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Mar 16, 2022
Blade Runner: Black Lotus has seemingly slipped under everyone's radar, hardly advertised and almost completely forgotten about after its announcement and subsequent airing, as for those who have seen it, I've hardly seen anything remotely positive about it.

Los Angeles 2032. A young woman wakes up with no memories and possessing deadly skills. The only clues to her mystery are a locked data device and a tattoo of a black lotus. Putting together the pieces, she must hunt down the people responsible for her brutal and bloody past to find the truth of her lost identity.

It's definitely a story that could have been told in about 10 episodes rather than 13 but what keeps you engrossed is the rather fabulous world-building, atmosphere and ultimately the music, staples of the Blade Runner series. The characters can be rather one-note at times but thankfully the performances of the principal cast keep these from being way too frequent. Especially that of its dub which includes the likes of Will Yun Lee, Wes Bentley and Brian Cox all of whom deliver some truly fabulous performances.

The whole show is very much in keeping with the tone and storytelling of the films and other elements of the franchise, it ends up as a weird mishmash of Blade Runner, The Bourne Identity & Kill Bill; I would still highly recommend you check this one out, especially with an open mind.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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