autumn carrot

So like, what was the point? Is this gonna get a second season because this felt like a prologue to a story that was never told!
The atmospheric buildup was interesting, but it was so short that nothing was properly developed. I had barely any emotional investment in the characters; the only thing keeping you watching is the bizarreness of the core elements of the story and the millions of questions that it inspires but by the end, the show answers maybe two questions?!
In the grand scheme of the confusion it inspires, what it answers is so little that I feel like it wasn't worth the trouble. The core character dynamics are weak, like why am I supposed to care about this romance if I have only watched two scenes between these characters? Why should I be invested in that investigation when the show itself doesn't even try to establish the facts of the events first? So the whole thing is a bit underdeveloped and confusing.
Then, on the other hand, it seems like the show has a format of exploring different case studies from episode to episode but the balance is so off. They sure make you feel uneasy, which I suppose was the effect they were going for but then how these B-plots connected to the ongoing A-plot that runs through the whole show was very weak.
This whole thing felt like a modern theatrical performance more than a TV show.
The acting was alright, the set design was good, but the plot was...I don't know, a bit pretentious but shallow? It was trying too hard to be mysterious and provocative, and it didn't always manage to land it right.
Overall, I didn't mind watching it, but it wasn't a stand-out watch either. You won't regret watching it if you really want to but it's also equally skippable.