What I liked
The actors were so very vulnerable and talented. Truly a joy to watch. No false moves. The physicality of Charlie and Sully was akin to watching a sporting event. They are well matched as adversaries; one is able to feel empathy and dislike for both of them in equal measure. The raw honesty around the consequences of sexual violence was courageous. Cheers to the writer.
What I didn't like
Bobby’s babydoll dress was distracting. It was appropriate and served the story but still I felt uncomfortable fearing a wardrobe malfunction.
My overall impression
Playback was devasting, and still funny. The commodification of cruelty is particularly strange in the context of the “POD” cast. The whole notion of attention as power and the price of the power being what one is willing to excavate and expose and share or not. Who gets to tell the story and the why of the story is such a central question and a battlefield. Identity, labels, power and status. Lost in all of it is someone to care about. In the end the singular voice of decency is Bobby. Thank goodness for the Bobbys among us.
