rgs8970]

That's hilarious, because they used a few outdoor shots from my hometown to establish that they were in the Bay Area, and I was pointing at the screen going, "That's where I saw the Comedy Bang Bang Tour!"

[@AvesmacK]

I live in Maine so not a lot of movies take place here so whenever they do I do the same thing and say “THATS DOWNTOWN.” Or “THATS THE POLICE STATION HOLY COW”

[@squeakymcsqueaky9931]

I had no idea it was filmed in Australia! Young Rock was filmed just down the road from me which was fun! And Thor Ragnarok was filmed next to my work. It's exciting considering no one usually films anything except commercials in Brisbane 😂

[@basementdwellercosplay]

I did that when watching Ride With The Devil cause it was filmed a couple towns over in historic homes. I too became Leo as a history nerd who visit these homes and study them for classes

[@Daaaanielle]

Lol. I work in the city in London and I get excited every time I see a film set there. Ohhhh, he got run over right at my office building? Odd. That building where he came out has zero houses? It’s an office building🤣🤣🤣 Kinda takes me out? Kinda like it?

[@Wuleli]

Tbh, I think Sarah used a fake name because of her brother. She was aware he (out of concern) was keeping tabs on her. It was shown he became very uneasy when he discovered Sarah was in a relationship again because of her severe depression and suicidal tendencies. So most likely out of fear and bad past experiences, Sarah's brother might have interfered with some of her prior relationships. Hence the fake profile.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Sounds like he became a helicopter parent and made her issues worse. Probably should have just helped her find a good therapist and let her be an adult

[@devonmunn5728]

That does make alot of sense. She clearly wants in the best place in her life

[@magdabojarczuk4072]

The starting point of the story is very interesting, to be honest. I just wish they had gone for the grand reveal sooner instead of those strange twists and turns. Sometimes it's okay to solve the mystery earlier just to dive deeper into the bad guy's psyche. My favorite example of this would probably be David Fincher's "Gone Girl".

[@thebigragu9952]

Finchers gone girl is shit. Just read the book.

[@jameseubanks3477]

I'd argue it depends on what the story is trying to do. This show is more for the mystery and less about who the criminal is and why they did it. It's more a thing that revolves around a bad issue gone out of control rather than Gone Girl, which was to showcase how perfectly setup the situation was. Clickbait was a clear crime of passion and immediate remorse for said actions. Gone Girl was a look into the psyche of someone who set up all the stuff that led to the situation.

[@tigamaki1345]

This is just a netflix problem in general. Six episodes of story is stretched into 13. A premise with 2 seasons of potential ends up at 5

[@thebigragu9952]

@@tigamaki1345 a premise with two seasons? Try a premise with two episodes that gets 5 seasons.

[@jun2damax]

Oh I read Gone Girl and when the line "It feels so good being dead" appeared I lost it! I felt personally betrayed by her. It's that good

[@fluffymonster1306]

Just me who was annoyed by the detective revealing all info to Pia? Doesn’t that count as a breach of information? Yes I know it’s just a series, but it was an eyesore... Good series otherwise, binged the whole thing in two days

[@AmandaTheJedi]

Yeah they try to explain it by her being like 'hey the only reason you have this job is because I requested you stay on the case in exchange for iinnffooo' but she was directly in danger multiple times

[@javiajante]

when Emma is in the hospital and Pia just shows up and starts watching I got sooo mad. I fully understand the reasoning they gave for it to happen, but like why’s she acting like she can do it because she got him in the case. Also, the fact that they matched in the dating app is so funny

[@soccerruben1]

In fairness, the detective didn’t slept with Pia when she was about to be pegged by him, especially when he has a child despite being divorced.

[@rachelownbey4586]

In his mild defense, he was looking for friends on the dating app. Kind of like how Bumble has a looking for buddies option. I agree it's hella weird he didn't notice anything was happening though.

[@Quandry1]

he could have just been keeping tabs on his wife's profile for all we know. But that's never an idea that's even considered. That maybe he had it to check up on his wife and her cheating without necessarily her knowing he's doing so.

[@frostbyte4846]

@@Quandry1 that doesn’t make much sense cause his original dating profiles he was using was 2 years before the events that happened in the show while the affair was 6 months

[@Quandry1]

@@frostbyte4846 Your Assuming that's her only affair because it's the only one that is relevant to the events of the show. Admitting to the affair she's having currently doesn't mean it's the only one.

