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One thing I will give to the team of Flores and Claveria is that they
had me fascinated. Though the first webisode is really a little under
five minutes, and broad in both character detail and story, I was
wondering what was going on. Who are the villains and who are the
heroes? Most importantly, where is it all going? “Runners” is an
interesting approach to the hyper violent action indies that I’ve grown
quite fond of, and true to form, it’s a pretty entertaining little shoot
‘em up series that hopefully will achieve a direction and focus once the
second episode follows. Billy Pak and Francisco Cruz are two gun runners
who roam around the better part of the country trading and running arms
with different associates.
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The problem with them is that every deal has ended up in
bloodshed, and now they’re being tracked by a mysterious
entity that is intent on putting a stop to their charades
and uncovering this secret. What is this “Secret”? The
creative crew of Flores and Claveria seem anxious to keep it
from us while drawing us to the future episodes.
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One of the most interesting aspects of the premiere episode is that
of Agent Senoni who is mostly draped in the shadows and left without
much dialogue, but seems to be a very valid threat to the
anti-heroes of Pak and Cruz. I’m not sure what to make of the plot
since it’s mostly just broad hints at something bigger, but so far
“Runners” looks like it has the potential to be an entertaining cat
and mouse web series.
Though too broad in characterization and story so far, "Runners" looks
like it has potential. The two main characters are interesting, the arc
seems to be hinting at bigger things, and the character of Agent Senoni
has potential. Hopefully, it lives up to its promises.

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