Tyranny Ep.12 “Losing It” | A Webseries Review on The Watch List

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4 Swirlies

“Tomorrow’s New Year’s Eve?”

A frenetic, intense episode that really puts you inside the emotional state of a guy coming apart at the seams.

There’s a cool montage in the middle, some found footage (at least it feels that way) and some original material, all mashed together as Daniel’s thoughts spiral out of control.

I really enjoyed the clash of source images through out - grainy video, sharp film looking shots, some somewhere in between.

And then a moment of normalcy, a phone call, makes it all seem like a weird fantasy. Is Daniel really losing his mind? Or is Isabella calling a lifeline that he’s clinging to for a lucid moment? And what happens New Years Eve?

With some shows, you feel like they’re coming to the end of their run or their season and the writer or creators are like, “Oh yeah, I need to get the plot going.” And instead of focusing on the characters that have lead you to stick around, they throw in plot twists that feel artificial. And you end up feeling like the end just sucked all the life and fun from the series. I’m not feeling that with Tyranny. There’s only three episodes after this one, so yes, granted we’re not at the end yet, but I feel like each episode is keeping the focus on Daniel but still ramping up the tension.

From YouTube Description:

Episode 12 of Tyranny the Web Series:
“Losing it”
After having been called into the FBI, Daniel McCarthy turns the camera on himself, as he documents his now heightened paranoia in a video journal.

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