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Notlookingsohot t1_j2c2lqx wrote

It gets less jarring tho, and Scanlon tones it down just enough after the first few episodes that the tone clash goes away, at least IMO. Like before then I was seriously considering not finishing the show because the tonal difference was so egregious, and I say that as someone who is totally down with crass humor.

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Quxudia t1_j2cqdve wrote

I think the worst instance of it for me is the song in E3. It's a funny gag on its own but its juxtaposed with a really dramatic sequence and kinda steps on it. I was surprised when I finally saw the original stream that inspired that episode: There was no equivalent Scanlan song or joke in the original dinner-party episode of the stream, that whole sequence post dinner is played as basically straight drama and was surprisingly gripping to see play out despite the shoe string production CR was working with back then. While Scanlan's humor persists through the rest of the season I did feel like it found a better balance after E3 as the real season plot kicked in. Also helps that since I've seen the campaign now I know the fact early Scanlan's a bit of a manchild is only the start of his story and not the single note he's stuck on forever.

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