I was thoroughly enjoying my viewing experience of the American Gothic blast from the past until the completely-out-of-order episodes kicked in, and any narrative flow disappeared entirely. Now you may well say "Bertie, surely it can't have been that bad". And I'll reply with the ordering of the episodes, rearranging the order they appear on the DVDs and listing them in the order they should be viewed:
1-5, 19, 6-7, 14, 13, 8, 20, 9-12, 15, 21, 16, 22, 17-18
"Hmmm," you say, "I agree Bertie, that's seriously f**ked up!!!"
The problem here is that I'd watched the first 12 eps before I noticed anything wrong, and by then it was far too late.
On the positive side, the performances were excellent, with some genuinely conflicted characters, and the slowish in-episode pacing creates a uniquely unsettling mood. Not to mention that (when watched in DVD order) you can't possibly predict what's going to happen next...
Japan - Day 1 - Leaving Sydney
2 weeks ago
I've gone and read the Amazon comments on this too. It's amazing how badly wrong they got it. Apparently some episodes were never aired and they just put those together on the last disc. I wonder if the airing order was any better in Australia? I don't remember whether it made sense at the time - I would probably have missed episodes here and there anyway.
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