Oh hey, wasn't sure this would exist here. Thanks, dleo.
An interactive episode of Carmen Sandiego is a no-brainer (heck, that's practically what the gameshows were), so getting one for the Netflix show was practically expected. As its own thing, it's perfectly fine; Carmen and the Chief breaking the fourth wall might seem forced in most franchises, but it would seem more strange not to go for it here.
It is kind of weird that the educational element of the series was dropped in this! Even the Netflix show had been pretty decent about retaining the franchise's edutainment roots through most episodes' planning segments. I guess you get some regional trivia through some of the heists Carmen's forced to take, but it's never really underlined by the text. Not a big deal, I guess, simply a question of what the priorities were for this episode, but still kind of a bummer. Definitely just a supplement for the adventure- and character-driven part of the show rather than its educational goals.
That said, this is more than made up for by the reward you get for seeing it through to the good ending. What a fun little inclusion! Very much worth the half-hour or so it takes to get there.
An interactive episode of Carmen Sandiego is a no-brainer (heck, that's practically what the gameshows were), so getting one for the Netflix show was practically expected. As its own thing, it's perfectly fine; Carmen and the Chief breaking the fourth wall might seem forced in most franchises, but it would seem more strange not to go for it here.
It is kind of weird that the educational element of the series was dropped in this! Even the Netflix show had been pretty decent about retaining the franchise's edutainment roots through most episodes' planning segments. I guess you get some regional trivia through some of the heists Carmen's forced to take, but it's never really underlined by the text. Not a big deal, I guess, simply a question of what the priorities were for this episode, but still kind of a bummer. Definitely just a supplement for the adventure- and character-driven part of the show rather than its educational goals.
That said, this is more than made up for by the reward you get for seeing it through to the good ending. What a fun little inclusion! Very much worth the half-hour or so it takes to get there.