Chris Beveridge
03-18-2011, 09:27 AM
http://cdn-www.mania.com/content_pics/000006/47/64/a17d17707ebd7868_thumb.jpgReview by Chris Beveridge (http://www.mania.com/fractale-episode-09_article_129065.html)
Mania Grade: B
In Summary:
Fractale opened rather strongly with its first episode but it's been a difficult show to reconnect with ever since. It's had some great moments and some interesting ideas, but it's been terribly uneven and has spent parts of its time in strange areas rather than really making every episode of it's all too short run count in ways that helps to make it resonate more. This episode sets things up well for where it's going to go for the couple of remaining episodes, but even with the potential tension that can be built upon here, it decides to spend a good chunk of it with Clain, Phryne and Nessa all sitting around drinking tea as the main forces progress. It makes sense that things went this way, but it kills a lot of the buildup tension we get initially. It just offers a way for Clain and the others to get properly involved, but it just feels kind of forced as a point of dramatics than real storytelling.
Mania Grade: B
In Summary:
Fractale opened rather strongly with its first episode but it's been a difficult show to reconnect with ever since. It's had some great moments and some interesting ideas, but it's been terribly uneven and has spent parts of its time in strange areas rather than really making every episode of it's all too short run count in ways that helps to make it resonate more. This episode sets things up well for where it's going to go for the couple of remaining episodes, but even with the potential tension that can be built upon here, it decides to spend a good chunk of it with Clain, Phryne and Nessa all sitting around drinking tea as the main forces progress. It makes sense that things went this way, but it kills a lot of the buildup tension we get initially. It just offers a way for Clain and the others to get properly involved, but it just feels kind of forced as a point of dramatics than real storytelling.