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The production quality is great. The audio and sound effects are well done. Where this podcast lacks is in the writing. It feels like it’s trying way too hard. Like Tanis, this podcast is overwritten. It seems like several new storylines are introduced every episode but go nowhere. I’ve listened to several episodes and am losing interest quickly because I don’t feel like the story advances at all. There’s no cohesion. It‘s like listening to someone ramble on about a series of unrelated topics and events. It’s a convoluted mess. I like the concept of the story, but don’t feel like I am getting anywhere when I listen. The plot isn’t advancing at all and it’s simply frustrating.

This show is almost entirely a rehash of The Left-Right Game. Lone journalist chick monologuing as our main narrator and web-sleuthing majority of her data with ease. Constantly unnecessarily vague references to the mystery all the time instead of letting us actually drill into any substance. Lots of “they are coming” or “it has to be them” cheaply hiding info from audience by having the chars talk all the time The mystery thus far (I am mostly through S2) consists of referencing any and all mysterious, paranormal, and strange historical events the writer could google and these are the “clues”. This show feels like it is going to pull a ‘Lost’. It piggy backs on the mystery of existing events rather than actually having a coherent original mystery. And why on Earth was “so are we still having sex?” chosen to be clipped as part of the annoying intro heard every time????

Finding a path, pathology…pathos…. Orienteering methodology for ley lines? I wonder how quiet it is…. In Tanis?

Seriously. Stop pretending you’re not all Canadian. It’s overly obvious that no one has ever even been to Seattle.

I got through the first four episodes. The story was interesting enough and i wanted to keep going, but the writing makes me cringe and the delivery of the writing is equally grating.

5 stars for a creative storyline and because I don’t believe in crapping all over something that someone has made. The tale itself is quite good but…at a certain point, it did begin to wear a bit while the phrase “what are you talking about?” was asked.

Characters don’t speak like real people. For example repeatedly asking “why” and “what do you mean” over and over, or referring to major events in their life as “since the last season of rabbits ended”. The poor dialogue writing really took me out of the story.

I loved the first season!! The protagonist had motivation and the story was intriguing and captivating. The second season did not have that same intrigue and the protagonist felt flat. I understood why Carly Parker was playing the game but not why Riley was, especially after The Magician told her to stop. The second season did not answer any questions about the game. It also created more questions that it also did not answer. It gave me a very dissatisfying ending.

A riveting series that explores synchronicities, and potential alternate dimensions. Each episode leaves me wanting more. I can't wait for the next season!

Honestly I listened to the first episode and I love this already

Is there going to be a season 3? i really love this series but I hate the cliffhanger…

I loved Season one! It was new and interesting with a good pace. Season 2 was monotonous and repetitive without a clear story line. Also felt like an add for their other shows and seasons.

Seems like a long span since s2 ended.

Really enjoyed both seasons of rabbits. I sure hope we get a season 3

Season 1 was good and had suspense. Season 2 was disjointed, boring and felt like a continuous ad for the first season and other PRA podcasts. Nothing really occurred in S2 until episode 9 then it all felt rushed and like an extension of S1. Listen to S1 and skip S2 in my opinion. Probably won’t read the book after listening to S2.

I just finished the book and had to immediately come binge the podcast. Amazing, strange, mind bending story!! Edit after finishing: 2 seasons + 1 book= no answers. I really love the book and podcasts but you have to give me something more than…it’s complicated.

Season One was mostly fun. Season Two is grating. Our narrator Riley, along with many of the characters, comes across as deliberately dense, with a weirdly flat affect. It’s particularly annoying when she’s interacting with people caught in what’s supposed to be a terribly sinister Rabbits game. E.g., someone expresses worry about being killed? “Oh.” And the repetitive, half-baked, dispassionately delivered “well, the world could end” warnings don’t help the storytelling cause. To get through the second season, I started counting the number of times Riley said, “Oh” per episode, relieving the monotony of blankly delivered lines. I’ll finish S2, but good grief, folks - hire an experienced playwright. This is painful.

I really enjoyed Rabbits! Great mystery, well written and acted.

