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Viginti posted:As soon as they made the jump in episode five from telling the story in that way to Andrew planning a caper with bank vaults and chalkboards I was worried and this episode was basically all that. I don't mind this. It's kind of like those documentaries that set out to do one thing and then finish up being something entirely different like As the Palaces Burn or Queen of Versailles. The shift in style and tone is a good representation of this.
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# ¿ Feb 18, 2025 22:59 |
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Are there any links to well written sensible discussion around the critisisms of Serial?
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EL BROMANCE posted:Oh and one last thing - in one of the interviews they said they heard Bob was pissed with Episode 5... I watched them all back to back and I'm trying to think what it was in particular that annoyed him as it all kind of blurs together. Just the discovery of the new letter? I assume it's because the first four episodes were "tell me your story, i will sit here and not judge" and the fifth episode was "holy poo poo, we need to catch this guy". EL BROMANCE posted:When he looks at the new letter and says 'Beverley spelt wrong', knowing he's done an interview where the spelling is an important clue on the letter, does he know the game is up then? It felt like it actually took a little bit of further prodding from Jarecki and it's about 20 seconds later he starts burping and stuttering. I thought the second that he asked him to read the address he would've reacted harder. When he read the senders address? I don't think he would have realised then. That was misdirection from Jarecki to close out any loopholes before he hit him over the head with the content of the letter.
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SamuraiFoochs posted:1. It didn't happen. It's been confirmed that it was 1. by Bob's brother.
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It was something like "We were in the house at the time but were wisked away once it happened" Theory is that Bob was telling it that way to a) garner sympathy b) that's how his little child brain interpreted it.
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Mahoning posted:I realize I'm playing devil's advocate and am being a bit Couldn't agree more about Doug Dursts character. Isn't this sought of an Occams Razor type thing? Let's be honest, it's a little far fetched to believe his dad just got one of his son's out of bed in the middle of the night to say hi to his mum before she jumped off a roof. That version raises way more questions than answers.
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TheRationalRedditor posted:- the envelope and note threw Durst for a loop and he was suddenly tapdancing on ice and faceplanted when he couldn't even tell Jarecki which signature he wrote. Which is kind of funny, because wasn't Bob's whole point "They are block letters, they all look the same, how could anyone tell difference"? He should have just gone all-in on that theory and said "I just said they all look the same, why ask me now which one I wrote?"
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# ¿ Feb 18, 2025 22:59 |
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InfiniteZero posted:Also obviously before that you wouldn't see the interrotron technique because Morris literally invented that device so his documentaries would have a sense of direct address rather than a traditional two way interview style. TIL that Autocue is a brand and not the name of a piece of equipment. This sort of movie making stuff is fascinating. I couldn't think of anything more awkward than talking straight into a camera, especially one without a person behind it. Is this the same sort of technology that HBO uses for the Hard Knocks/Winter Classic talking heads bits where they are staring straight at the camera but not quite?
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