Charlie – Settling In
Like almost everyone in the world, I think Charlie McDonnell’s fantastic. Who wouldn’t? He’s a well educated, well spoken and handsome young man with a knack for making enjoyable videos.
Until of course, I came across this one:
Perhaps it’s because he is indeed settling in – not only to a new location but to filming videos in said location – but something about this particular video felt awkward, choppy and overly rehearsed. I’ve always felt that Charlie can just switch on a camera and somehow engage me in one-way conversation for hours on end during a Charlie-thon, but this video actually made me switch off, and only switch back on for the purposes of completing this review.
That’s not to say the video was terrible – nobody can make gems every time – but I think it felt as though aside from pointing out he had moved, there was no purpose. It would have been nice for perhaps a tour, or some funny anecdote of why he moved where he did… anything, really. Instead what we got was a video that felt fleshed out rather than just something more natural.
Don’t worry Charlie, your videos are still top notch and you deserve to have the 1 point whatever million subscribers you have. It’s like you say – quality over quantity. Less great videos is better than too many not-so-great ones.
Watch if: You like calmer videos where not a great deal happens
Avoid if: You were expecting a more unique or funny Charlie experience