ALL NOVEL Chapter 52
Chapter 52 Steadily climbing
As the most watched drama of this spring, “Pacific War” immediately became the focus of hot topics as soon as it debuted, especially the praise of film critics and the disagreement of the audience, which also cast a layer on the prospects of the miniseries. shadow.
“With an investment of 230 million yuan, is HBO going to waste this time?”
This special article from “U.S. Weekly”, although a bit alarmist, does reflect the main remarks made after the series premiered. Under the frantic praise of the “Brothers”, the “Pacific War” was under tremendous pressure and seemed to be struggling. What is the follow-up reputation of the series, the sales of DVDs, and the prospects for the Emmy Awards. All the bright prospects seem to be overwhelmed. A layer of mist. To make matters worse, there is no turning back now. No matter what, the show that has already started must be performed.
Every week, the broadcast of the “Pacific War” has become the focus of attention. Although the ratings have dropped, the number of viewers who insist on waiting for the first broadcast has decreased significantly, and more people have chosen to record or wait for DVD; but Yahoo community, IMDB, etc. However, the upsurge of discussion on the TV show has not fallen but has risen. The heated discussions have continued to heat up as the show’s broadcast continues to increase, and the controversy has become more and more serious.
Especially in the broadcast of the first three episodes, the critical index has risen one after another, and the disappointment, anger, resentment, and accusation of the “Pacific War” have become more and more.
The story line focusing on Robert Lacy and John Baslon gradually unfolded. The plot and thoughts revealed the whole picture, but they failed to impress the audience. The audience began to gradually lose patience. The weakness of the core ideas, the scattered plot of the main story, and the repetition of war scenes. The whole series seemed to lack a cohesive force and lost the spirit of “Brothers”, which triggered netizens. Our strong backlash-how high the expectations before the start of the broadcast, how raging the anger at this time.
The controversy over Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg on the Internet is gradually getting out of control, and some even sarcastically said, “It cost twice the cost, but produced a series of less than half the quality of the previous one. , HBO really lost a lot this time.”
This trend is reflected in the IMDB score. The original score of 7.7 was disappointing, but now it continues to decline. After the third episode was played, the score fell to a trough of 7.3. “Bad reviews” are no longer enough to describe the mood of the audience. “Too bad” is the true portrayal, just like a nightmare that you can’t wake up.
People seem to have completely lost confidence in the “Pacific War”. A large part of the audience directly gave up watching. It is really hard to vent their hatred of iron and steel; some of the audience continued to watch with broken cans. Angrily want to see how bad this work can be. Is it even the passing line?
This is bad news for HBO.
Although HBO has never cared about ratings or number of viewers, the satisfaction of subscribers is now plummeting, which is definitely a fatal blow. They can ignore the ratings, they can even ignore the Emmy Awards, but they cannot ignore the complaints and complaints of subscribers.
The situation is extremely serious now. Is that “U.S. Weekly” special article really coming true? If so, HBO will really hurt internally.
When the fourth episode of “Pacific War” was broadcast, the number of viewers had fallen below two million, to only 1.83 million, and the viewership rate dropped directly below two, and a score of 1.6 was handed in.
Of course, objectively speaking, this result still kills all other TVB TV series. Even in the cable TV showdown, the “Pacific War” can smoothly rank among the top three that night. This result is far from “bad”. To describe. However, compared with the crowded streets when it was first broadcast, and the rave reviews of “Brothers Company”, this gap is really unacceptable.
The situation seems to be so severe that it can’t be delayed, but unexpectedly, the feedback in the fourth episode has started to pick up!
The core theme of the fourth episode is still focused on Robert Lacy. The psychological trauma he suffered in the previous war finally broke out, and he had to be sent to the hospital for psychological observation.
After this episode was broadcast, the praise of film critics came again as expected. Their admiration for the “Pacific War” has not changed since the first episode, and even surpassed that of the “Brothers Company”; but to the surprise, the audience The evaluation of ”has also begun to rise slowly, and the scolding on the Internet seems to show signs of abating, many people exclaimed, “After the broadcast, the quality of the series has finally begun to return! This is what we want to see’ “The Pacific War’, I hope the episodes will continue to work harder!”
Although the current situation of the “Pacific War” is still very precarious, it finally gives HBO some breathing room. Many professionals have speculated that perhaps it is because the dark thread buried in Robert Lacy’s body has finally been revealed, and the audience finally understands the purpose of the series, and the praise began to emerge.
