Out With Dad S02E01 ”Out With Dad” | A Web Series Review on The Watch List

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“Maybe we are.”

Okay, here we go. Fresh from Blip.tv is the world premiere of Out With Dad, Season 2!

I don’t want to spend too much time talking, you should watch it yourself, but this episode transitions from season one to season two without a bump. The moment we’ve been waiting for happens, and it goes more or less as we knew it would – Dad was cool. Nathan had a nice little speech about the stages as he went through them, but the big problem in Rose’s life – even know that she’s out – is still Vanessa.

There’s lots of nice touches, and more awesome special effects as imaginary Rose and Nathan’s serve to let us in our their thoughts and emotions, a nice visual device. And really well done – the real Rose and the imaginary Rose have some great timing, which could not have been easy to achieve in the editing. Other than that, director Jason Leaver is smart enough to get out of the actors’ ways as they have this pivotal moment in their lives – the shooting, while strong, doesn’t stray too far from the standard close ups, allowing the conversation to be what we’re focused on. Although, I must admit that I spent part of their time in the car watching the scenery pass by, trying to figure out where they were when it was being shot.

I find myself wondering what’s coming next? The central question of season one – can Rose come out to her Dad – has been answered. Will her troubles with Vanessa take up the full second season? Now that Rose is out, will she be open about it to everyone? Either way, public or private, that’s gotta have a big impact on Rose’s life.

And what about Dad? In a show called Out With Dad, Nathan will surely have a big role in what comes next, but his worry about his daughter’s orientation is behind him and he doesn’t have a Vanessa in his life to take up the dramatic slack. Will his romantic life get in the way of helping his daughter navigate her early “out” days?

One of the things I wanted to talk about is the length – at 13 minutes, it is long by web series standards. Now, this is very popular show, with around 1.5 million views, I don’t think the length of it will be a barrier to hitting 2 million and beyond. And web series and general will get longer. But I do hope that longer episodes doesn’t mean more drawn out episodes. I hope that Out With Dad continues to pack the episodes full of story. And there’s no reason why this episode couldn’t have been two episodes – either way it would have been just as strong. So the choice is: longer episodes or more of them? Which would you choose?

I feel like this episode is more of an end to season one, leading us into season two. With so much resolved, I’m looking forward to the new conflicts that season two will bring.

Congrats to the cast, crew and creators of Out With Dad! I know you guys are celebrating your launch tonight, as celebrate you should. You guys make one hell of a web series. Can’t wait to see that rest of them!

From Blip.tv Description:

When we last saw Rose, she was practising coming out to dad ? but will she? Does she have the courage? Inside she knows it?s time. But how will dad react if she does? Coming out can be the scariest thing a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning teen will ever go through.

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