[@milaana4503]

Yeah reading his bio he did say he was looking for friendship. He said he had a family and everything

[@AddBowIfGirl]

@@Quandry1 The writers didn’t intend for us to think that she was a serial cheater so that means she wasn’t.

[@BajanNeko]

Am I the only one when they started revealing the women, that went 'how the hell did he have time to do all of this???' He was apparently a good husband, worked full time, was very present with his kids and family time, worked out... when the hell did he have time to have multiple online affairs!?!! Reporter made me want to throat punch him (and also side-eye all reporters). And I'm still mad Nick died. Home dude was just out here trying his best.

[@khariahpayne]

It happens in real life that busy people make time to cheat, and it's especially easy for him to have online affairs since he wouldn't have to show up in person. Plus he would travel for work occasionally, so it wasn't an out there concept to me. My real question ended up being, so why did he start a dating profile 2 years ago?

[@BajanNeko]

@@khariahpayne My thing was there was about three going at once. And they were deep emotional connections. That takes some time. The only reason the woman got away with it is because her husband was preoccupied. His profile apparently said looking for friends and then he apparently changed his mind.

[@tracyjimenez1134]

👍

[@albertgreene313]

I’ll admit, I watched it all. That said, I think one element that really bothered me was how they tried to black mirror a bunch of subjects like cat fishing or social media but always backed off at the last moment of every episode to make the twist. This on top of the point you most eloquently make made me really question it’s value

[@diojiwoolf4723]

Why would a dating app be the one place it's illegal for cops to lie to you? They are allowed to in every other scenario!

[@HurricaneDDragon]

I don’t know what infuriates me more, Pia’s hairstyle, or the name “Pia”

[@MajaBiana]

It's not an uncommon name in Denmark, Sweden and Finland (it's derived from Latin btw)

[@mikexxxmilly]

How about her completely detestable personality that people with that haircut always have

[@HurricaneDDragon]

@@mikexxxmilly I didn’t actually watch the show so I’ll take your word on that.

[@sjaaksjok]

@@mikexxxmilly right!! I thought she was so annoying, like everything had to go her way. Her attitude was so much like ‘I am the victim” blaming everyone else, but herself for the problems she causes . Like a 30 something year old teenagerMaybe it is just me, but just her attitude to the ‘no shoe policy’ was so weird, like it’s not that hard to respect someones house rules when you’re the GUEST

[@ZooWeeJava]

@@sjaaksjok It's called being a privileged white girl. You are raised to believe you are invincible which is even hinted at when Pia takes Ethan to the police station and Sophie trips out telling Ethan that Pia doesn't have to worry about being at the police station. Hinting that Ethan, a black person would not be so kindly regarded at a police station.

[@LazyPoetess]

So, I just finished binging the show and I had a few thoughts - I liked the way they wrote grief and how the various family members deal with it in their own ways. There's no one way to respond to the traumatic shit that life can throw at you, and the fact that they show the kids cracking jokes, ragging on each other, being angry, checking out...all that shit that you never really see on shows, because the writers somehow think audiences won't relate to anything but crying and punching walls. I really loved that. I like that the police weren't hyper-focused on the family or friends, or even the wife's ex-lover. Cop shows and movies really like to do that, and while it might be realistic...it gets fucking old and tired to watch a grief-stricken family or innocent man being harrassed and interrogated by the police when every-damn-body in the audience knows they're innocent. I actually found Kai's actions at the end very believable. They were fairly clever about setting him up to have his father's impulsivity when angry, especially with it coming out of seemingly nowhere, with that scene at the school. We are prepared to believe that the older son is the one who is more likely to respond with violence, because he's got all those tropey traits common in media to that type of character. He's a loner, he plays violent video games, he seems disconnected from his family...and yet, he is actually the calm one of the two. I really enjoyed that subversion. The way they set up Kai and Nick both walking to Dawn's house and essentially stepping into the lion's den due to rash anger and lack of forethought was kind of smart, in my estimation. Certainly cleverer than I'd have expected. I agree about Ed and Dawn, though. That was...really fucking weak compared to the rest of the show. I hated how it turned out the killer was some random guy we see for about 5 minutes and whose motives are...so fucking lame. He even tries to claim he didn't mean to kill Nick...when dude deliberately hit him with a hammer...twice. For what? The whole ending just felt really bizarre...and why was Dawn trying to set Matt up by leaving the pictures on his computer, because of Tara? That is cold as hell, not really a trait they show her having at any point. Personally, I'd really have preferred they just went with Matt and let it be the guy we thought it was. The journey was interesting enough and there was a lot that could have been added to flesh out his relationship with Nick and with his victims. Hell, they even allude to interesting things by mentioning the two knew each other in the past. This could have been so good if they hadn't decided to shove in that one last, lame twist.

