This four parter just keeps getting better. The supporting characters are interesting and treated with more depth than in any other story in this show so far, in my opinion. And, while this story has a very thrilling high-concept hook, it’s slowly paced and, ultimately, very much a sad and slowly paced story and the show embraces that to a kind of surprising degree by actually letting the emotional content of this story breathe. The show isn’t afraid to be kind of sad and emotionally complicated and I respect that in a show for kids. This one is well on the way to being the best adaptation of the series so far. 4 stars.
tl;dr – slowly paced and sad, this adaptation is surprisingly emotionally complicated for a kid’s show; could end up being the best adaptation of the entire series. 4 stars.
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