'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend' hits Netflix on May 12. Read THR's review:
, it inspired the kind of pessimism that the anthology series was known for peddling about other technologies. In athat viewers would be more invested in a story if they had more involvement in which direction it headed. But many critics saw Netflix's interactive capabilities less as a storytelling device than the site's latest version of A/B testing.
and are forced to contend with random yokels. But like so much of Fey's sitcom work, the special is worth rewatching to catch all the jokes and Easter eggs — along with some guest stars and storylines — you might miss otherwise. , there doesn't seem to be a multitude of possible endings, but one — the right one.
The "right" choices, ultimately, lead Kimmy toward catharsis, a firmer sense of selfhood and a quietly devastating answer to the question of why the Reverend decided to ruin so many young women's lives. The special's interactive nature, then, ends up a kind of model of therapeutic restoration.'s final chapter, Fey and Carlock don't really give the audience much choice at all.
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