Escape the Night
Escape the Night
TV-14 | 22 June 2016 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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  • Reviews
    Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing
    InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
    Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
    Staci Frederick Blistering performances.
    lydiajksnicket It works fairly well as a YouTube Red show. It has a lot of star power, and there is some character arc for some of the characters, such as the sorceress in the second season. The deaths can range anywhere from meh to downright terrifying. However while it has star power, I feel it does lack some complexity. Whodunnit, which seems to be a heavy influence on this show, had a lot of complex murders, even though it did lack star power. The budget does seem to increase every season, and I do like giving them personas. I do wish, however, their personas factored into the show a bit more. If you're a fan of shows like "Whodunnit," I suggest giving this one a look. Both of them are fairly similar.
    Tyler Johnson when I first found this show on YouTube red I became completely obsessed with the show.I watched the first season in three days and I am loving season two of the show even more than season 1. this show is different from any other show because it isn't scripted at all and the youtubers are actually doing it themselves which I did really cool! Great show joey!
    matlingo This is SO much worse than Whodunnit?, structurally. at least it had a GAME compared to... "work together in escape room puzzles, vote each other off" with no link between other than, "Episode puzzle complete, now vote x amount of guest's for elimination challenge." It's just a end of episode switch that turns off and on. with nothing gained for the guest by solving the puzzle other than "you can go on to the vote". Whodunnit? has the spared/scared/best case mechanic, where only the best player can be guaranteed to to move on with the rest fate being dependent on how good they were, with the worst only at the last second to find out if they died. Imagine having to go to sleep knowing that you could be visited by the producer/killer in the middle of the night. that's terrifying. And (SPOILERS FOR THE FINAL EPISODE OF ETN) it's 2016. After a very good aversion, with Giles (every job you take,no matter the location. a killing game happens where you host. Thats Baudelaire unfortunate. You feel sorry for him for the hell he is put through.READ THE BOOKS PEOPLE!.) ETN throws That out of the window with TRICKING ITS GUESTS that one of them is the Evils puppet, that it turns out that it was Arthur the butler the whole time. I'd rather they play it straight that go, "The butler did it." It adds unnecessary tension (and filler) in the group, knowing that none of them was "the killer". (SPOILERS END) And WTF was this society against evil crap? (who names their group society against evil, It's like a bad supernatural fan fiction name.) it's only purpose was to mark clues for the episodes puzzle, and NOTHING ELSE. Ugh....... i don't hate escape the night, (they were about the same, quality wise.). and i loved joeys performance in the 4th door and black box TV. I just wish he would acknowledge the similarities with his interviews. on the bright side ETN season 2 is coming out, so they have a second chance. I'm going to watch it like a hawk. Don't screw it up next time.
    Sam This series is a mixed bag. It can be fun at times, but it can also be really flat. To begin, all of the characters are invited to a dinner party at the house of Joey Graceffa. In order to attend, they must dress up and act like they're in the 1920s, then travel by some sort of special car that is never really explained, and only really serves to be blown up in order to keep them from escaping. Each one of them is given a different character, for reasons that are never really explained. Timothy DeLaGhetto is the only one who strives to stay in character, with Ou White and Glozell Green making the occasional references to their respective characters. And while we're on the subject of the characters, Joey Graceffa is unbearable in this. I don't watch his videos, so I don't know if this is what he's normally like, but in this series his character is constantly either complaining or whining, and it drives me insane. Most of the other characters are okay, and I enjoyed watching Timother DeLaGhetto and Matt Haag, I personally found them both to be quite entertaining. If you can get past episode one, the rest of the series is better. The acting does leave a lot to be desired, but keep in mind this is Youtube, albeit Youtube Red. The story can fluctuate between tolerable and childish. For example, the clues are left behind by a group called, "Society against Evil". Really creative name there guys. Although the twist at the end is pretty good, it's kind of frustrating watching the antagonists in the final episode, they're intentionally incompetent for no reason. Just through a cardboard box over yourself whenever they come close and you're good. And having the bad and the good mixed is just a staple of this series. Some of the special effects are nice to look at, especially some of the makeup and costumes. However, some of the CGI just looks really childish, for example the black clouds in the Exorcism episode. And the script is interesting in that parts of it feel scripted, while other parts don't, leaving you unsure about how to feel about the event that just occurred. One of the only major complaints I had with the series, apart from Graceffa's performance, is that it seems to have a couple sexual scenes that don't really need to exist, or could be toned down. This includes Episode Three's "Sex Scene", Episode Four's "Perverse Game", and depending on how you view it, Episode Seven's opening flashback. Personally I thought Seven's scene was fine, but Episodes Three and Four had some content that wasn't really necessary for the series.Overall, if you think you would be interested in a Survivor/Twilight Zone mashup, and you have a free trial to Youtube Red, I'd check this series out. It's not great, but it can be entertaining at times, and I think with a little more direction and a better story, it could have an extremely strong season 2. Even without changes being made, I thought the series was enjoyable, and I would watch a second season. 6/10, with the Potential to be a solid 8 or 9 out of 10 if problems are examined and fixed.