I don’t hate it!

As is tradition, the set up to give Nancy a reason to actually be here is ludicrous.

and Mattie is like, “Hell yeah, that decision totally makes sense!”

The prop master in Nancy Drew Stay Tuned For Danger telling her she has solved all the riddles and is a good sleuth

Let’s check in with the cast.

Well played, that writer.

A real coin toss situation.

Rick, the creepy actor in Nancy Drew Stay Tuned For Danger who is getting threats, currently hitting on Nancy

It applies to finding clues, too.

An example is Rick’s near death experience while he’s filming a scene.

It was like running into a wall.

Mattie, a computer generated character from Nancy Drew Stay Tuned For Danger, appearing in a live action group photo of women in the game

I don’t want Nancy to reachAtreus-levels of self-narration, but a little more would have been helpful.

The puzzles are similarly opaque.

There are other clues that, with the best will in the world, make absolutely no fucking sense.

A photo of Mattie, a character in Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned For Danger with three regular men in a real live action photo for some reason

Why would the director’s login details be written behind the binding on the prop sign-out book?

Why would the key to defusing a bomb be colour-coded into someone else’s script?

This tape player has a bomb in it.

Let’s hope the next one has a slightly revised scope.