[@LazyPoetess]

Oh, I also hate that the dumb accomplice apparently does EVERY drug...like, bro literally smokes pot, snorts coke and smokes crack at three different points over the episode he's in. There's like no scene where he's not doing some form of narcotic...it was so heavy-handed and out of touch.

[@MsSonali1980]

@@LazyPoetess Sounds not different to my real life experience with people heavily using drugs. They take: alc, speed, weed, coke if they have it. For days in a row. Like, what do you want? Uppers or downers? It makes no sense. They just go with the flow and what is available.

[@fredrikaKH]

Dawn was so incredibly lonely so she was ready to do anything to keep her charade up. I don’t really agree with the “not really a trait they show her having at any point”. People break and sometimes they become cold when they have to protect themselves. But I can see your point.

[@mallorycarpinski1160]

So I'm a year late and didn't even watch the show, just this video, but I just have to say, the impression I'm getting is that Ed and Dawn were just a crazy old couple that were made for each other. Amanda mentions how they both just seem too ready to do messed up stuff liking killing people and messing up guys' lives. I think they were always a bit crazy just waiting for something interesting to fall in their laps.

[@Riviwriter]

I noticed that in the Clickbait suicide storyline, Netflix didn’t show anything too graphic. Unlike 13 reasons why. Yay Netflix progress

[@SheOwensItAll]

I always love hearing Amanda’s take. I enjoyed the series but I had a serious problem with Pia constantly inserting herself into the investigation. It was so distracting and infuriating how she basically stomped around town with her privilege and half-baked hunches.

[@mikexxxmilly]

People with that haircut are always “that person.” Don’t pretend they’re not

[@soccerruben1]

And man, how she was close in getting the detective fired because she was about to sleep with the detective (which I believe is a big no-no, and creates a conflict of interest), thankfully the detective turned it down.

[@number8tyeight]

Well from the beginning it was emphasised that she was a bit dramatic and selfish to the point where she was in frequent conflict with her family so these actions completely matched her character.

[@devonmunn5728]

Honestly I didn't have a problem with her character being like that. She's a person and sometimes people will act like that when it involves someone they have an attachment too. Not saying it's always good but people do that and I didn't have her for it but also I didn't really care about anyone in this show (Glitch, another Tony Ayres show, was much better)

[@bria415]

The shitty police work was probably the most annoying part for me. I kind of wish the series was focused around the family & community solving this w/ out the “help” of the detectives b/c lets be real here. What did they even do? Also, the whole “Pia & the detective having some sort of connection b/c they matched on a dating site, so he felt emotionally attached into this case” wasn’t believable. They literally had a conversation via messages that lasted 30 seconds.

[@MessyRecaps]

The show definitely lives up to its name, I'll give it that!

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

Hahaha that's true

[@langleymneely]

Watching this show is so surreal for me because I personally know the actress playing Adrian Grenier wife! Betty Gabriel. We went to school together and still talk occasionally. Watching Betty's career has been amazing to see, from her first getting a role in a little known horror film called Get Out to her now being a lead in her 2nd tv series! Iv'e adored her since we first met and wish her only the best!

[@Zulf85]

It's always great to see a friend doing well - best of wishes to you and Betty

[@juaneato]

She was great in the gone too soon, Rubicon!

[@ajheartsong]

Lol get out is huge .. “little known horror film”?Maybe where you live bro

[@mgsgamer]

That's a nice fantasy bro

[@sarab3417]

@@ajheartsong sarcasm?

[@johnquiett1085]

I was single a few years ago and I met more than one woman using a nickname or pseudonym on the app, but when I met them they told me what the deal was. They usually worried their photos had to much information in the background. So the woman using a fake name doesn't scream flaw to me. That's actually a pretty interesting detail if the writers knew that kind of detail.

[@devonmunn5728]

Someone else pointed out how she probably did that so her brother wouldn't find out about it

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

I’m currently writing my own kind of murder thriller: a group of theater kids trapped in a abandoned hospital who will be freed when one of them kills someone. Through the days, conditions in the hospital gets worse. I choose theater kids because 1) I had a dream where my own drama department was in a similar scenario and 2) theater kids had a special bound. They often share trauma with each other(based on my own experience). Putting them in a situation where one has to kill another could be interesting.

