If you caught a marathon of Friday the 13th episodes without watching the first few, you might wonder why all of them have to be so evil. The truth is that many of the items were cursed by Satan. He’s not going to make a cursed item that shoots out puppies and rainbows. It’s a fair point, though. Most episodes involve death. In fact, many end with a cursed object taking the life of the person that was trying to gain from it. Even if there was a rainbow-spewing item, it would be better to go after the dangerous ones first.
Double Exposure is no exception to this. It involves a TV news anchor named Winston Knight who comes across a camera that allows him to make a duplicate of someone. All he has to do is photograph them with the camera and develop the negative. The duplicate would then seem to be pliable enough that Winston is able to have his duplicate commit murder. This is advantageous, as his news program isn’t doing too well in the ratings. It might be helpful to have a serial killer call in.
As it would so happen, Ryan happens to be on a hot date. He and the lovely lady happen upon an attempted murder with the killer looking exactly like Winston. The police don’t by it. Yes, Ryan is a main character and we know he saw it, but Winston was on air at the time. Ryan, Micki and Jack are persistent enough to get the camera back. Unfortunately, Ryan’s girlfriend won’t be seen in any subsequent episodes. As you might expect, the item is recovered and both Winston and his duplicate are killed as a result.
The stories in the series are getting a little better. I do have issues, though. It does seem odd that murder is usually involved in these stories. With a duplicating camera, one could get creative. Maybe have the duplicate rob a bank or something. It would be a great way to set up someone you don’t like. Love interest turning you down? Go out with her duplicate.
Also, when Winston develops the negative to create the duplicate, he’s standing awfully close to the fluids. This is concerning mostly because the chemical is bubbling. I would take a few steps back. I might even consider better ventilation. (Actually, ventilation would be a good idea for any darkroom.) It’s amazing that Winston didn’t keel over from fume inhalation.
The big thing, though, was that Ryan had a new girlfriend. We just had a two-part episode where Ryan met the love of his life. It seems odd that he moved on so quickly. I know that he’s a popular guy and all, but still…
Overall, it’s a decent episode. I’d hope that maybe the rest of the season could be as good. I’m not sure I’ll be renting the second season. If I do, I may take a rest for a while. Even with the better quality of this episode, I’m not holding out hope.
Double Exposure is no exception to this. It involves a TV news anchor named Winston Knight who comes across a camera that allows him to make a duplicate of someone. All he has to do is photograph them with the camera and develop the negative. The duplicate would then seem to be pliable enough that Winston is able to have his duplicate commit murder. This is advantageous, as his news program isn’t doing too well in the ratings. It might be helpful to have a serial killer call in.
As it would so happen, Ryan happens to be on a hot date. He and the lovely lady happen upon an attempted murder with the killer looking exactly like Winston. The police don’t by it. Yes, Ryan is a main character and we know he saw it, but Winston was on air at the time. Ryan, Micki and Jack are persistent enough to get the camera back. Unfortunately, Ryan’s girlfriend won’t be seen in any subsequent episodes. As you might expect, the item is recovered and both Winston and his duplicate are killed as a result.
The stories in the series are getting a little better. I do have issues, though. It does seem odd that murder is usually involved in these stories. With a duplicating camera, one could get creative. Maybe have the duplicate rob a bank or something. It would be a great way to set up someone you don’t like. Love interest turning you down? Go out with her duplicate.
Also, when Winston develops the negative to create the duplicate, he’s standing awfully close to the fluids. This is concerning mostly because the chemical is bubbling. I would take a few steps back. I might even consider better ventilation. (Actually, ventilation would be a good idea for any darkroom.) It’s amazing that Winston didn’t keel over from fume inhalation.
The big thing, though, was that Ryan had a new girlfriend. We just had a two-part episode where Ryan met the love of his life. It seems odd that he moved on so quickly. I know that he’s a popular guy and all, but still…
Overall, it’s a decent episode. I’d hope that maybe the rest of the season could be as good. I’m not sure I’ll be renting the second season. If I do, I may take a rest for a while. Even with the better quality of this episode, I’m not holding out hope.
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