I was a big fan of this episode when I first watched it, I am biased though as I am a theatre kid. The boys are obviously familiar with Shakespeare and have had a good deal of experience in theatre, so they understand how to get an accurate but a slight caricature of people in the actual industry. The way they use Shakespeare to highlight significant moments was well done and added to that sense of unease. Very creepy episode, but it's a shame it was made tacky with quite terrible special effects and editing. That dripping blood did make me cringe.
Worth noting how they write to suggest one character as the villain, only for it to be a very unassuming one. Feeding the audience with an obvious villain while subduing the real villain is done with ease. What makes it more convincing is not trying to completely subdue Kirstie's character. There are moments of symbolism and foreshadowing that suggest all is not actually as it seems. Overall brilliant episode, let down by the editing and effects which took me out of it a bit.
Special mention: Steve's performance as Tony in a wheelchair had me in stitches. His Dr Strangelove-esque performance was hilarious.
Worth noting how they write to suggest one character as the villain, only for it to be a very unassuming one. Feeding the audience with an obvious villain while subduing the real villain is done with ease. What makes it more convincing is not trying to completely subdue Kirstie's character. There are moments of symbolism and foreshadowing that suggest all is not actually as it seems. Overall brilliant episode, let down by the editing and effects which took me out of it a bit.
Special mention: Steve's performance as Tony in a wheelchair had me in stitches. His Dr Strangelove-esque performance was hilarious.