[@LetsPlayAceCraft]

Sounds interesting!

[@gwengrasso1887]

Ooooo that sounds good!

[@idk-ill-figure-smn-out]

Ngl, could be better. Needs a _hook_ of some kind. Maybe instead of simply murdering someone, maybe the theater kids have to reenact the surgery that killed the very patient who is now vengefully torturing anyone who trespasses on it's domain. But maybe the student who is chosen to be killed will become the new lost soul trapped in the hospital, repeating the cycle for all eternity? Idk

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

@@idk-ill-figure-smn-out I was thinking the hook could be it’s a expirement of the human mind. People who have just spent months bonding over creating something big now have to face this challenge

[@idk-ill-figure-smn-out]

@@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155 Ah, I guess that's a little bit hard to show in a summary. My mind mostly just went to _acting_ since you mentioned using theater kids as your MCs. But this sounds interesting enough. Good luck 👍

[@leonardoives674]

I feel like the show cared more about having an unexpected twist than it cared about having a well built plot. It left me with a few questions. Like why did Nick's friend and the coach Matt that tries to be with Pierre get so angry and aggressive when she confronts him asking if he did it. He had shown no hints about being an aggressive man so why would he act that way if he didnt do it? It would make more sense if he had actually been the person who killed Nick. They also let us believe that Emma had actually met Nick and slept with him because they kept giving us flashbacks of their sex scene, it doesnt make sense, I know shes delusional and unstable but theres no talk of her being so mentally unstable that she would make up a whole physical relationship and believe it 100%. It felt lazy to lie to the audience with no explanation other than to make the plot more spicey. Regardless I binged it in one night.

[@iamthewizardwhoknocks2845]

She destroyed his career by going in his cpu.

[@johnsnow04]

Emma actually makes sense considering she went from "OMG this guy isnt who he told me he is" to "He totally told me he was gona leave his wife for me". It was pretty clear she is delusional. But yes, having her literally see him there is just misdirection for the audience so you would think it really was Nick who cheated. It could be just as smart if they cut that scene.

[@khariahpayne]

Matt getting aggressive makes since when you consider his dark secret has now been exposed and now his career is over. That will definitely make you act out. As for Emma, I knew she was off from the beginning. The way they shot the beginning of her episode of taking a while to show Nick interacting with her, and when she "saw" him in the hotel room after his death... I knew she never met him. The flashbacks always seemed like a fantasy dream to me because there weren't any other flashbacks of them just being a couple outside of the bed.

[@Quandry1]

I feel like they used the dating app on his phone as an excuse to push the idea that he had really cheated with her and others as well. There is another plausible reason for him to have the App on his phone that really could have done a lot to shift things around that could have been explored when it comes to his wife's affair. There is always the possibility that he had the app on his phone to know that his wife was cheating on him without her necessarily knowing that he knew about it. It's whole purpose seemed to be to push that he did these things and he was really with these people and cheating on his wife so that we would think that maybe he deserved what he got rather than just being a victim to a bad set of circumstances. But Guys weren't necessarily portrayed the best in all of it anyway.

[@mikexxxmilly]

They cared even more about casting based on wokeness rather than quality of acting

[@MarielaQue]

I wish "The Answer" was written better. Too many coincidences.

[@AzuraBlackHeart]

Lovin' the trend of twilight shirts lately 😂 I actually bought a flannel shirt today for the first time in like 10 years, and I have no regrets 🖤

[@AmandaTheJedi]

I'm going to wear this shirt to the Canadian Premiere of Spencer at TIFF and everyone is going to hate me

[@victoriashevlin8587]

Hey, flannel is comfy. And warm... so warm...

[@ImTiredAlways]

Amanda: "Makes the Sherlock Holmes joke: Me having an Aunty moment: Aww no baby, try another one

[@casualviewer9792]

I got completely distracted once her cat showed in the background. What a beautiful baby 🥰

[@ninaamaral4434]

I find the Dawn reveal is actually quite interesting because: She is a nice old lady. What I mean is: If his personal assistant was a hot young woman, she'd be a suspect on the spot. And thanks for voicing my greatest pet peeve on the show:The fact that NOBODY ever mentions again the fact that Dawn got the idea of cat fishing from Nick HIMSELF!