In the fifth and sixth episodes that followed, the ratings and the number of viewers did not show much upward momentum, but the praise is increasing at a speed that is visible to the naked eye. If we say that after the end of the fourth episode, the praise is just a spark, scattered and uncomfortable, but this time, the Yahoo community, IMDB and other discussion gathering places can clearly feel the warming of the audience’s feedback.
Especially the sixth episode has received numerous praises. This is the first time that the episode has Eugene Sledge as the protagonist to support the content of the entire episode. After Eugene stepped onto the battlefield, he finally experienced a life-and-death frenzy. Wu fought, and witnessed the death of a comrade-in-arms at close range that night-the soldier yelled because of a nightmare, and the surrounding colleagues tried their best to stop him, in order to avoid changing the position of the entire company. Exposure, they killed the soldier with their own hands.
Eugene’s world has suffered an earth-shaking shock; the real online world has also exploded with a frenzy of praise for the first time.
“Wonderful! A truly brilliant episode! In the baptism of gunfire, Sledge’s shocking education is so cruel and strong, watching a pure and kind soul slowly torn apart by blood and killing, but we But nothing can be done, the invisible wounds and pains clearly show the disintegration of the entire world in Sledge’s eyes! This is what we call the “Pacific War” and this is the “Pacific War” we are looking forward to. !”
“In the darkness, Eugene just sat quietly and stubbornly on the spot, staring at the dead body of his comrade-in-arms without any life. At the same time, he was asleep with his innocent and pure soul. God, this episode is wonderful. The degree is comparable to the most classic Battle of the Ardennes of the Brothers Company! Also called Eugene, also has a pair of fawn eyes, is also sincere and kind, and is also helpless in the face of the passing of life, but Lanly-Hall has given it More delicate, deeper, and richer emotions than Shane-Taylor before, hit the chest hard, making people breathless!”
“Classic! A real classic! The’Pacific War’ finally won a ticket to become a classic after so long a waste of firewood! With one episode of content to show the torture and depravity of a soul, we watched. As Eugene was destroyed a little bit, the shock was far more impactful than mere death. Lan Li’s performance illuminates the entire screen, cruelly and **** showing the whole process, which makes people unable to help tears. , And at the same time the chest cavity is slightly tight.”
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Among the discussion posts in the Yahoo community, it has been completely crowded by netizens. The second discussion post broke through 10,000 from the 8,000 floors and reached 13,000 floors overnight, creating a new high in popularity. This time, without waiting for Yahoo’s official lock-up, netizens spontaneously opened the third discussion thread, and the first floor wrote, “Salute to Eugene Sledge, salute to Lanly Hall, given it.” The real and vivid soul of the Pacific War! I’m not sure if this is a better drama than the Brothers Company, but I can be sure that this is a drama that will not lose to the Brothers Company.”
The posts under the floor all expressed their agreement, and in a blink of an eye they headed straight for a thousand floors, and the discussion couldn’t calm down, and among their discussions, “Lan Li” had undoubtedly become an absolute key word. Not only because the sixth episode was the first time that Eugene completed the series as the protagonist , but also because of Lan Li’s performance, it was praised by all netizens!
At this moment, people suddenly discovered an interesting thing: Eugene’s second appearance was the fourth episode.
In the fourth episode of the story, Eugene finally passed the medical examination and was enlisted in the army. Although there are not many roles, it is indeed the second appearance of Lanly after the first episode. At the same time, this is also the first episode of the series’ reputation. A recovery; the following two episodes continued this upward momentum, especially in the sixth episode. Eugene and Robert completed the transfer of the role and task. The previous narrative main line was always undertaken by Robert, but after that, the narrative master The angle of view was switched to Eugene.
So, what does this mean? Eugene is the highlight of the whole series? Lanly saved the “Pacific War”? Lan Li managed to turn the tide just by relying on his own efforts?
This…This is really incredible.
Although, before the TV series officially started, Tom said that the role of Eugene is the soul of the entire mini-series, not only at the premiere, but also in previous media interviews; but no one has ever said it. I really think so, because this is a group drama series, because this is a series belonging to Tom and Steven, and because Lan Li is just a fresh and fledgling rookie.
This kind of judgment is said, I am afraid that everyone will laugh out loud, “A newcomer? Save the series produced by Spielberg and Hanks? Although it is only April, it can definitely be said to be the best of the year. Good joke.”
Coincidence, all this must be just a coincidence. The sixth episode is just a coincidence. What really makes the audience’s word-of-mouth warmer is the solid quality of the episode itself. This is the most reasonable explanation! But is it really so?