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Darnell Martin's Lore Episode 'They Made A Tonic'

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Dracula’s Origin How far would you go to save someone you love? Would you throw away your human identity for them? These are the types of questions that the director of the lore episode “They made a tonic”, Darnell Martin, asks the audience. Ms. Martin is a well acclaimed director, having many of her projects nominated for prestigious awards such as Cadillac records, Firelight, and I Like it Like That. Martin also won best new director in 1994, with her release of I Like it Like That. Most recently, Martin directed the season seven episode of the Walking Dead, “Go Getters.” The tone of this Lore episode, as well as that Walking Dead episode, is extremely different than other Darnell Martin projects. Darnell Martin’s Lore episode “They made a Tonic” includes fast-paced, intimidating music, black and white imagery, the use of the narrator Aaron Mahnke, and a surprise twist ending to produce a frightening and entertaining episode of Lore. The episode tells the tale of George Brown, a Protestant Rhode Island father of two children, Mary and Edwin. George is lost as to what he should do as he sees his daughter die of the disease known as “consumption”, only a few short years after his wife died of the same disease. He is …show more content…

This imagery was intended to frighten the audience, giving an eerie visual. I feel this succeeded to a very high degree. Many times, a black and white picture of George’s family was shown, usually right before something terrible was about to happen. When the narrator was explaining outdated medical practices, they showed many horrifying images of people being operated on. This also occurred when they were discussing people being buried alive, when many visuals of the inside of a coffin were shown. These images enhance the main plot, by building upon the fear that it evokes. Without these images, the episode does not seem as

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