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As the most anticipated drama this spring, "Pacific War" immediately became the focus of heated discussions upon its debut, especially the praise of film critics and the divisions of audiences, which also cast a layer on the prospects of the miniseries. shadow.
“With an investment of 223 million, will HBO be in vain this time?？”
This special article from "Us Weekly", although somewhat alarmist, does reflect the main comments after the series premiered. Under the crazy praise of "Band of Brothers", "Pacific War" is under tremendous pressure, and it seems that The company is struggling to make progress. The follow-up reputation of the series, the sales of the DVD release, and the prospects of Emmy Awards, all bright prospects seem to be covered with a layer of fog. What's worse is that now there is no turning back. No matter what, this show that has already begun must continue..
Every week, the broadcast of "Pacific War" has become the focus of attention. Although the ratings have dropped, the number of viewers who insist on waiting for the premiere has significantly decreased, and more people have chosen to record or wait for the DVD; but Yahoo Community, IMDB, etc. The enthusiasm for discussion has not dropped but has risen. The heated discussion continues to heat up as the series plays, and the controversy has become more and more intense..
Especially after the broadcast of the first three episodes, the critical index has been getting higher and higher, and there has been more and more disappointment, anger, disgust, and accusations about "Pacific War".
The story line focusing on Robert Lacy and John Basilone gradually unfolded, and the plot and ideas were revealed, but it failed to impress the audience. The audience began to lose their patience, due to the weakness of the core ideas and the lack of main plot. With scattered and repetitive war scenes, the entire series seemed to lack a sense of cohesion and the spirit of "Band of Brothers". This triggered a strong backlash from netizens - how high were the expectations before the broadcast? The anger at this time is so raging.
The controversy over Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg on the Internet is gradually getting out of control. Some people even sarcastically said, "It cost twice as much to produce a series with less than half the quality of its predecessor." , HBO really suffered a big loss 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 once dropped to a low of 7.3. "Bad review" is no longer enough to describe the audience's mood, "terrible" is the true portrayal, like a nightmare from which they cannot wake up..
People seemed to have completely lost confidence in the "Pacific War". A large part of the audience simply gave up watching. It was really difficult to vent their hatred of iron and steel; some of the audience continued to watch with a broken can. I angrily want to see how bad this work can be, whether it can't even reach the passing mark.？
This is bad news for HBO.
Although HBO has never cared about ratings and viewership, subscriber satisfaction is now plummeting, which is definitely a fatal blow. They can ignore the ratings, and they can even ignore the Emmy Awards, but the complaints from subscribers and appeal, but they cannot ignore it.
The situation is extremely serious now. Is the special article in "Us Weekly" really going to come true? If this is the case, HBO will really be hurt internally..
“When the fourth episode of "Pacific War" was broadcast, the number of viewers had dropped below two million, only 1.83 million, and the ratings fell directly below 2, handing in an answer sheet of 1.6.
Of course, objectively speaking, this result still beats all other TVB dramas. Even in the showdown between cable TV stations, "Pacific War" can successfully rank among the top three of the night. This result is far from being "poor". To describe it. However, compared with the crowds at the premiere and the rave reviews of "Band of Brothers", this gap is really unacceptable..
The situation seems to be too serious to be delayed, but surprisingly, the feedback from the fourth episode actually started to pick up.！
The core plot of the fourth episode still focuses 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 aired, film critics once again received rave reviews as expected. Their admiration for "Pacific War" has not changed since the first episode, even surpassing "Band of Brothers"; but surprisingly, the audience The ratings of "The Movie" have also begun to slowly pick up, and the scolding on the Internet seems to be showing signs of weakening. Many people exclaimed, "After the launch, the quality of the series finally started to come back! This is what we want to see." Pacific War', I hope that the following episodes will continue to do so！”
Although the current situation of "Pacific War" is still very dangerous, it finally gives HBO some breathing space. Many professionals speculate that maybe it is because the hidden clues buried in Robert Lacy have finally been revealed, and the audience finally understands After realizing the purpose of the series, good reviews began to appear.
In the subsequent fifth and sixth episodes, the ratings and the number of viewers did not show much recovery momentum, but the praise increased at a rate visible to the naked eye. If we say that after the fourth episode ended, the praise was just stars. It’s just a fire, scattered and out of place, but this time, the response from the audience can be clearly felt in Yahoo communities, IMDB and other discussion gathering places..