Amazing seasons! Please have a season 3

Just finished season one. Fantastic storytelling

I tried to like this podcast. I liked other PRA shows, but the glacial pace of Rabbits was difficult enough to overcome, and then ultimately, the unnecessarily shoehorned woke crap killed any enthusiasm. First of all, there is a ton of exposition. This is usually OK if it’s followed by some action or, heck, ANYTHING exciting, but nope, it was followed by more exposition. When there was dialogue between two characters, sometimes the pauses between exchanges were preposterously long. I get it that the creators of this show were trying to set a mood, but, come on. And speaking of dialogue, how many times can I be expected to listen to a character say “What do you mean?” And then every season mentions a man who has a husband, or woman who has a wife. Great, I get it, there are gay people in the world. Must this be shoehorned into EVERY season? Even with all this, I managed to make it through season one only to be disappointed with the ending. That was it? Well, I figured I’d give season two a shot until finally, right around episode three came a completely gratuitous shot at the Bible, and I was done. I’m not even a religious person, but I shouldn’t have to endure a podcast rather than enjoy it. Nothing about season one was interesting enough to put up with the glacial pace, woke crap, etc., so I threw in the towel during season two. It’s a shame too, because I was looking forward to buying the Rabbits book, but no way I’m subjecting myself to that now. I want to be entertained, not preached at. It’s like a group of smug Canadians went out of their way to shove their beliefs into the narrative in a way that doesn’t add to the story or move the plot along at all, but simply for the sake of doing it. There are a million podcasts out there and I don’t have to support this one.

Such a great season, can’t wait to hear more in Season 3!

What was it , that awaited at the bank ?

It’s a good story but Season 2 seems very lite in content compared to Season 1. It’s like everything is rushed and the narrative is thin. Seems like Season 2 is the cliff notes for a real Season 2. Worth a listen but don’t expect to be floored like the previous season.

I recently completed the entire series, and I’m about to re-listen to season one. The first season was incredible! Yeah, sure, it can be a little cringe at times, but overall it’s amazing. The story is complex, and extremely entertaining. It’s action packed! And i was not at ALL expecting the ending. Now….season two…….. I really hate to say it but it was so lazy. I so badly wanted to like it, but it flopped. The story was 100% dropped. It was so simple, and there was barely any action except maybe a little in the last few episodes. And the ending was so bad😭 I feel like they were trying to reflect the open ending of season one, but it was L A Z Y. Like is that really all you could think of? Anyway, despite my negative thoughts of season two, DEFINITELY listen to season one!!! And maybe give season two a try, maybe it’ll work for you.

A lot of vague suspense that doesn’t add up to much. A lot of vague explanations that cover under-developed writing. Season one was a thing to a new thing and then a spooky thing. Season two is sloooow and overly expository - to the point that they assign homework because the exposition is getting too heavy.

Second time listening to both seasons. Yes it’s that fun. I also bought the Rabbits book on Audible. If you like the podcast, you’ll love the book. The book had a new story with all of the concepts I love from the podcast (a secret world behind the world, video game nostalgia, investigation, science mixed with philosophy, etc) are fleshed-out to perfection with a great story arch and an ending that satisfies while leaving all the concepts open for appreciation and wonder (none of the standard “and then she woke up to realize it was all a dream”, or “and the system collapsed on itself to never bother anyone ever again”). Keep it up!

The first season is intriguing and fun. The second season isn’t as interesting since the novelty has worn off. A lot of vague mumbo jumbo physics does not contribute to the show. In the first season more action. The second season exposition by a not very likable heroine. And silly millennial names.

I used to be so obsessed with the original first season in high school. Come to find out they finally made a second one! Excited to listen to the new season.

Three episodes in, and I’m hooked. It feels like a mixture of John Darnielle’s Wolf in White Van, Johnathan Durham’s Winterset Hollow, and Kit Williams’s Masquerade, but in podcast form (lot’s of rabbit imagery in those latter two, as well… conspiracy?). Love how it blurs reality and fiction. And how it makes my commute fly by. Cannot wait to see how the story unfolds!

I was absolutely hooked from S1Ep1. Season 2 was if anything even better. Please PNWS make more stuff like this. I loved The Last Movie S1 (season 2 was pretty meh) and Faerie. I even bought and read Terry Miles’ book; enjoyed it, too. I love the world-building, voice acting and the writing. Please make more!

Intriguing story that’s incredibly well told. I’m obsessed.

Cringe voice acting and dialogue.

