Drawn Together

First Flip: Landing on Intrigue or Just Another Ad Break?

Imagine you’re browsing through some television offerings on Pikashow and land on a show called Drawn Together. Chances are, you’ll be introduced to the main character, Marfil Cortes, as a wealthy abducted heiress and as Sebastian Moore, her oversee and, presumably, her guardian. This show’s main character is a wealthy heiress with a lot of baggage. This hasn’t been done before, but viewers won’t stick around for long if the show has nothing more to offer than the heiress’s brooding stare and general threats of decreased safety. Considering this story is led by director Óscar Pedraza, Ester Expósito, and the rest of the cast, chances are good viewers will appreciate the storyline, killing the first few minutes of the show. More specifically, the kidnap storyline and the psychological warfare of the main character’s guardian, Sebastian, should provide us all with the drawn out ‘irremediable attraction.’ Chances are, if viewers find this show’s offerings engaging, they’ll continue watching rather than flipping over for live matches or documentaries.

Settling In: HD Drama, Pacing, and the "Keep Watching" Test

After the hook, Drawn Together needs to maintain its pace for 1h 44m. The blend of romance and thriller is a risky choice. For the romance to work, there needs to be palpable chemistry between Expósito and Hugo Diego Garcia. This needs to develop from the clashes they have, but this also can't happen too fast or become a cliché. The thriller aspect (where 'no one is who they say they are') needs to have a well-thought-out and comprehensive plot with genuinely surprising twists - the audience needs to feel as though they weren’t able to guess these revelations. The true identities and motives need to be surprising. In visually pure and crisp HD, a sleek and stylish look can elevate an otherwise uninspired plot. The sound design of the film needs to enhance the intimacy of the romantic moments, and the drama and suspense of the film. Because this film has elements of a thriller, the pacing needs to be quick. However, with a romance, there needs to be slow, intimate moments, but these can’t slow the pacing down too much. The film balances its genres well. This movie needs to help the audience forget about everything else while they get lost in its secretive world.

Looks like it's got what it takes to hold my interest for the duration.

The Final Click: Does "Drawn Together" Stay on the Screen?

Here is what I learned about Drawn Together from the ultimate TV flipping test. The only way to survive this test will be to fulfill its dual genre promise: if the romances are legit and the thrills are actually thrilling with some good Torky moments, perhaps the positives outweigh the negatives. The objective is to show a persuasive case on why the movie was worth the watch. Does the ending convince you the story is worth telling? Does it feel like the story leaves you wanting? A quality romance-thriller should put the audience in a position they want to root for the main characters while wanting to put the rest of the characters under suspicion. Have trust issues? This movie is for you. But if you guessed right on the twists instead of being suspected, then the movie is a waste. Drawn Together is a watch for those evenings you want to lean back and enjoy a solid romantic movie. While it will always lose to live content, it can beat live TV if things are tight, and the twists are well delivered without a lackluster central plot.