[@devonmunn5728]

Nick didn't know that she would do anything about it. The problem I see with this reveal isn't that she's a leats likely suspect (I don't mind that trope by itself. I don't want a villain revealed to be a person who was repeatedly shown to be shady) but that she's barely present in the story and basically an elevated extra so her being the surprise villain doesn't feel earned. But hey I'm glad you found something in this I didn't

[@woudgy]

I dunno, I feel like "sad older woman with no life revealed to be secret villain" is a trope at this point.

[@slanderbender6060]

The pitch meeting must’ve gone “AU where mtv catfish doesn’t exist” because the time it takes them to realize it!

[@soccerruben1]

It’s like the show “Catfish” and “You” combined

[@melanierojo2125]

My dearest Amanda, Can we please get a full video on Mare of Easttown, or Cruel Summer, or both? I absolutely loved them both and would like to know your full input on them.

[@bookshelfhoney]

I keep meaning to watch mare of easttown!! How violent/disturbing is it? I like murder mysteries but sometimes they're yikes 😬

[@melanierojo2125]

@@bookshelfhoney hello! It is not that disturbing or gruesome, it has some strong scenes but not that often. It is amazing at having you at the edge of your seat and keeping the story interesting and complex. Probably the best series I've seen this year, I strongly recommend it

[@bookshelfhoney]

@@melanierojo2125 thanks!!

[@beeztrapp1612]

MARE!!!

[@kat_the_ot]

I just thought you should know that I'm watching this as I'm bottle feeding my 3 month old and she keeps smiling whenever she sees you.

[@leahhart3585]

OK when she described it as you had to click the next episode even though you didn’t think it was particularly good. Exactly. Yes that’s exactly it.

[@p1nkpolkadots]

I was randomly recommended this show and I thought it would be a fun watch. I was very surprised from the quality of it!

[@Matthew-gl6ni]

My LEAST favorite trope is "we need representation? Okay make the gay token character irredeemable and annoying"

[@leezuhh]

@SunBoxesSky morally bad characters are hella fun. it's where they make them purposefully dislikeable ie: the most insufferable character and they're not even interesting, poorly written with low effort for the "representation" based on a stereotype of flamboyant gay people.

[@weevil8025]

Spoiler Yeah, imo, Dawn was somehow more likable and easy to sympathize with and she's supposed to be one of the worst characters... At least his boyfriend had common sense.

[@entitree.]

@SunBoxesSky yeah, you don’t understand. It’s totally okay having morally grey characters, the problem is that in a lot of films/shows, the one gay character is the insufferable one who is a bad person, and we’re (lgbt people) getting very fed up of it tbh. Every other character in this show we are made to be sympathetic towards even if they did horrible things too. We are sympathetic towards sophie for cheating because she admitted it and owned up to it to Nick and called it off. We are made to be semi-sympathetic towards Simon because he was just distraught about his sister, and even let Nick go. We are even sympathetic towards Dawn, who helped to murder Nick and who was going to murder Kai because she was lonely. The only other characters who we aren’t sympathetic towards are Ed and Simon’s friend (I can’t remember his name, the dumb side character), but those are the two characters who are murderers or are very willing to murder with no remorse whatsoever. The reporter is also the only character who is the title of an episode who we are made to be infuriated by. So him being the sole lgbt rep in this show is harmful. I don’t know if i explained that well at all haha

[@ghosty8193]

I mean, LGBT people CAN be bad people. Just because the reporter is gay, doesn't mean he can't be sketchy and morally grey. I didn't like his character but not because he's an obnoxious gay guy- but because he mades multiple bad calls and wasn't a good person. Only showing LGBT people in favourable lights isn't good. Gay people are not immune from criticism in shows.

[@ango8466]

I actually liked the reporter. If it wasn't for him they would never knew about Sarah. He cracked the case.

[@ZJasmineDragon]

as you said, poor execution of a cool concept. Someone had a great idea, but no imagination or writing ability to follow through on it

[@thatlycantomboy]

I was straight up hate-watching it in the beginning. But by the time I got to the part where it looks like he uses a photo with his cropped-out wife on one of the dating profiles, I quite literally screamed “THAT BASTARD” so anyways it’s a fun series

[@RamenzillaX]

I enjoyed the show, they had me hooked. Most of the performances were great, BUT the end made me so mad. I was like….I got hyped up for this TRAIN WRECK?!? + senseless murder? Wow, ok.

