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Does mythic quest get a lot better after episode 1? We watched it right after Ted Lasso and it was so ... mean. It _seems_ like something I should like, though.
by mrkurt 6y ago
Does mythic quest get a lot better after episode 1? We watched it right after Ted Lasso and it was so ... mean. It _seems_ like something I should like, though.
- brians 6y agoI found it fun. There’s more opportunity for sweetness as you get to know the characters. The arc of the QA engineers is excellent.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoThe QA guy Lou is like a caricature of someone who spends a lot of time on Hacker News.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoFor the most part it's a similar style after. I found it amusing overall just seeing the game development industry being satirized, just like I enjoyed HBO Silicon Valley in that way even if it wasn't necessarily a great show. Episode 5 specifically though comes out of left field, and is one of the best episodes of television on the platform.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoI wouldn’t expect everyone to like Mythic Quest. You’ll like if you like It’s always Sunny in Philly.
- nmfisher 6y agoI absolutely loved Mythic Quest, but if it didn’t grab you after the first episode, then it’s just not your cup of tea.
- randallsquared 6y agoAlmost nothing grabs me in the first episode, but I did end up liking it (and the quarantine episode was really wonderful).
- Tempest1981 6y agoI was hoping to like it as much as Silicon Valley, but didn't. Although check out the special Quarantine episode, #10 I think. That was my favorite.
- dpkonofa 6y agoWe started watching Episode 1 and I hated it and we turned it off. It turns out that the part that we were watching was the advertisement that was put together by the creator and it's supposed to be terrible. After watching it a bit longer, it hits its stride. It's not as good as "Ted Lasso" or even "For All Mankind", imo, but it's a decent comedy with some very self-aware humor.
- valuearb 6y agoFor the first four episodes of Mythic Quest it seems like a standard comedy show from a template, done reasonably well with good acting, but not great. Episode 5: “A Dark Quiet Death” takes a left turn so bizarre that for 5 minutes I thought my AppleTV had switched to an entirely different show. When I finally realized it was the same show in a different time, place and with different characters I was like OK, that’s it, I gave it enough of a chance, time to stop watching. But just before I tapped the menu button, Doc and Bean drew me in enough to watch longer, and longer, until I reached the end. By the end I decided A Dark Quiet Death was one of the best tv episodes I’d ever seen. I wasn’t crying, you were crying! my eyes were just very, very dry and tired, and sad. And even though the story returns to present day in the very next episode, every episode after A Dark Quiet Death was imbued with a great deal more meaning. And an understanding that making games isn’t just a fun way to make a living. Sometimes it’s an expression of things you really care about, and an attempt to communicate those feelings to others.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoThis was also the one episode written by Katie McElhenney, Rob's sister. And here's a web version of the game depicted in the episode: https://darkquietdeath.com https://darkquietdeath.com.
- macjohnmcc 6y agoI love the show. It grows on you. There is a lot of heart and story in it.