I think this line from the third review is telling and relates to issues we have talked about with the frame story and the tales:
"At most points, I felt the stories, even if in the form of comedic content, needed more gravitas in order to be relevant to the audience.
Also, as much as Arabian Nights (book and play) has fantastical aspects, the ending which had the Caliph Shahryar falling in love with Scheherezade, and more bizarrely Scheherezade falling for the murderous Caliph, felt implausible and unsound."
I think this line from the third review is telling and relates to issues we have talked about with the frame story and the tales:
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Also, as much as Arabian Nights (book and play) has fantastical aspects, the ending which had the Caliph Shahryar falling in love with Scheherezade, and more bizarrely Scheherezade falling for the murderous Caliph, felt implausible and unsound."