[@chilltater970]

Amanda is one of the few creators that I instantly click on as soon as I get notified

[@JohnMoseley]

It didn't keep me watching. When it went into the 'Please, sarge, let me stay on the case' cliché, I became painfully aware of the inexorable running down of the clock of my life and switched off. No regrets, and no going back. Instead, I just watched 'Brand New Cherry Flavor' a second time, and it was time well spent.

[@CanIswearinmyhandle]

6:00 Baby alert! Baby alert! Baby on the fridge!

[@Laurenjoinsyoutube]

When the dead girl said “I told you what I’ll do” I assumed it meant she would tell the wife not kill herself

[@drayton.2078]

Are you going to do a video about Annette? Almost everyone at the cinema I work at HATES it, a few people even walked out in the middle of it it was so bizarre

[@Zulf85]

That sounds like a beautiful trainwreck omg

[@looney1023]

It kind of reminds me of this kinda creepy little thriller called Untraceable. It's about a killer who puts his victims in murder contraptions and live streams them, with the speed of the contraption tied to how many hits the website gets. As the investigation drags on, the general public starts to catch on and the kills become more and more viral. It wasn't well received, especially since it came out during the torture porn craze, but it's definitely a cut above the average torture movie

[@BirthQuakeRecords]

I like the new background btw, it’s got a good composition that I’m digging, although some sort or art directly behind your chair/head would tie it all together IMO, even if you’d be obscuring it almost all of the time. Sincerely, The kind of nerd that cares about the composition of KZbinr shooting backgrounds

[@AmandaTheJedi]

It's a work in progress! I'm still missing a bunch of my stuff so I can properly set things up

[@BirthQuakeRecords]

Keep it up! I’m digging the intentionality of it all. Good “sets” are underrated

[@JadeReloaded]

I like the background because it inspired the cat to be in some of the shots.

[@krishertz8786]

Loved rocket's cameo at 6:05 💜🥺

[@heyitsheidijay]

I literally just added this to my list last night because the synopsis on Netflix kinda piqued my interest, thank you for this!

[@carmelr5504]

"Keeps you clicking next even though it's dumb" I mean Bridgerton already hit that pretty well XD

[@annamittal8319]

Your intro got me more intrigued in the show than all of Netflix’s attempts lol, I paused your vid before the spoilers, binged the whole season, and then came back to watch the rest of your video

[@javiajante]

literally the same here.

[@BipolarIbarelyknowher]

Me too. I watched it all today while sick in bed. I liked it pretty much but agree about the journalist.

[@annamittal8319]

@Jane 24 y.o - check my vidéó agreed! I get that they wanted to keep doing plot twists, but imo it would've been more realistic for it to have been the friend Matt

[@KassandraQuiseng]

The way I loved this series until the last episode is so funny. I was having a ton of fun until then and it just broke my immersion. I was a little checked out after the reporter episode because holy shit that was the worst. I honestly thought after Dawn’s terrible acting in the office with Matt’s computer and the looks she and her husband gave each other meant they were in on whatever Matt was up to with the students. I really would have rather had it as Matt or actually Nick had done it all in the end. The catfishing aspect made it really interesting for me and I was thinking that maybe Matt had done it because he was envious of Nick in some way. The fact that it was just some “sweet” little old lady in the end killed all the satisfaction I had for finishing the series. The reveal was so underwhelming for me because it reminded me so much of “Tall Hot Blonde.” The premise of “older woman dissatisfied with her life catfishes young people online and murder ensues” has been done before so I just wasn’t wowed by it at all. I think I was hoping for something more sinister/malicious.

[@ango8466]

For me the jealous best friend is way more predictable. I didn't like so much the ending either but I prefer it than being Matt, and the family, wife, sister and kids were surely innocent.

[@KassandraQuiseng]

@@ango8466 of course it would be predictable, but I prefer a predictable ending instead of one that just falls flat. I agree that Matt was an obvious suspect though. Dawn felt too far removed from the story for me. It felt like a pretty little liars reveal or the gossip girl reveal like I can understand how it was Dawn, but it just didn’t click for me. I don’t think I got enough set up to completely go with the twist. Her motive wasn’t enough for me.

[@ollieno971]

EXACTLY

[@devonmunn5728]

The reporter episode I didn't mind. It shows how journalists can be so desperate to boost their career that they don't see the people involved in stories they report on as real, but as pawns to prop up their own careers

[@jameskeen3321]

“Should cops lie about who they are on dating apps” yes it’s called “sting operations” ………. Oh you mean when they are off duty

[@midnightstudio1701]

5:37 YES, I hated that episode so much

[@oldgregg8064]

Honestly, I was hoping they'd make an episode through Kai's perspective, because if they did one for Ethan and even one for Emma, then why not Kai? I have a feeling that episode would be interesting and I also want to know why Kai actually believed the rumours about his Dad when Ethan didn't.

