When the Street Lights Go On

Another one of Quibi's short form series, When the Streetlights Go On gives the audience a possibility of being something great but isn't suited to the format we're given.

A small town is rocked by the murder of girl next door Becky Monroe (Kristine Froseth) and as one student (Chosen Jacobs) tries to piece together what happened, the tragedy ripples through Becky's family and friends.

It's a dark start to the show and from there the story does get interesting as we begin to explore the murder and Becky's sister, who begins to spiral. Unfortunately the series veers off course after just a few episodes into pure teen drama territory instead of really getting into the thriller and mystery that we were promised.

As others have stated, the climax to the crime story is brushed off in a 60 second monologue, which I could forgive if it wasn't so ridiculous and ill thought out.

Great show. was confused at first with each episode only being 9 minutes long but the show was done perfectly. acting was great storyline was amazing.

First, I would just like to say I wanted to give this show a 10/10 but it could of used more content. You get about 80 mins of show time, so an 1 hour and 20 mins. Quibis main idea is to have a movie divided into chapters and seemingly so it works for some shows. However, a show like this that could have been filled with so much more content leaves you slightly disappointed. The show in general was excellent, the mystery stays until the end and it surely surprises you. I only wish that we gotten more out of it. The characters play so well together and you can see connections and bonds between them. I think Quibi did a well job of expressing the story through the short bits. I could see this having been on Hulu, and I think it might have been even better with this cast. I think the cast truly made the show, the writing was well written and the narration aspect was a sure hook. Only wish i could have gotten more from. It almost feels as though this was a book beforehand. It's worth the watch.

I was expecting at least two more episodes to finish the narrative as elegantly as it started. Instead, it was too tidy and makes me look back at wasted space in the story that should have been better used on fleshing out the story.

I see a lot of reviews complaining about the ending being too abrupt, but I feel it's absolutely aligned with the whole story because you see - that's life. Not everything in life has an explanation, not every single sad episode has a saving and you certainly will not find all the answers you are looking for. That's what this great quibi flick is about, their teen lives during that summer and how it impacted what their future would be. I loved it, and if you like a bit of poetry, even if not all ends well and explained, you will love it too.