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- Episode aired Apr 3, 2020
- TV-MA
- 54m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.6K
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In an effort to keep his family safe, a man makes an unusual choice.In an effort to keep his family safe, a man makes an unusual choice.In an effort to keep his family safe, a man makes an unusual choice.
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- TriviaDuring the scene where Ed goes to visit his son Danny in the hospital and he's receiving a sponge bath from a nurse, she's listening to music on a portable transistor radio with the brand "Realistic". Realistic was Radioshack's "store brand" of audio and video products, including cassette decks, record players, and an extensive line of Citizen's Band (CB) radio transmitters.
- GoofsPen being clicked in the office is a fine point pen, not a retractable roller ball pen that the clicking matches to.
- Crazy creditsThe title starts off with a zero and the symbol for infinity to form Tales from the Loop. A loop is infinite.
- SoundtracksWestern Melody
Written and performed by Piero Umiliani
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The moral of the story is that you can't fix everything so fix what you can
While it seems that this episode could be skipped and take nothing away from the overall series, it's actually a story of consequences from previous episodes. Danny's father, Ed, is living with the consequences of his son's actions. Ed's own actions create consequences for the rest of his family. On it goes.
Ed is probably the one character to show a bit of reasonable emotion in this series. He feels he has failed in his most important job, protector of his family. Ironically, his obsession with protecting his family makes him negligent at the same time.
The moral of the story is that you can't fix everything, so you have to fix what you can.
The downside is that this episode is far too long. It tries to build emotion and empathy with long, silent moments that test the patience of the viewer. The photography has some great moments, but not enough to forgive the half hour of unnecessary time in this episode. And, yes, the robot was a stupid thing, but it fits the premise of the series.
Ed and Jakob were the only two characters I actually cared anything about in this series, and my patience with Jakob ran out after he basically gave up on himself. I actually hope things work out for Ed.
Ed is probably the one character to show a bit of reasonable emotion in this series. He feels he has failed in his most important job, protector of his family. Ironically, his obsession with protecting his family makes him negligent at the same time.
The moral of the story is that you can't fix everything, so you have to fix what you can.
The downside is that this episode is far too long. It tries to build emotion and empathy with long, silent moments that test the patience of the viewer. The photography has some great moments, but not enough to forgive the half hour of unnecessary time in this episode. And, yes, the robot was a stupid thing, but it fits the premise of the series.
Ed and Jakob were the only two characters I actually cared anything about in this series, and my patience with Jakob ran out after he basically gave up on himself. I actually hope things work out for Ed.
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- ginger-111
- Aug 26, 2020
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- Runtime54 minutes
- Color
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