[@roundededge]

Tried watching it, got to episode 4 before I checked out. Felt like a discount version of better shows.

[@CyberHoTtiePetro]

Also, they let us know it wasn't Matt because Emma doesn't recognize his voice when she shows up at the makeshift memorial. I yelled at the kid not turning on his phone stuff earlier loool

[@beasweetpea]

I'm so glad I watched this video instead of finishing the latter half of the show :/

[@heenah4016]

That shirt is a masterpiece

[@xXMiKuXx21]

I kept thinking that blonde girl was Gabbie Hana when it popped up on Netflix

[@lucredegoicouria]

i must say that watching this show without knowing how many episodes were made it so much better, i fell for every clue since i didn't know whether i was watching the last episode or not...

[@queenebonlyqueeneb5419]

I binged this entire show yesterday and couldn’t understand why XD

[@Tokahfang]

I really loved that each episode was a full emotional story arc for someone that we kinda knew, but didn't -know-. Even the reporter - ultimately there's a great thematic resonance between how he treats his job and how the catfish treats their victims, and it let us explore how wrong that still is, even with lesser stakes. I thought I had figured out the mystery early (but was wrong), but that didn't stop me from wanting the next emotional arc or finding out what I cared about - how does Sophie and Pia's sisterhood work out at the end! Also, the ways they handled the issues of being an observant Muslim straddling worlds or black person with white family members. I definitely would have enjoyed it less if I'd thought of it as a mystery.

[@imaginareality]

I've decided a while ago that I would stop watching these kind of thriller / crime drama miniseries because they always seem to go off the rails in the end and leave me frustrated. So I didn't watch Clickbait and I'm glad I didn't :)

[@emilywanger4792]

You should look into Harpers Island! It’s about a wedding party being picked off one by one over the course of the season. Lots of twists and kind of dumb but enjoyable nonetheless!

[@victoriashevlin8587]

I remember that show! Nobody I know has seen it...

[@megane.1453]

I feel like Harper's Island was ahead of its time. If it had been made by one of the streaming services today, I think it would've been a bigger thing. We live in an era of miniseries now!

[@randaranatunga7259]

Have you watched Harlan Coben’s “The stranger” by any chance? I watched it a couple of months ago and kinda enjoyed it myself, if you ask me I’d definitely recommend it to anyone interested in mystery type stuff Would like to see your outlook on it if you’re interested too! Love the vids and keep it up :)

[@ElementalWhispers]

Apparently Coventry did a deal with Netflix to adapt 20 of his books!

[@doperagu8471]

@@ElementalWhispers that's awesome - I've really enjoyed all of the Hakan Coben adaptations I've seen. He knows how to write a good twist, where all the many pieces of the story finally come together at the end.

[@BajanNeko]

I've realised i see some of his shoes popping up lately. Netflix has Gone for Good that I haven't finished. But I remember reading one of his books and by the end just kind of gaping. And feeling mad and mentally fulfilled at the same time.

[@angelamonahan2377]

"Oops, I accidentally... created a false reality." That shit got me! 😄😄

[@swagromancer]

So it's exactly what it says on the tin. I respect that.

[@VicenteMarinho]

I need more cats on the background, pls

[@spiderbug7615]

6:00 mins: kitty!!

[@vl-s1716]

your shirt Bella is staring into what's left of my soul

[@stevek4070]

I swear there's movies about a kidnapped person being streamed online and waiting for the viewer count to reach a number before they're murdered. I feel like there was a supernatural one and a more mundane one too.

[@IMVADER2]

I do like how nothing felt too in-your-face on this series. My problem with a lot of mystery series like this is the clues, or even details really, being practically shoved in your face. Biggest example would be the cop being out of a relationship and having a kid, and for a series ALL about cheating, it was nice to see the Pia not just flip her shit on the guy, but it turns out that it was all just a misunderstanding, but you need the scene of her being mad at him, yaddayaddayadda.... I feel like a lot of shows would have gone down that road. Glad this didn't. I will say, they really did Scooby-Doo this one with Matt, making him just an accepted figure that isn't talked about until the end, and I'm glad they did. Really put the twist in the proper place, and got me real good cause of it. Just wish the revealed person had a teeeeny bit more screentime, just to remember they existed.

