Waning, full spoilers below.
Gangsta sure is taking its time in building up the main conflict. The two previous episodes slowly peppered in information paired with new mysteries about the Handymen and Alex, but all this character building is starting to take a toll on the show’s pacing. Episode 3 features more great information about the Handymen’s past, but fumbles in clarifying the overarching issue of the show.
The opening scene of this episode depicts a mortified young Worick who finds Nicolas standing over his father’s body. It’s powerful, dark, and ultimately another mystery to write down in our books. How are these two friends if Nicolas slaughtered Worick’s family? We learn a little more about the murder in a newspaper — which you can even pause and read — and flashbacks from Worick throughout the episode, but why they’re still together is left as a puzzle that Alex is trying to figure out.
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Gangsta sure is taking its time in building up the main conflict. The two previous episodes slowly peppered in information paired with new mysteries about the Handymen and Alex, but all this character building is starting to take a toll on the show’s pacing. Episode 3 features more great information about the Handymen’s past, but fumbles in clarifying the overarching issue of the show.
The opening scene of this episode depicts a mortified young Worick who finds Nicolas standing over his father’s body. It’s powerful, dark, and ultimately another mystery to write down in our books. How are these two friends if Nicolas slaughtered Worick’s family? We learn a little more about the murder in a newspaper — which you can even pause and read — and flashbacks from Worick throughout the episode, but why they’re still together is left as a puzzle that Alex is trying to figure out.
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