Review of Players

Players (2022)
7/10
Hommage to NA
16 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
It feels more like a big homage to lol /the na scene than a mockumentary. This and the collaboration with riot and the casters are the biggest positives i would say.

What i didnt like, mistakes in my opinion: I understand that you want to cut back in time to Show the Characters grow and develop. I think they are a couple of times where a point/trait gets shown twice or more Times. I dont think thats needed when we are already introduced to these Situations/cutbacks and does Not help the pacing in the first half of the season to my feeling.

You can feel that they people who made it, have some idea about lol or they did have some good consultants (LCS cast?). However there are a couple small mistakes (end of ep 6 or 7 i think "we go in Level 3...i have ult in 10" and a couple more) which are only a bit annoying. But then the bigger plot one: creamcheese gets called the goat, carries the team by (Not shown) amazing Support Play and his shot calling is top notch. Organizm on the other hand is supposed to be the mechanical gifted prodigy. In the beginning He lacks a lot of macro knowledge, but after Not even one season, He did Not only improved a lot, He also overtakes his "captain"/Support in his smart calls, to become the difference maker. To make those macro mistakes in the beginning, after being a Star Streamer for some time is...weird. I thought this development was overly dramatized.

I also did Not like that they only went into tactical aspects like Pick and ban very late into the season.

I think thats what kinda annoys me, the show doesnt really stay for one Potential viewerbase, at points it is shallow enough for people who dont know League but in other it goes to far for them.

But it is Well produced and shot and like i said, the collaboration with LCS and the casters makes it feel really good.

Big recommend for Fans of League, you will probably like the insinuations at early LCS, clg hotshot, doublelift and tsm baylife and all those moments and memes.
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