[@sparklereyes100]

I always watch shows via Amanda now, it’s always more interesting hearing her talk about it

[@catrionabean]

Was hooked right up till the end like everyone here. Big credit has to be given imo to the three lead actors (the sister, wife, and detective). They did a really phenomenal job. Also the older son was excellent too.

[@egg9206]

honestly the fact that they found him dead by the second episode really killed the momentum in my opinion. they essentially wasted the whole premise in the first episode

[@stenabobena4491]

So I actually really like this, I started it on a whim late one night and couldn’t stop watching and based on what you’ve said I’m thinking I need to check out of Mare of Easton now!

[@beeztrapp1612]

You won't regret Mare of Easttown.

[@ollieno971]

You really really should!! Mare of East town is a million times better then this! No spoilers but there was literally a moment in it that made me yell out loud I was so shocked. I highly highly recommend it

[@jflygare95]

I just realized, the show is literally clickbait....they brought you in with the premise of a show about a murder using clickbait, only for it not to actually be about that but by the time you were watching it you couldn't click away

[@Dsquishmom]

Finally a show I watched before the review came out! I loved the show up until the last episode. I adore a good who done it and it was heading that way but I’ve noticed with a lot of these shows lately it starts up with what I love but then the explanation takes away from everything leading up to it. That’s how I felt about this one

[@alexandrabellville4179]

You nailed this lol I was like this is not good but i kept watching and i felt and reacted the same exact way that you did

[@WildCosy]

Woo hoo, so excited to see anything new from you 💕

[@jadevt1939]

Okay, I watched one of Amanda's videos for the first time maybe a year or so ago and had a very wrong first impression. Somehow she still popped up in my feed and always watching stuff I'm into and I just clicked now and then... And I'm so glad because she's actually so awesome and a really cool reviewer. So erm thanks for the great content, subscribed😂

[@happysingingpeople4859]

I literally watched the first 7ish minutes of this, went to go marathon the show and came back! Thank you for introducing me to stuff I'd never otherwise watch/read!! Never stop these fabulous videos, I LOVE your channel, thank you

[@manita_]

Finally a show I've watched before the video! XD I actually fell for every theory the show threw at me! I thought Nick was really the catfish, I thought his friend was the catfish, I thought the son's friend was the catfish.. and it is as you say, I watched it in a day, I couldn't stop! I guess I'm the target audience for this kind of shows lol

[@Laurenjoinsyoutube]

My friend recommended this show and it was worth it. So many twist I couldn’t stop watching.

[@TiefseeToaster]

Thanks for being, talking, acting so natural/authentic. I enjoy your content because of that even more

[@HueyGnash]

Cat!! Cat!! 6:00

[@carlesmiquel]

I love your passion, your intensity, and the way you recap and analyze a story. I agree with your summary. There are many things I'd never put on tape and, yes, the last episode was way way absurd. But I watched the whole thing.

[@topdogrlg]

Almost all Netflix's movies and series can be summed up with one word - dumb.

[@3star4life]

Thank you Amanda for this video because I was like “mmm I want to know what happens but I don’t want to watch it” so I appreciate this. 😌

[@ddcrowley]

I hate-watched the first two episodes and couldn't go on because of the utter ridiculousness. After reading the remaining plot summary on Wikipedia, I'm glad I saved myself the additional 4.5 hours.

[@ichigoglazer24]

Always a good day when Amanda post tbh

[@lizzydarcy7257]

what really REALLY pissed me off was when Pia told Sophie about how their dad died, and Sophie's first reaction was "you lied to me?" BITCH their father killed himself right in front of them when they were kids...and that's the first thing that comes out of your mouth? she was the worst character

[@fiofiofioletta1898]

What I love most about channel is that I get to hear the plots of movies I would never consider watching (exception: Til Death), so not only do I not care about spoilers, I get to hear the amusing commentary. Without, you know, having to actually watch it.

[@cupofcait]

I'm so glad this video exists. I tried 2 episodes and couldn't keep going but wanted to see why everyone was even talking about this

[@richardblackmore9351]

The final twist reminds me of the novel His & Hers by Alice Feeney, which I loved and am desperate for them to make it into a show. I am hoping that the fact that the audiobook is read by Richard Armitage means that they plan on starring him in the adaptation, but then again he has read many different books which didn't lead to tv.

[@mjz667]

And here I am never able to pick anything

[@filmgirlLisa]

Loved this review!