After many starts and stops, over the length of the series and beyond, I finally resolved to finish watching this series. You cannot deny the quality of the writing, the depth of (d)evolution of characters and the fine acting that made this series transfomational to the industry, to it's fan base, and earned it's many accolades. But, it was not an easy watch for me. To do it credit, when I resolved to finish it I started (again) from the beginning and binge watch it over a week. It's violence, it's dark themes and it's unredemptive plot tragectory keep it from being a favoured series for me. I will probably never rewatch it. But, I admire the qualities I've already mentioned, plus the fact that they make clear that bad decisions having tragic and evil consequences, not the least to the character of those who make them. This series is about the making of a bad man, but he is not made a hero, or even sympathetic, and his decisions destroys himself and all he loves . I appreciate the intention of unvarnished realism, so I give this series a 9 (groundbreaking) out of 10. [Crime, Thriller, Drama]
Shout by Nancy L DraperVIP 8BlockedParent2017-10-03T18:43:12Z
After many starts and stops, over the length of the series and beyond, I finally resolved to finish watching this series. You cannot deny the quality of the writing, the depth of (d)evolution of characters and the fine acting that made this series transfomational to the industry, to it's fan base, and earned it's many accolades. But, it was not an easy watch for me. To do it credit, when I resolved to finish it I started (again) from the beginning and binge watch it over a week. It's violence, it's dark themes and it's unredemptive plot tragectory keep it from being a favoured series for me. I will probably never rewatch it. But, I admire the qualities I've already mentioned, plus the fact that they make clear that bad decisions having tragic and evil consequences, not the least to the character of those who make them. This series is about the making of a bad man, but he is not made a hero, or even sympathetic, and his decisions destroys himself and all he loves . I appreciate the intention of unvarnished realism, so I give this series a 9 (groundbreaking) out of 10. [Crime, Thriller, Drama]