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SUNNY S1 REVIEW 😊

Esta and Aaron have a somewhat “sunny” day reviewing the first season of this robotic exploration of grief. E1-E2 😊 “SUNNY’s premiere episodes are solid science fiction with more style than substance. It also has a sarcastically bitter performance from the underutilized Rashida Jones (why isn’t she a lead in more TV series?).” – Aaron E3 MMMM, HINOKI 😊 “SUNNY is just getting warmed up. The plot is gritty and seems to rest in the underbelly of Japanese society. I  fear…

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SUNNY S1E10 THE DARK MANUAL 😊

After an atrocious penultimate episode, SUNNY follows its “dark manual” to return to mediocre form. As it sets up one nice twist to carry over for a possible season two, I’m still asking myself why this show exists. I then remember that it was to display Rashida Jones’s brilliance and travel through Japan’s lush locations. Yet, outside of that, the story feels like an AI sometimes wrote it. I won’t be rushing to recommend SUNNY to friends. Instead, feel free…

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SUNNY S1E8 TRASH OR NOT TRASH 🤩

We are late in the game for SUNNY to do a flashback episode. Yet, TRASH OR NOT TRASH is just that. And it’s incredibly successful at setting things up for the outcome of this mixed-bag series. Learning about Masa’s (Hidetoshi Nishijima) background allows the story to come full circle. Even more impressive, the show’s creators lean into what makes SUNNY worth watching – its visual style, eclectic music selection, and Rashida Jones’s performance. I’ve seen the entire first season of…

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SUNNY S1E6 KOYOTO MANJU, SO DELICIOUS 😊

In the last five episodes of SUNNY, the show has been at its best when the title character is on the screen. However, this last week proved differently, as the stakes finally escalated once Sunny wasn’t on screen. That’s thanks to some plot progression and tension created by the scenario in which Suzie now finds herself. Yes, it’s all contrived, but again Rashida Jones is so damn good it doesn’t matter. At this stage, it’s clear that SUNNY is not…

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