I continue to tip my hat to the creators and writers. The writing is very good, and the choice to separate Allison's sitcom life from her real, dark life was brilliant: the sitcom life is too bright, the colors are brash, and the laugh track is a little too loud, even a little forced. The dark space is marked by dim, almost too-dark-to-see lighting. Like real life, you can't always see what's there.
This episode uses the technique very effectively with Patty and Tammy in the salon, and with Allison and Sam in her living room. (Sam is seemingly surprised, when he enters Allison's house, that it's so dark inside.)
Then Neil overheard Allison and Patty talking about their plot. Allison suspected something was wrong when she paused entering the bright, brash, well-lit kitchen. But even when Neil clumsily burst out of the closet to confront her, they were still in the sitcom -- even when Neil put his hand on Allison's throat. It wasn't until Patty stepped in that everything changed. Neil has been dragged into the dark space.
Patty and Sam evolved beyond the sitcom world. Can Neil? And was Neil's F-bomb the only one uttered so far? I think so.
As of this writing, AMC hadn't renewed this show yet. I surely hope they do.
This episode uses the technique very effectively with Patty and Tammy in the salon, and with Allison and Sam in her living room. (Sam is seemingly surprised, when he enters Allison's house, that it's so dark inside.)
Then Neil overheard Allison and Patty talking about their plot. Allison suspected something was wrong when she paused entering the bright, brash, well-lit kitchen. But even when Neil clumsily burst out of the closet to confront her, they were still in the sitcom -- even when Neil put his hand on Allison's throat. It wasn't until Patty stepped in that everything changed. Neil has been dragged into the dark space.
Patty and Sam evolved beyond the sitcom world. Can Neil? And was Neil's F-bomb the only one uttered so far? I think so.
As of this writing, AMC hadn't renewed this show yet. I surely hope they do.
