Dope Thief Series-Finale Recap: Do You Want to Be Alive?
It might be unexpected for those who have been consistently watching, but my reviews have generally been very positive or even glowing, mainly due to the strong writing and acting. However, I began to notice a slowdown in momentum last week. Perhaps this series would have benefited from being six episodes instead of eight. By episode six, Ray’s internal struggle seems to be resolved in his fever dream/vision quest, and Mina’s emotional battle to rejoin the living world is mostly concluded before episode seven. The remaining two episodes are mainly focused on the resolution of the investigation, which unfortunately stretches over these chapters, adding an extra ten minutes to each episode, which doesn’t help its case. A TV show struggles to perform optimally when it’s overly extended in time before its final moments.