Deadly Class
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And this weeks frustrating sophomore episode hinges on another teen-movie staple: the crazy house party.
But before Marcus can drown his sorrows, theres a whole day of classwork to finish.
Lin poisons the class and gives them a riddle to solve, with the antidote as the prize.
If they cant pull it off within five minutes, theyll be dead.
A bunch of students weve never seen before, and will never see again.
So why doesnt this episode work nearly as well as the premiere?
For starters, tt doesnt help that Noise, Noise, Noise is saddled with two dead-in-the-water plotlines.
I like the idea of Master Lin using his talents as an instructor to nudge Marcusawayfrom empathy.
Here, he sets Marcus up to insult Rory in front of his grieving family at the funeral.
I wish that was where the episode had ended.
We need to talk about this stinger, because it neatly encapsulates my biggest concerns aboutDeadly Classgoing forward.
If you squint, you’re able to kind of see what led to this choice.
The whole premise ofDeadly Classis predicated on a school full of monsters and psychopaths.
For an external presence to be truly threatening, he needs to be demonstrably worse in some way.
And sure, I guess bestiality is one way to establish that.
But its also a non sequitur darkness for darknesss sake, without any greater purpose or point to make.
Its disgusting, but not in an interesting way.
But shock value isnt actually worth much ifDeadly Classdoesnt cut it with substance.
In another animated sequence, we get Willies backstory.
When he was a kid, a group of men rushed into his apartment to kill his dad.
Willie grabbed a gun and shot them, but lost control and ended up accidentally shooting his dad too.
Master Lins riddle: Alive without breath.
Never thirsty, but always drinking.
The solution: Fish.
Thats comedian Brian Posehn as Dwight Shandy, the lone weird adult wandering around at a high-school party.
He doesnt get much to do.
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