A Killer Paradox (2024– )
Sponsored by Ice Breakers?
19 February 2024
So there's this detective. He loves chewing gum. Not bubble gum. Chewing gum. He makes a point to explain this in vivid detail that all gum is gum and you can blow bubbles with any gum. Really cool story and very thought provoking.

If you like watching people chew gum, strap yourself in for a real treat. Scene after scene, there will be long, detailed shots of the detective chewing gum. We even get a lengthy macro shot of his fingers opening a carton of gum and lingering on a square or two before he pops a piece in his mouth.

And the sounds. Oh the glorious sounds. We are treated to loud, Dolby surround quality sound effects as he slurps, sucks, and chews the gum with emphasis on the wet, squelchy sounds. The director makes a point to focus on the gum in all its glory. We're even treated to a parallel montage as two main characters, the detective and the killer, chew gum simultaneously. The camera pans up close to each character's mouth so we can see the gum smacking around in there. God I almost died when I experienced that in all its visceral rapture.

Open-mouth chewing is encouraged and frequently showcased. The detective chews loudly and with gumption, his gaping mouth wide open like a cow chewing grass. There's really no such thing as too much screen time for the gum. The director makes sure to remind us in every episode just how much the detective loves his gum.

So that's it, folks. 8 episodes of loud, wet, HD quality gum chewing. It's truly a masterpiece of modern storytelling. I've never seen a series devote so much screen time to gum chewing. And it's completely intentional. I'm glad that the gum industry is funding such compelling cinema these days.

Oh and there's some subplot about a killer who kills other killers but it's really just filler in between all the glorious gum chewing.
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