I enjoyed the first episode of The Fold… a lot. It's a funny and very very dirty. The premier hints at a cool sci fi storyline that looks like it's going to be both funny and filthy. Excellent.
The sex scenes are unusually creative. They made me laugh out loud a bunch of times. The villainess uses her panties to bend a man to her will, going so far as to lick them when he tries to resist.
And the sex is edgy too. Talk of anal beads? Cum shots? But that's pretty out there if you ask me.
One of my big complaints with many of the web serials I've watched is how long they take to get going. I think a pilot episode needs to reach out of the screen and grab your interest in the very first moments. The Fold waits almost two minutes to really hook you, but what it hooks you with is a glimpse of an erect penis.
But for all the sexy fun, The Fold is very rough. While it's strong on ideas and the smut gloriously smutty, the casting and direction aren't up to par. Hopefully this work will improve as the series develops.
They could gain a lot by abandoning the master shots, the crowd scenes and the long shots, none of which work on the web. Go for a more intimate, closer shooting style. Also if the Fold were to reduce the number of locations they're using they could do a better job of dressing them so they don't look so fakey fake fake.
Story and writing wise the Fold is uneven. The pilot begins with two people in a space station ravishing each other. We never see them again and it isn't clear how (or if) they relate to what happens next. The bulk of the episode is devoted to three more characters: Stephanie, Cody and his father. None of them are particularly likable. Stephanie and the father both seem to be villains and Cody, simply inept (even though he's the guy who built the time machine). And while the final scene does offer a blanket-covered massive hard on, it doesn't offer much in the way of cliff-hanging tension.
On the other hand, the low production quality and confusing writing didn't stop me from liking the series. You can go a long way on inventive sexual content.
I'm hopeful that the Fold will improve as the series unfolds and the cast, crew, writers and producers get more experience. I'll certainly be watching to find out.