I had some issues with season 1, questions not being answered or the weird hero worship over nick silver, but overall I did enjoy it. However, I’m currently listening to S2E1 and for the 2nd time in a PRA history they have used the death of Eliza Lamb in one of their podcasts…. They only have 2 and they have used it in both. It’s one thing if you’re explaining the different theories and giving equal balance to the pros and cons of each one. In this case, in both cases, they code it as a mystical or somehow cosmically horrifying for the sake of the narrative and ethically it’s not right. If you want to portray your docudrama narrative as blurring the lines between fantasy and reality then you have to also ethically adhere to a certain standard and I don’t believe the use of a, relatively recent, tragic death of a young girl meets that standard. Eliza Lamb was a real girl with real friends and family that probably still mourn her loss and her likeness should not be used as a character in a creators intellectual property. It just isn't right. Unless they consulted with the people who would be impacted by hearing that and gained their consent for their narrative it is lacking in integrity.

Yes yes YESSSSS! I loved this podcast! I’m really intrigued w the many worlds theory/ multiple dimension thing so this was right up my alley! I actually listened to season 1 a long time ago but listened to it again when I found out there was a Season 2. Always such a treat to be able to binge an awesome show w more than 1 season! Also, the main actresses in both seasons had such great voices, very easy to listen to. Anyway, totally recommend!

Characters pause too often in dialogue. One character will ask the other a question and they wont respond after a long pause prompting the character to say their name. Half of dialogue is this as well as 20% of the podcast being pauses. Also lots of the dialogue is on character repeating what the other has said. Very annoying and waste of time

I have recommended this podcast to everyone I know!! I have now purchased the book and beginning to read it. I can not wait for more podcast like this!!! I lease don’t stop what you guys are doing!

Love this podcast I binged the whole thing. Now I’m falling in love with the NRA. I haven’t had anything capture my interest like this is a long time!

Season 1 would get 4 stars even with some glaring inconsistencies, like a podcast about a game you’re not supposed to talk about, and the whole thing about the wardens. But season 2 would get 2 stars, hence the 3 stars. Season 2 had some interesting ideas but the dialogue seemed to presume the audience has the cognitive capacity of a 6 year old. The dialogue was very repetitive. The dialogue was often redundant. The dialogue frequently included the actors repeating overly apparent simple concepts numerous times.

The melody for “Where the Boys Are” plays over and over and over. Why? Is it relevant to the game?

I listened to the first season a long time ago and it was wonderful. Unfortunately, the sad excuse for a follow up that is season 2 is just a lazy giant ad for the novel. Don’t waste your time.

The story is so intriguing and definitely keeps you up to wanting more/thinking about things! Season 1 was fantastic and season too was pretty good too, I should’ve known the left the ending with a cliffhanger. Super cool how they brought Carly Parker back into it though! It’ll be interesting to know more about Jones and Yumiko along with what happened to Remedy. Overall I loved it and highly recommend!!

Love this show, was very pleasantly surprised when I saw season two had been added. Again very compelling story and a great listen. Loved it!

I always look forward to these podcasts the stories are amazing and keep you listening ❤️

Painfully repetitive at times and why do the actors talk sooo sllloooowwww… Lots of potential and very nostalgic for those of us who love vintage games and conspiracies of that era. But the writer and producer really needed a talented editor, esp for season 1. The only podcast I have ever listened to on 1.5 speed.

Starts out great, random noises, 5 foot episode… awful ending. Should have known what was coming after the black tapes, tanis, and the last movie. I wonder how many random noises they have? That about 75% of the podcasts. Do they reuse them? What is the budget for the noises like? It’s for sure more than they spend on the rest of the podcast.

The first season was really good. The beginning and middle of the second season were also good! The retconning was done well, IMO, and did make sense in-universe. However, the last episode was extremely disappointing. It went straight from the climax to the denouement with no answers, whatsoever. I find myself unfulfilled and confused. If you’re going to listen to this, listen to the first season, which was worth it and can absolutely stand alone. I felt, however, that the second season was a waste of my time, and that very few of the new concepts and ideas introduced in S2 were explained adequately, thus messing w the plot.

Fantastic story and compelling characters. This podcast is the perfect thing to dive into on a grey winter day. This has me looking at everyday things and events wondering if they’re part of some secret ARG.

PNWS is really onto something with this one! I’ve listened to Season 1 several times over. It’s a fascinating, self-contained tale. Then Season 2 turns much of it on its head and causes you to reinterpret it. I do wish it had an expanded ending for season 2 (or they’d hurry up with 3) because it’s not capped off quite as well as one. I love it too much to dock it a star though.