![]() What’s interesting is that he’s fully aware of his pitiful dependency, while debasing himself to feed it. Meanwhile Nicky, as played by leading James Acaster lookalike Will Merrick, is more pathetic than ever this time around, becoming addicted to the chests full of goodies that the game developers have added - if you pay for them. What happens when the thing you have devoted so much to loving lets you down?Īlexa Davies owns this role, seemingly together but so clearly not, as her doomed interactions away from the screen attest. As Kingdom Scrolls releases a populist expansion pack (presciently including a plague storyline, as an aside) her devotion is tested by shallow gimmicks and the young players flooding in, ruining her fun. ![]() The character of Meg, especially, is developed in this second run. When talking about their beloved game, flatmates Meg and Nicky exchange the sarcastic, cynical banter of high-status players while in the real world they are clearly gaffe-prone losers. ![]() The setting gives the comedy two strands to work with. Sure, a noob might miss some of the in-jokes and finer subtleties of Jon Brown’s script, but at its heart this is a character-led comedy about socially incompetent misfits crippled by their own doubts - and how universal is that? ![]() However, there’s plenty for the non-gamer to enjoy in Dead Pixels as it returns for its second season. Setting a sitcom in the world of gaming is not the most obvious move: your target audience might find it hard to put down the controller long enough to watch, while the premise is likely to alienate those who wouldn’t know their Overwatch from their Runescape. ![]()
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