![]() ![]() They fit together perfectly, like siblings. At first, the group comes off charming and close, speaking to each other in a pretentious but enviable familect of Shakespeare quotes and references. The seven students are a tight-knit group of “bardolators” navigating their fourth year at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a Shakespeare-obsessed art school. We’re introduced to our core cast of characters: Meredith, James, Richard, Alexander, Wren, Filippa, and Oliver. After resigning from his job as detective, Colburne goes to Marks and asks to finally be told–off-record–the truth about what happened ten years ago.įrom then, we’re taken through a whirlwind, Shakespeare-tainted story of love and betrayal, secrets and loss, and ambition and revenge through the eyes of a young, naïve Oliver Marks. ![]() But Colburne, still plagued with questions, isn’t satisfied. Now, a decade later, Marks’ sentence has finally come to a close, and he is released from prison. The premise is as follows: ten years ago, then-college student Oliver Marks was arrested and convicted for murder, in part thanks to the work of Detective Colburne. ![]() It is, at its core, a character-driven story that deftly explores the topic of life imitating art. Rio is a dark, Shakespeare-laden thriller that utilizes the Bard’s work as a backdrop for intricate character development and complex thematic exploration. The question is so unlikely, so nonsensical coming from such a sensible man, “Do you blame Shakespeare for any of it?” ![]()
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