At long last, after six episodes and almost five hours of contemplating to what lengths would people go to fight the apocalypse, Rooster Teeth’s Day 5 series comes to an end. The culmination of Ellis, Sam, Jake, and Ally’s journey to try and find out why people are dying in their sleep ends not with a whimper, but with a bang, as they finally ...
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Rooster Teeth’s Day 5 episode 5 review: The end is nigh, and full of terrors
With just a couple of episodes left, you can’t help but think about how Rooster Teeth’s Day 5 series will end. Will Rooster Teeth take the Game of Thrones route where everyone dies and the only thing that matters is the journey that the protagonists went on? Or will they perhaps take a page from the Marvel Cinematic Universe where all the main ...
Read More »Rooster Teeth’s Day 5 (episode 4) review: The Joel standard
Longtime fans of Rooster Teeth’s flagship Red Vs. Blue web series have probably heard of Joel Heyman, the eccentric voice actor of one of the most prominent characters of the series, Captain Michael J. Caboose. Unsurprisingly, he was featured in most of Day 5’s pre-release promotional materials (at least when Day 5 was first announced), although he has been noticeably absent for the majority ...
Read More »Rooster Teeth’s Day 5 episode 3 review: The worst villain ever. Of all time
Generally speaking, a good villain isn’t too different from a multi-course dinner. Perhaps you get a small taste of them early on, having a fairly small impact initially and ramping up with increasingly larger appearances as the story continues. Or maybe they are some unseen force moving in the background, rarely showing up in the initial parts of the story but ensuring ...
Read More »Rooster Teeth’s Day 5 (episode 2) review: It’s all in your mind
If you were asked to think of a story that involves the end of the world, chances are that you are probably envisioning something that involves all kinds of environmental hazards and tribal human survivors fighting over everything. From games like Fallout 4 and Dead Rising to movies like Mad Max, most doomsday stories revolve around how a character overcomes said obstacles to fulfill their (usually) noble ...
Read More »Rooster Teeth’s Day 5 (episode 1) review: Time to get serious
For most of its history, Rooster Teeth has specialized in producing comedic web based content. From Red vs. Blue to Lazer Team, they are known for making videos that are intended to make you laugh, with just a little bit of story on the side. However, the most astute fans of Rooster Teeth may have noticed that some of their ...
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