In other words, the story wasn't very well written - putting it in a different order isn't going to fix that. Also, none of the characters were particularly believable, there were multiple plot contrivances and the character arcs were limited and predictable. On the negative side, there was some terrible 'de-ageing' employed in one episode and I feel for the viewers who end up watching that one first. The pacing was reasonably handled, it has a pretty decent cast and the heist itself was quite fun - all of which lift it just above average. All the novelty of this approach achieved was a sense of dissatisfaction, distraction and a feeling that maybe it would have been better in the 'proper' order - whatever that was? As for the drama itself - it was mildly entertaining nonsense. ![]() There was certainly nothing here that would entice me to ever watch the whole thing again in a different order. Are you fed up with stories? Aren't they all becoming way too predictable, with their structured beginning, middle and end and cliched character arcs? Don't you wish for something novel, something that captures the unpredictability and 'chaos' of reality? 'Kaleidoscope' attempts something which, on the surface, appears quite revolutionary - the viewer is able to watch the episodes in any order and is encouraged to experiment - but is this merely a cheap tacked-on gimmick thought up at the last moment to try and inject some interest into an otherwise generic 'heist' drama? Or is it something well thought-out that is intrinsically connected to the theme, plot and characters? I'd say it's the former.
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