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9/10
Season 1 is great. Season 2 is garbage.
ej-1422325 February 2022
That's all you need to know.

Listen to Season 1, because it's one of the best fiction podcasts around.

Season 2 is a blatant cash grab; it's almost comically by-the-numbers.

(Clearly the original editors and sound people were no longer associated with the project)
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9/10
Mixed feelings (*spoilers*)
gvictorcristian15 February 2022
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Such a great (fantastic even) SEASON 1, with a great premise and great story line, and then SEASON 2 is a complete joke in my opinion. I don't know what happened there, but since they decided to off Simon so sudden and stupidly, the whole story goes downhill and very unrealistically. This could have been a great Podcast Series all the way through, it had a great potential...
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9/10
90 year old format
jfcc90867 May 2021
Triumphcoffeepdx22 is "spot on". It's listed as a TV series. The fun is that its as a 1930-1955 US national radio show. Not an audio book. With newer sci-fi, Rami Malek and better audio!
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10/10
This is a podcast, in case you're confused
triumphcoffeepdx22 February 2021
It's on spotify so you can listen to it on Spotify is my review long enough yet?
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10/10
Amazing
christiemarie-4683719 June 2021
Love the description by a previous reviewer of it being a radio show. Rami is amazing, this show is amazing. Great audio. Keeps you engaged and on the edge of your seat. Can't wait for more episodes!
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8/10
Podcast heaven
lyf-7-80490315 July 2021
An incredible audio drama series with an excellent script, great performances, and, in season 2, some outstanding immersive audio design! I recommend listening to this on quality headphones for the best experience.
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10/10
Radio Plays making a huge comeback!
Crymmsun4 January 2022
First let me just rave about QCode and their new Sonos immersive audio! I have listened in my car and on some good quality over the ear headphones, and both have been incredible listening experiences.

This is a Radio Play, newer technology but it employs the same type cast and crew, even studio space, as the old radio plays from the early part of the 20th Century. Back then some broadcast station, such as CBS, would provide studio space with sound engineers and audio technologists of their day and the actors, script, direction, and so forth would come in and act out their story. Back then it was live, but this is a rebooted audio story format for the 21st century.

I don't agree with two of the previous reviews about season 2 being sub-par to season 1. Season 2 jumps about in flashback to provide background on characters and motivations but I do not see this as a detriment. If anything, it's made it a stronger tale in my opinion.

I have been completely immersed in this story. Season 2 has brought surprises that have genuinely caused me to gasp and exclaim. The actors know their stuff, I am loving the tale and am kind of sad to know that this may be the end because I definitely want more!

If you have enjoyed this story check out one named "Ronstadt" and one titled "The Burning Photo," both are also by QCode and are immersive sound plays that I have listened to on Spotify. They are similar in atmosphere.
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2/10
Great but a horrible after taste.
philip_shuford7 July 2021
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So Simon starts off as a great male lead in the first season. Caring about family and others, only to die in the second season by a tree falling onto him and then later we find out he wanted to leave his family... loved the first season but this second season is just really bad.
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