Riders In the Dark

Yesterday morning, the most anticipated episode of the GoT saga, the battle between the living and the dead, dropped. In general, all seasons up till now led to this major event, which unfortunately not everybody enjoyed. It is right to say that, in this article, there will be SPOILERS! So, eight seasons have brought us here. The epic battle between the living and the dead. This fantasy representation of zombies, was done better than most horror flicks. That’s why I asked myself a few questions. 1. Was Jon’s battle tactic the right one? In general, he didn’t have much of a choice. As the show made the image of Night…

Here’s the second article for the new episode/stand alone movie from the Black Mirror series, called Bandersnatch. As I wrote on the previews article, this is the first interactive movie, which means that you can navigate the story, while you’re watching it, much like the famous choose-your-own-adventure books. In this article, I’ll look into the choices, possible endings and in the end I’ll make a short anlysis of the movie in general. So: 1. What does the choices mean and how much do they matter? The short answer is that they do matter. You’ll be presented with two types, primary and secondary. The secondary ones, doesn’t change the story or…

While I was wondering whether to make a review for Spider-Man or Aquaman, Netflix decided to make quite a fuss, releasing the stand-alone, interactive movie, from the Black Mirror series, called Bandersnatch. For those of you who are not familiar with the show, I’ll make a short explanation. It’s an anotolgy series, made as stand-alone episodes. All of them have only one thing in common and that is futuristic technology, incorporated in some sort into the daily lives of people. But that technology is not just a smartphone app. Here are some examples – chip, allowing you to record, store and review memories; a humanoid robot, made to copy a…

Here is the third and final part of the comparison between Breaking Bad and Narcos. In this article, I will look at the categories – overall completion of the story and is it worth re-watching. They will decide who will get the title for best crime series. 5. End of the show 5.1 Season 5 of Breaking Bad After the end of the turbulent events in Seasons 4 and 5, AMC decided to finish everything in two last episodes. The most important stories were Walter’s and Jesse’s. Walter, already exiled for several months in Alaska, without radio and television, marked as the No. 1 most wanted criminal in the States…

And here’s part II of the comparison between the giant, Breaking Bad and the Netflix hit, Narcos. In this thread I will look at the protagonists and support roles. Both shows have an amazing cast, wich makes you sink in the action. Here it goes. 2. Protagonists 2.1 DEA agents, led by Hank Schrader In both series, the protagonists or the good guys, are DEA agents. As such, it makes it very easy to do the comparison. Real life vs fiction. Both engulf the cat and mouse game between narcos and agents. In BB, the central role is played by Walt’s brother in law, Hank Schrader. Since the beginning of…

Why are criminal TV series, so successful? And not just them. In Bulgaria, the most wanted novels are the criminal ones, or criminal dramas. What makes people addicted to stories, involving criminals or bandits, whom for some reason, develop empires? Is it because, secretly they want to be part of one or just, because breaking the law pumps up the adrenalin? It’s not very clear. What’s clear, however is that the new Netflix TV show, Narcos, is still breaking all records, after 4 seasons. But let’s not forget the father of all criminal TV shows, the first giant in the genre – Breaking Bad. This year, it makes 10 year…