When They Cry has is remarkably constructed, putting the same characters through a shifting story arc for much of the first season, then changing the perspective in a way that explains some, but not all, of the mysteries.
The series focusses on a group of high school students. It starts off as a cutesy, manic show in which they play games and act silly and then there's strange stories and creepy characters and murders and then ... it starts over, but different.
This made me concerned that the series was going to be like Lost and overload me with unanswered mysteries, but online research suggested that answer were coming, so I kept watching and found it all pretty interesting.
What stopped me watching was the second-to-last story cycle of season one. I like my horror tingly and pretty mild, and When They Cry got *intense!* It freaked me out. Which for some will be a recommendation, but even though I've heard the final story cycle is less intense, I don't think I'll watch it.
I did a bunch of more research to find out what was going on, and it seems there are answers and it sounds like they do make sense. And if I would get all the answers at the end of season 1 I might watch the last episodes, but apparently you just get some answers and have to watch the next season to really understand what's happening, so what's the point?
Anyway, if you're less squeamish than I am and like very dark horror (much darker than, say Death Note, which I really liked) then you should definitely check this out.
The series focusses on a group of high school students. It starts off as a cutesy, manic show in which they play games and act silly and then there's strange stories and creepy characters and murders and then ... it starts over, but different.
This made me concerned that the series was going to be like Lost and overload me with unanswered mysteries, but online research suggested that answer were coming, so I kept watching and found it all pretty interesting.
What stopped me watching was the second-to-last story cycle of season one. I like my horror tingly and pretty mild, and When They Cry got *intense!* It freaked me out. Which for some will be a recommendation, but even though I've heard the final story cycle is less intense, I don't think I'll watch it.
I did a bunch of more research to find out what was going on, and it seems there are answers and it sounds like they do make sense. And if I would get all the answers at the end of season 1 I might watch the last episodes, but apparently you just get some answers and have to watch the next season to really understand what's happening, so what's the point?
Anyway, if you're less squeamish than I am and like very dark horror (much darker than, say Death Note, which I really liked) then you should definitely check this out.