User Reviews

Phenomenal. Based on Theo's perspective, this episode does an incredible job moving the plot forward, maintaining a breakneck pace, giving us answers while creating more suspense, and showing us interesting details of both characters and the social dynamics that lie beneath their actions. And ALL in near silence, save for a few instances of music or diegetic sound! The use of silence not just in Theo's scenes but in every scene was brilliant and a very unique concept that we don't see much on television. Nathan Lane and James Caverly were, of course, stand outs.

What a uniquely phenomenal episode. All the actors brought their "A" game. This series continues to unfold and gives us everything we want and more. Just fantastic.

Who would have thought a story could be told this way? Loved it.

You might miss something. Step foot in the shoes of the deaf. This is different, almost like a motion book.

This episode was pristine. Worthy of an Emmy. It revealed more clues than any episode yet, with nary a word spoken.

James Caverly and Nathan Lane owned this episode. And never has Scrabble been so saucy....

10/10 for this masterpiece.

I'm surprised, or maybe not, at all the negative posts about this episode being made from the perspective of a deaf person (ie all in subtitles). I suppose this is the same crowd that would say Parasite or any number of marvelous foreign-language films are lame just because you have to read. Do books without pictures suck too? A good, thought-provoking story is engaging regardless of the medium, and I actually like how they switch up the narrator / POV throughout this show to help fill in the blanks bit by bit (has a Rashomon feel to it). Of all the things to get up in arms about...folks even managed to come here and write words about how mad they were that they had to read words. One thing we can agree on though, if you're not invested in the characters and story enough by now to make it through 25 min of limited subtitles, then it's best to move on (preferably without bashing a good show). I wouldn't want the show to be influenced by these crap critiques.

Much darker than earlier episodes, but many questions are answered. IMHO this is the best episode so far.

We are introduced to a deaf character, so most of the episode is done in silence. There is a great deal of signing. I thought it was quite creative. The question I would as is, "Could one get to the same end by a different road? Nathan Lane continues to be wonderful in a non-comedic role. He is a force to be reckoned with.

Since I am legally blind I have no idea what took place in this episode.

I hope future episodes don't hinge on this one.

This was a brilliant episode. This shows what can be done when people love their craft and want to show the world what's possible. Although it may not have been the funniest or the most exciting episode I think it was brilliantly done and as well worth the effort of watching this type of episode. Highly recommend the whole show it's great I hope the final three are just as wonderful.

This is def my favorite episode so far. It's quite bold to make an episode almost entirely without any dialogue speaking out loud, but I was hooked to the screen completely. The setting reminds me of two episodes from Bojack Horseman: the underwater episode in which there's also no dialogue until the last minute and the Free Churro episode that consists of a 26-min long monologue. Yet none of them is boring. I'm excited about what's gonna happen next and hopefully they can keep up the good story.

To use the writer's favorite word - f***! This episode had so much packed into it - and all with no dialog. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. We have all become use to multi-tasking while watching TV, but not during this episode. I was focused only on the story unfolding.

This immersive episode is television at its finest! The episode cast was excellent. Superb in the way this episode moved the plot forward. The sound designer deserves an Emmy for the engaging and immersive sound effects that brought in enough low frequency to where you could just make out some of the dialog as if you're actually hearing impaired. 10 of 10.

I wasn't expecting a silent episode but it was so good! It was captivating to watch as new details were revealed. Also, Martin Short (Oliver) falling over at the wake was just too hilarious. And what a way to end the episode with a burst of laughter. This episode shows that TV can still be good even without spoken dialogue.

I generally don't give out 10's for shows or movies. Because they are some things are far fetched, not accurate, or something about the acting. This episode sucks you in right away with the silence, and what it could possible be like being deaf. During the entire episode, no one speaks a word. It's either through sign language, text, or gestures. Brilliantly done. Something I've never seen before.

The episode does provide some major clues to the case which is very intriguing at the end. Making you want to see more.

I loved that the show decided to have an episode for deaf representation. I can appreciate the significance of that, And I don't mind subtitles- on the contrary, I ALWAYS use subtitles. However, I couldn't stand this episode.

My issue with this episode was its complete lack of plausibility. I have no problem suspending disbelief when watching a series, but the amount of forced silence in this episode pulled me completely out of the story. I kept shouting at the tv "WHY AREN'T THEY TALKING! IF THEY ARE ALONE ON A DATE TOGETHER THEY HAVE NO REASON NOT TO BE TALKING!!!" I can't believe that after bumping into someone at a wake you wouldn't even utter a "sorry" or at least an "ope." For the sake of believability they should have had at least a few short lines of dialogue peppered throughout, even if only when they weren't around the deaf man. But having no dialogue at all the whole episode was just too unrealistic. We've known these characters for several episodes now. We know their behaviors. We know they won't be in complete silence when they're walking into an elevator or trying to hide. They'd say SOMETHING.

I'm glad they made an episode with this kind of representation; however, it could have been done much better.

This is a true testament to good storytelling. Like three spoken words in the entire episode and still I was on the edge of my seat. The plot was easy to follow and the twists were well-placed. I really really enjoyed this. I do see how this could have been difficult to follow for those who don't typically watch with subtitles, as some of the lines went by quickly, but overall I'm honestly floored. So, SO good.