I think it had potential to be slightly more immersive as an audio drama. At times, I struggled to suspend my belief, though I acknowledge that might be a “me” thing… I love when a podcast makes me question my own concept of reality. That said, the creepiness was well-portrayed by the actors and weird atmospheric sounds effects they did include at key moments. The writing and the acting really painted a great (audio) picture of teenagers and then of older traumatized people. God, the dialogue sounded exactly like a group of friends goofing off! The acting was great. The final episode was an interesting break from pattern, with our mysterious narrator revealing his stake in the years-old story of Bryan, Molly, and Nathan. I enjoyed the new dynamic that came about in episode 6! It’s shame it looks like there won’t be a second season, since season 1 set up an interesting premise still to come. Although if I’m looking for a reality-bending explanation, I could also just assume the Bugman got to everyone before the second season was released.