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However, such sketches require an empathic acuity and humble lightness of touch that Solos doesn’t possess. It has a weakness for the sort of lines that make bad writers high-five themselves. Sentences with literary delusions, such as “I push through the barrier of bodies – hot, salty tears stinging my eyes” or “We were standing there, her chlorine-wrinkled hands balanced on my nervous body” drop out of the actors’ mouths. If they were declaimed in a theatre for the upper circle to hear, you might get away with them; on a small screen, they land with a tinny thump. Joy Behar Calls On Will Smith To "Get In The Ring" With Jada Pinkett Smith On 'The View': "He Sits There And Takes It" Dolly Parton And Drew Bond Over Posing For Playboy On 'The Drew Barrymore Show': "I Have On Less Clothes Than You" Dan Stevens as Otto, an NHS worker who steals a cure for Stuart to repair his Alzheimer's, later revealed that Stuart stole all his memories as a child on the day his mother died ("Stuart"). Stevens also voices Tym, the AI Space Shuttle in Peg's episode

The writing is really stellar, and the acting is superb, both of those skills coming together to create something that is a series of monologues that rarely feel monologue-ish. Opening Shot: As we see a shot of Anne Hathaway, we also hear Morgan Freeman say, “If you travel to the future, can you escape your past?’ And that’s the major problem with Solos. When we watched both the Hathaway and Aduba episodes, we never shook the feeling that we were watching acting exercises and not real stories. Don’t get us wrong: The acting that we saw was incredible. But they felt like something you could have seen on a blank stage in the pre-COVID days (or on Zoom these days), with proceeds going to the actor’s favorite charity. They’re fine performances — Aduba’s is especially good — but at no time did we believe that we were watching specific characters existing in their specific worlds. Anne Hathaway as Leah, a scientist in 2024 trying to attempt time travel using "the Cauchy horizon"Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Solos". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021 . Retrieved May 4, 2021. Taylor Ann Green Confesses That She "Initiated" Kiss With Austen Kroll On 'Southern Charm': "I Caught Him Off Guard" I'd love to go over each of the themes but it would get spoilerish, but I can say that for those who get this and understand what they were doing with it, the themes are poignant and meaningful and deeply emotional. The final episode is so rich and full of meaning and reference... it's astounding. The acting is perfect. Morgan Freeman's subtle face changes are brilliant. In Episode 3, we learn that the Peg (played by Helen Mirren) is a grown-up version of Tom's daughter. She tells us her father died when she was young, and Tom has a terminal illness in Episode 2.

Sasha has lived alone in a smart home for 20 years following an apocalyptic pandemic. Although her home's AI insists it is safe to go outside, Sasha refuses, preferring the safety and predictability of her house. Sasha refuses an ultimatum by the home automation company, and the AI shuts itself off. Despite this, the cast is able to conjure some engrossing performances, and a couple of stories show more promise. Watching Peg (Mirren) reminisce about the one that got away on a journey through outer space, for instance, and Jenny (Constance Wu) give a tearful account of the worst day of her life is frequently heart-breaking. Stephen Colbert Forced To Cancel 'The Late Show' This Week After Undergoing Surgery For Ruptured AppendixWhat Shows Will It Remind You Of? Solos has a vibe similar to HBO’s Coastal Elites, where solo performers essentially monologue for 15-25 minutes, though in the case of the two episodes above, the actors are talking to someone or something, whether it’s a smart home software host or future and past versions of herself. The Great British Baking Show': Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith Sent the Wrong Baker Home during "Party Week" While few ideas carry over from episode to episode — despite the show’s best efforts — this haphazard approach to technology as some all-consuming monolith rears its head once again, in a later episode. However, the theme that begins to feel most potent, especially once it’s made explicit by “Sasha,” is perhaps unintentional: the effects of pandemic-era isolation.