A science fiction horror monodrama that is a coming-of-age story of sorts. The soundscaping makes the scenes of body horror feel visceral. The beginning of the first episode gives away much of the twist, which while providing some sense of dread, also made the first couple episodes feel slow. The story deals with themes of father/son relationships and the nature of humanity and includes biblical (each episode title refers to a day of creation) and literary (especially Frankenstein) references.

The first two seasons build slowly then speed up in the middle half, while the third season is paced more quickly, building up from the momentum of the first two. As each season builds, the horror escalates and there are some spooky moments, helped by the excellent foley. The story combines elements from Lovecraft's stories pretty well, with the first season including the most plot elements from the story it's based on. The history included is interesting and adds to the cosmic horror element of ancient beings, though I'm not a huge fan of "eldritch cults are why we have Nazis." The character delivering exposition dumps is charismatic enough for me to enjoy listening to them; there's a twist at the end of the third season with her character that confused me and led me to discover that this story fits into a larger universe. The two main characters have good chemistry and a believable friendship, with enough balance between information that is shared and information that is left out to nearly make this show believable as an in-universe podcast, especially in the first couple seasons. Many of the twists revolve around a character not being who they say they are, which gets unfortunately less exciting when you reach season 3. There's a healthy dose of skepticism without the characters getting too annoying about it. There should be a fourth season and hopefully that will address some loose ends.

In this romcom reimagining of Hamlet, childhood frienemies playboy Hamlet and no-nonsense Ophelia pretend to be engaged to ensure the throne passes to Hamlet. While looking for a way out of the fake engagement, they realize their feelings for each other, Ophelia gains a bit more confidence, and Hamlet develops more maturity. They grapple with love vs duty in respect to royal relationships. The third act breakup is over such a non-issue that they don't really address a lot of it when they make up. The references to Hamlet's and Ophelia's past friendship add to their relationship development, and they share some sweet moments and fun banter. The side characters, especially Rosie and Gill, are entertaining (I enjoyed how they were used to incorporate the concept of Hamlet's father's ghost), and Ophelia is an enjoyable character as well, especially with the actress' delivery. I'm not a huge fan of the playboy archetype, so it took longer to warm up to Hamlet.