![]() ![]() Regardless of your entry point, the episodes essentially have to stand alone so you can follow who the players are, figure out your moral allegiances as the plot points unfold, and then note any crucial clues that will foreshadow any double crosses or big reveals that appear along the way. Netflix orders them thusly: "Yellow: 6 Weeks Before the Heist,” "Green: 7 Years Before the Heist,” "Blue: 5 Days Before the Heist,” "Orange: 3 Weeks Before the Heist,” "Violet: 24 Years Before the Heist,” "Red: The Morning After the Heist," and "Pink: 6 Months After." Watching all seven unlocks episode eight, "White: The Heist." Based on the episode titles alone, one can plan their viewing strategy, from a random chaos approach to the “MCUing it” path of replicating a close-to-linear presentation of the origins of the scrappy crew of criminals led by Ray Vernon/Leo Pap (Giancarlo Esposito) who plan to steal $7 billion worth of untraceable bearer bonds from Pap’s former criminal wing man-turned-legit security mogul, Roger Salas (Rufus Sewell). For those who background-watch their TV, it requires an investment of time and attention that doesn’t necessarily pay off with anything as clever as the concept.įrom the jump, viewers can choose to watch any seven of the eight color-coded episodes in any order they like. For non-linear aficionados, it’s a fun playground experiment. This Rorschach test approach gives the viewer a unique lens into the players, the history, and dynamics of the heist based on their personal whims. But Netflix’s new thriller series, Kaleidoscope, gets creativity points for letting the audience decide how they’ll watch this heist unfold by choosing the viewing order of seven of the eight episodes however they want. ![]() ![]() There are plenty of ways to do it: telling it linear, non-linear, from disparate points of view, or even through flashbacks. A thrilling heist story told well is always a good time. ![]()
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