Even though season 2 of Cruel Summer has adapted the same pattern of parallelly telling the story of three different time periods from season 1, there is one fundamental difference. In Season 1, both the crime and criminal were dropped on us in the very first episode. But here, all we know is Luke is dead. He was probably murdered by someone we know, but we can’t tell for sure. While season 1 appeared to be a pulpy teen thriller, its writing was very much of the prestige television kind; the current season is definitely all pull and very little prestige. It is also a whole lot of fun, maybe even more than the first season. It would be safe to describe this season as guilty pleasure of the finest kind, and that is not a criticism by any means.
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Summer Is Wild
The funny thing about this show is despite...
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Summer Is Wild
The funny thing about this show is despite...
- 6/21/2023
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
How fascinating it is when a show shifts between three different timelines so effortlessly that the entire narrative remains hyper-engaging for the viewers! If you thought Cruel Summer was a one-season wonder because of its relatively unknown cast and the show being the product of a network like Freeform, then you were clearly wrong. Because the current season has turned out to be a worthy successor after all. It took no time last week to drop us into its new world, where we saw a lot happening, including a possible murder. The mystery only intensifies further in this week’s episode, but you do get some answers and a lot of breadcrumbs. Given the show’s nature, I don’t think that should surprise you.
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Boys’ Day Out
It is all cheery and colorful in the Summer of 1999. Luke and his boys are going for their yearly boys...
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Boys’ Day Out
It is all cheery and colorful in the Summer of 1999. Luke and his boys are going for their yearly boys...
- 6/14/2023
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
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