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Aug 23, 2021
Disclaimer: I have not played any of the games, so my opinion has nothing to do with how good of an adaptiation this is. ALSO SOME POSSIBLE SPOILERS!

I rewatched this recently and I found it more enjoyable than the first time I had watched it. The story and mystery are very entertaining and fun, and I absolutely love the creative decision to have blood be a neon pink instead of red. It's such a creative way to censor it, and it makes the series overall more memorable IMO. Too bad that this was not continued in the next season

AGAIN WARNING FOR SPOILERS
With this review I mostly wanted to point out two things that really bothered me while watching the series:
-The first thing is how it handles DID. The fact that one of the personalities is just a serial killer feels icky, especially considering how misunderstood this disorder is IRL and in other media.
-Secondly, there is a scene that felt transphobic to me. I looked up discussions on the topic online and it seems that there are a lot of people who don't consider it transphobic. However, four different trans people said that it felt very transphobic to them, and I absolutely agree. It does not matter if the story tries to justify it in some way if the execution of the whole thing is just... in poor taste. The reveal definitely had transphobic undertones even if you think it does not apply to the specific character, so it's still something that should be talked about.

So yeah... if you plan to watch this, just a heads up I guess...
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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