The episode opens with Elliot's plan to take down the analog records. The group then finds out that there are copies being made, so they will have to execute the plan within the next couple days. Unfortunately, Elliot's withdrawal kicks in, making him useless.
In the end, they have to get Elliot one more fix so he can function for the operation. This results in what was easily the episode's best scene. Elliot goes into this junkie house to get some drugs. The whole scene was done as one shot. It was truly intense, especially the ending.
This results in Elliot having hallucinations. The hallucinations lasted the next QUARTER of the episode. Don't get me wrong, they were fairly well done. Hallucinations can be truly boring and pretentious if done wrong. Luckily, they found a good balance of surrealism, symbolism, and hilarity. I loved the voice of the talking fish. But the segment just lasted too darn long.
This took time away from other elements that really needed more time. For example, Darlene and Trenton's meeting with the army of darkness. We didn't get to see what happened in the meeting, and we really needed to. Maybe they'll return to it later in the season, but even so, it was handled in a confusing way.
In the end, despite a few stumbles, it was still a pretty good entry into the series. And that one-shot sequence was AWESOME!!!
In the end, they have to get Elliot one more fix so he can function for the operation. This results in what was easily the episode's best scene. Elliot goes into this junkie house to get some drugs. The whole scene was done as one shot. It was truly intense, especially the ending.
This results in Elliot having hallucinations. The hallucinations lasted the next QUARTER of the episode. Don't get me wrong, they were fairly well done. Hallucinations can be truly boring and pretentious if done wrong. Luckily, they found a good balance of surrealism, symbolism, and hilarity. I loved the voice of the talking fish. But the segment just lasted too darn long.
This took time away from other elements that really needed more time. For example, Darlene and Trenton's meeting with the army of darkness. We didn't get to see what happened in the meeting, and we really needed to. Maybe they'll return to it later in the season, but even so, it was handled in a confusing way.
In the end, despite a few stumbles, it was still a pretty good entry into the series. And that one-shot sequence was AWESOME!!!