Massive spoilers for ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend’ follow below.
Tina FeyandRobert Carlock’sUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidthas always existed in its own version of reality, but the Netflix series, returning for a stand-alone interactive special this week, takes that to another level.
When last we saw Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) and her friends, she had become a successfulJ.K. Rowling-esque author of childrens' books, while Titus (Tituss Burgess) had managed to become a somewhat successful actor represented by Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski) as his agent. In “Kimmy vs. the Reverend,” Kimmy’s excited to begin the next phase of her life, but her wedding to Prince Frederick (Daniel Radcliffe) is only a few days away when she discovers that the Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne (Jon Hamm) may have had another bunker of women trapped somewhere.
Kimmy, always determined to help others, sets out to attempt a rescue — and thanks to Netflix’s choose-your-own-adventure technology, it’s viewers like you who get to make all the big decisions. you’re able to spend literally hours exploring the options possible, refining your choices until the resulting adventure ends in the happiest ending possible (or the absolute worst) — below are the most helpful tips I can offer, after playing through several times, to not just “win” the special, but experience some of its most charming quirks.
One general guideline for playing through the special is that while some characters might go down darker paths, one constant that can be relied upon is that Kimmy is, it’s said at least once, the best of us. This especially comes into play near the end of the experience, when Kimmy finds herself facing one of the toughest choices of perhaps her entire life: Whether or not to get true vengeance against the Reverend.
As for specifics, you should definitely plan to do the following, in order to achieve ultimate victory (some points kept a bit vague, to preserve the surprise):
You should also make a point of enjoying the following Easter eggs, even if they might derail your progress…
You can probably spend hours exploring all the potential permutations, for what is ultimatelya fun return to Kimmy’s very special, very specific universe.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverendis streaming now on Netflix.