The sixth episode in particular has received numerous praises. This is the first time that an episode has used Eugene Sledge as the protagonist to support the entire episode. After Eugene went to the battlefield, he finally experienced a crazy battle on the line of life and death. Wu dance battle, and witnessed the death of a comrade at close range that night - the soldier screamed out because of the nightmare, and the surrounding comrades tried their best but could not stop him. In order to avoid destroying the entire company's position Exposed, they killed the soldier with their own hands.
Eugene's world was shaken to its core; the real online world also experienced its first wave of praise..
“Wonderful! A truly brilliant episode! In the baptism of gunfire, Sledge's shocking education was so cruel and intense. We watched a pure and kind soul slowly torn apart by blood and killing, but we could do nothing, invisible wounds And pain, but in Sledge's eyes, the whole world was clearly falling apart! This is the 'Pacific War' we are talking about, this is the 'Pacific War' we are looking forward to’！”
“In the night, Eugene just sat there quietly and numbly, staring at the lifeless corpse of his comrade. At the same time, his innocent and pure soul was sleeping. God, how exciting this episode was. It's comparable to the most classic "Battle of the Ardennes" in "Band of Brothers"! The same name is Eugene, the same pair of deer eyes, the same sincerity and kindness, and the same helplessness in the face of the passing of life. Renly Hall has given Shaaylor a more delicate, deeper and richer character than that of Shaaylor. The emotions hit the chest so hard that it made people breathless.！”
“classic! A true classic! After being useless for so long, 'Pacific War' has finally truly earned itself a ticket to become a classic! One episode is used to show the torture and corruption of a soul. We watched Eugene being destroyed bit by bit. The shock was far more impactful than a simple death. Renly's performance lit up the entire screen, The whole process is presented cruelly and bloodyly, making people unable to help but burst into tears and at the same time feel a slight feeling of tightness in the chest..”
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The discussion threads in the Yahoo community have been completely overcrowded by netizens. The second discussion thread exceeded 10,000 from the 8,000th floor, and reached the 13,000th floor overnight. The popularity once again reached a new high. This time, before Yahoo officially locked the floor, netizens spontaneously opened a third discussion thread. The opening thread read, "Salute to Eugene Sledge, pay tribute to Renly Hall, and give ' Pacific War's real and vivid soul! I'm not sure if this is a better drama than 'Band of Brothers', but I can be sure that this is a drama that won't lose to 'Band of Brothers'..”
The comments at the bottom of the floor all expressed their agreement, and in the blink of an eye they were heading towards the thousandth floor. The discussion could not calm down at all, and among their discussions, "Renly" undoubtedly became the absolute keyword. Not only because the sixth episode is the first time that Eugene completes the series as the protagonist, but also because Renly's performance has been unanimously praised by netizens！
At this moment, people suddenly discovered an interesting thing: Eugene’s second appearance is in the fourth episode.
In the story of the fourth episode, Eugene finally passed the physical examination and was able to enlist in the army. Although there were not many scenes, it was indeed Renly's second appearance after the first episode, and it was also the series' first high-profile appearance. A rebound; the subsequent two episodes continued this upward trend, especially in the sixth episode, Eugene and Robert completed the transfer of role tasks. The previous narrative main line was always borne by Robert, but after that, the narrative main line The perspective switches to Eugene.
So, what does this mean? Is Eugene the highlight of the show? Renly saved the "Pacific War"? Renly single-handedly turned the tide？
This...this is really incredible.
Although, before the TV series was officially launched, Tom had stated that the character of Eugene was the soul of the entire miniseries, not only at the premiere but also in previous media interviews; but no one had ever said so I really think so, because this is an ensemble drama, because this is a drama that belongs to Tom and Steven, and because Renly is just a fledgling newcomer..
This kind of judgment will probably make everyone laugh out loud, "A newcomer? Saving the series co-produced by Spielberg and Hanks? Although it is only April, it can definitely be said to be the most popular series of the year." good joke.”
Coincidence, all this must be just a coincidence, and the sixth episode is just a coincidence. What really makes the audience's reputation pick up is the solid quality of the series itself. This is the most reasonable explanation! But, is that really the case?？
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