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Station Eleven E4 Full Length Reaction

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Kara

I can't really explain it but based on your reaction to this I think you'd get a real kick out of the Watchmen HBO TV show (also a single season miniseries) and The Leftovers (3 seasons on HBO, finished). I know you reacted to the Watchmen movie (not sure if you've read the graphic novel) and the show is a brilliant continuation of the story IMO. I think all 3 shows have a sort of narrative overlap in my head.

Marshall Mitcham

Oh god, either Watchmen and/or The Leftovers would be too much good stuff. Apologies for being an unapologetic Lindelof stan!

Matt

The way this show cuts back and forth between timeliness is so expertly done, there's been a few films/ shows that do it and it normally annoys me when not done properly but the way it helps tell the story in a very specific and creative way is so amazing to see, even things like the knife getting sharpened mixed with the score blending everything together I just love it so much. Really enjoying your reaction so far cant wait for more

Anonymous

I really love this show but I also have a gnawing feeling that I'm missing a layer to the story because I don't know the themes of Shakespeare's stories. I still love it, even more so on this rewatch, but that aspect makes me feel quite dumb.

Kara

I don't think you're missing too much. The main play covered here is Hamlet, that's the play the Travelling Symphony is performing this year. If you look up a plot summary on wikipedia or video on youtube, it will add some depth, but the short version is its a tragedy about a Prince who seeks revenge on his Uncle for killing the prince's father, after being visited by his father's ghost. Ophelia is the prince's love interest. Something I just realised, but Arthur said that Arthur and Clark played Rosencrantz and Guildenstern together. These are characters in Hamlet too, so that's a connection.