 What's going on guys welcome back to the channel Critical Overlord here So this will be my spoiler for you for Pretty Little Liars Original Sin season one as spoiler freeze I can help it only for the first five episodes because that's all I've seen thus far the series is going to debut this week on HBO Max the embargo is lifted so I can talk about it So Pretty Little Liars Original Sin is being brought to us by Roberto Cicasa Who we know is known for Riverdale and its Sabrina spin-off as well over on the CW the series revolves around this new series Pretty Little Liars Original Sin revolves around five new liars a new generation of liars set in a nearby town Away from Rosewood. It's a town named Millwood and the series is following again five friends named Imogen who was played by Bailey Madison Noah who was played by Mia Rufico Tabby played by Chandler Kenny Mini played by Malia Piles and Farron played by Zarya now similar to the original show I will say that the girls again find themselves targeted by an unknown assailant or individual named a who was targeting them with Threats and text messages because of something their mothers did over two decks. They go regarding a girl named Angela waters Now as a fan of the original show I'm not going to say that the pilot for this series surpassed the epic pilot we had in 2010 might just be nostalgia However based on the five episodes I've watched so far I am hooked on this mystery and I do find it to be very gripping a is definitely more aggressive this Time around since being on HBO Max allows them to push the envelope and you are gonna have of course some very graphic moments Thinking of two kills in specific one person gets their throat slit, and I think the other one is strangled With it with a shower curtain So again a is definitely more aggressive, but I do miss the black hoodie I do miss that. Hopefully that's something that'll be introduced later on But really honestly, I don't care. I do prefer the black hoodie look But the look of a in this series isn't really that big of a issue for me Answers are also being given. I would say with almost every new episode thus far that I've seen and I know OG fans will appreciate that because You got tired of like me some of you I know got tired definitely of that 20 episode format where it was just nothing but filler and then many episodes where It's just nothing happening and then they save all the answers for their seasons finale or mid-season I like bro, what are you doing and it's nothing is getting breathing room either because it's just so So jam-packed but this show is actually giving you a piece of the puzzle each new episode I feel like the series is also riddled with slasher film references and Certain scenes actually pay homage to a two iconic moments from those slasher films The five girls are all very likable Sara Shepard's novels for those who read the novels Know that the series like the original show is based off of her novels are pretty little liars Sara Shepard's novels are more than recognized here as well Mallory Bechtel actually stars as a set of identical twin sisters named Karen and Kelly Karen is the resident mean girl. So she's our Allison Kelly is the more nice one Which again is a clear reference to both Courtney and Allison which I can admit the OG show handled the twin concept terribly We know that finally was introduced in season 6 and season 7. I think it was handled horribly giving the storyline pass We went down so Before I get into some other positives I do think the pacing and dialogue are the weakest aspect so far a lot of scenes Seem to not seem to not get room to breathe before cutting to the next one is Specific scene. I'm thinking of just to give an example involves imaging hiding from a and it's completely squandered in the sense That when it could have been used to build a lot of tension like the scene Starts it's getting your heart racing and it's looking like it's gonna pick up some momentum in the tension It's about to build then it's cut short is like bro. Why the dialogue also isn't completely awful But I found it cringy on several occasions Tabby who is one of the liar. She's my favorite liar because she's a horror fanatic and she loves all these Recent horror films and a lot of horror films from that from that past. She makes a lot of cringy dialogue references to them Also at times. It's not that it's cringy because she's doing it. It's the amount of times it happens So Tabby again is unfortunately given dialogue that is convincing me someone desperately wants to portray This is how teens are and horror fans are and they themselves aren't a teen or even possibly a horror fan Like they're trying very hard to convey to you teenagers are all like this or something And they themselves haven't been a teen for quite a while It just seems like desperation of trying to depict an average teenager It's filled with all these buzzwords the dialogue and she even has a moment where she confronts someone where she just Completely spewed out this what I'll call buzzword vomit. It was just cringe Aside from that each liar has a personal struggle. They are dealing with as well Imaging is pregnant. No has some legal issues Tabby has some Has some workplace issues Farron faces racism and many seems like she's obsessed with the internet while also dealing with a recent loss So you can already see the similarities between the og showing this new slasher relaunch set within the same world Performance wise I say everyone is doing a solid job Bailey Madison is the one who actually is very is it is impressing me the most here with her performance Imaging from the way she's delivering her lines and just all the things she was showcasing to me aside of her I can admit I've never seen and this is coming from someone who's watched her ever since she was a little girl Mallory Beck tell is incredible as well Karen and Kelly the switch between those two identical sisters is captured wonderfully Thanks to the fact that she is effectively portraying that these are two different girls All in all exploring a darker side of PLL has me more than satisfied and I'm hooked on the series so far My only hope is that it lays off the buzzword vomit and improves the pacing Honestly, there's even a chase scene where I'm like is that all it like the chase scene could have been longer And I know a lot of you horror fans who watch my channel love a good chase scene Original sin again from the five episodes I've seen is a solid relaunch of this universe and it has references to the og show as well So to get to get more specific there a certain act in a car Definitely seemed like a nod to the pilot episode in which we saw Byron and Meredith hooking up So the school parties with pleasing visual aesthetics are there and these good costume designs Although I will say the og did it best So far this show is an improvement in regards to its current handling of the mystery The twin narrative especially not dragging it out and introducing it later on in the show after teasing it for multiple seasons prior Going in a darker direction and providing the right amount of romance drama and terror It just lacks in the dialogue department and getting in the pacing It may be a bit some of the camerawork and some of the sets maybe also I would say the og show is superior there too All in all though still most people again came for the mystery and original sin doesn't put its mystery in the background Like the original show did to become a soap opera about girls and their relationships Then saving all the answers for a series finale or a season finale. I've thoroughly enjoyed what I've seen so far I can't wait to see how the season ends I hope we get season two and Hopefully this doesn't go down the path that I know many people are expecting to go down for those of you who are familiar with How Riverdale is turned out in the crossover with Sabrina and all these other things Hopefully it doesn't go down that path Hopefully it's something that can remain consistent because it only thing it has to do to beat out the original I feel the strongest thing many people agree is be consistent and be coherent That's all PLL fans want and give us a gripping mystery But let me know what you guys think about all this down in the comment section below if you have an area course Make sure you subscribe turn on post a kitchen in this video in the description I'll have links to all my social media accounts on Facebook Twitter and Instagram You can message me there of course to let me know is any movies news or reviews you like me to cover in the future And with all that in mind guys, I will see you in the next video