This season was massively underwhelming. It's been some time since I've watched the first season, but this season pales in comparison. The first three episodes were good; only I became more and more bored and uninterested as I continued through the season. I never cared about this season from the beginning; I don't seem to care too much about anything that I watch, but I guess the reason this time was because there were plenty of instances that had inconsistencies or downright ridiculous writing behind them throughout the season.
I caught a few nearing the end of the season. I wasn't too bothered with them, though. Even now, after having done a little browsing since then, and more instances like that revealed to me, I don't care enough about them to be that bothered by them or to write down the ones that I noticed.
That being said, this season had plenty of instances that were weakly written and other instances that were contrived; also, some inconsistencies; and an overused use of convenience. And that's a problem, even though I didn't care about the ones that caught my attention and all the other ones that I've learned. It's like I subconsciously noticed the weak writing, which is why I never felt interested in hardly anything that happened in this season; for that, I'm thankful towards my subconscious self.
The first thing that came to my mind that could fit within the category of weak, lazy, inconsistent, contrived, or convenient writing has to do with The Boys being wanted. Apparently, they're among the most wanted individuals in America, if not the most wanted, yet that never seems to be properly conveyed. The way that factor is presented makes me think that any of them could make themselves known to as many people as possible, in the most public place possible, with cops present, Homelander and Vought being aware of it, and nobody will care. It's ridiculous.
Most wanted or not, they're still wanted, and the fact that they're remaining at large should be an important priority for law enforcement, not to mention, especially Homelander or Vought. You could say that it's because The Boys don't matter to Vought or Homelander; they're insignificant. But I think that's giving a reason to something that doesn't have one and/or to one that wasn't conveyed properly so you can remain willfully ignorant.
And while I'm on that train of thought, it's even more ridiculous that Hughie and Annie are constantly meeting in public, several times, as well as communicating via text and talking over the phone. How dumb and naive can you be? It shouldn't matter if burner phones are used or if you snap the SIM cards. Someone should still recognize one or both of them since they meet up in public; they're both seemingly very well-known. Vought should have people following Annie everywhere she goes, and well enough that even though she said that nobody followed her, she still could've been followed.
Furthermore, Hughie has the audacity to mention how he's wanted, she's famous, and that they can't be seen together; he may never have said the latter, ever, I don't remember, but the first two things he did say in the premiere. There were also other instances where someone's in public, and it doesn't matter; nobody cares or sees them because the plot demands it. Yeah, that someone is wanted and/or super famous; it doesn't matter. On a deeper level, that's the audacity of the writers, as are all the other examples of lazy writing.
Honestly, it hurts my brain trying to think of some of the instances where the writing was lazy, or convenient, contrived, or inconsistent. I think that's because there were so many and so subtle that you could end up not catching on to some of them. And the fact that the main plot and subplots throughout the season weren't that good did not help with those instances because it helped bury them further and make them even more subtle.
Catching on to them or not, they're there, and they're a problem. I guess stuff like that is usually present in most TV shows or movies; it's possible to write an episode, TV show, or movie well enough to where there aren't, though, I'd imagine. But the main difference with what I imagine is common is that everything else was good enough to the point where it's as if those instances were never there, in most cases. And that wasn't the case with this season.
As far as the main plot of the season goes, it was two steps forward, five steps back, and then locked into place. There was more substance to moments throughout the season than there were to the main plot and the subplots. The only characters that brought entertainment to the table were Homelander and Billy; each character's respective actor played a huge part in that. Every other character wasn't as entertaining, and in some cases, was boring or uninteresting. Every plot thread of the season never seemed to go anywhere; they were there for appearances. I guess Homelander's subplot with Ryan was good. Other than that, all the other subplots weren't that good.
Various moments throughout the season were entertaining; the season itself was entertaining to watch, too. But the further you go into each plot thread, there comes along an example of lazy writing, convenience, contrived aspects, and this feeling of a big ol' pile of wasted time; it'll be best to watch this show for entertainment and not delude yourself into thinking that it's more than that because of the themes, references to the real world, and cool, quirky details and things of which add nothing of importance to anything that the majority of people aren't going to get and wouldn't care about if they did.
I think I was more immersed in the first season and more entertained than I was with this season. But that doesn't necessarily matter in the end, I guess. Regardless of things that I just wrote, I still found myself to be entertained while watching through this season. But it could've been much better, so I hope there will be major improvements to the writing side of things in the third season.
I don't care that much about the things that I've mentioned regarding lazy writing and whatnot, but it does have an impact on the entertainment side of things for me if it's present, which is why I never seemed to get invested and care about what's happening. But as long as it's entertaining, which is something that I think will always be the case with this show, and this season was, regardless of whether anything that I wrote will be interpreted as the contrary, that's good enough for me.
Review by LineageBlockedParent2020-12-13T00:32:48Z
This season was massively underwhelming. It's been some time since I've watched the first season, but this season pales in comparison. The first three episodes were good; only I became more and more bored and uninterested as I continued through the season. I never cared about this season from the beginning; I don't seem to care too much about anything that I watch, but I guess the reason this time was because there were plenty of instances that had inconsistencies or downright ridiculous writing behind them throughout the season.
I caught a few nearing the end of the season. I wasn't too bothered with them, though. Even now, after having done a little browsing since then, and more instances like that revealed to me, I don't care enough about them to be that bothered by them or to write down the ones that I noticed.
That being said, this season had plenty of instances that were weakly written and other instances that were contrived; also, some inconsistencies; and an overused use of convenience. And that's a problem, even though I didn't care about the ones that caught my attention and all the other ones that I've learned. It's like I subconsciously noticed the weak writing, which is why I never felt interested in hardly anything that happened in this season; for that, I'm thankful towards my subconscious self.
The first thing that came to my mind that could fit within the category of weak, lazy, inconsistent, contrived, or convenient writing has to do with The Boys being wanted. Apparently, they're among the most wanted individuals in America, if not the most wanted, yet that never seems to be properly conveyed. The way that factor is presented makes me think that any of them could make themselves known to as many people as possible, in the most public place possible, with cops present, Homelander and Vought being aware of it, and nobody will care. It's ridiculous.
Most wanted or not, they're still wanted, and the fact that they're remaining at large should be an important priority for law enforcement, not to mention, especially Homelander or Vought. You could say that it's because The Boys don't matter to Vought or Homelander; they're insignificant. But I think that's giving a reason to something that doesn't have one and/or to one that wasn't conveyed properly so you can remain willfully ignorant.
And while I'm on that train of thought, it's even more ridiculous that Hughie and Annie are constantly meeting in public, several times, as well as communicating via text and talking over the phone. How dumb and naive can you be? It shouldn't matter if burner phones are used or if you snap the SIM cards. Someone should still recognize one or both of them since they meet up in public; they're both seemingly very well-known. Vought should have people following Annie everywhere she goes, and well enough that even though she said that nobody followed her, she still could've been followed.
Furthermore, Hughie has the audacity to mention how he's wanted, she's famous, and that they can't be seen together; he may never have said the latter, ever, I don't remember, but the first two things he did say in the premiere. There were also other instances where someone's in public, and it doesn't matter; nobody cares or sees them because the plot demands it. Yeah, that someone is wanted and/or super famous; it doesn't matter. On a deeper level, that's the audacity of the writers, as are all the other examples of lazy writing.
Honestly, it hurts my brain trying to think of some of the instances where the writing was lazy, or convenient, contrived, or inconsistent. I think that's because there were so many and so subtle that you could end up not catching on to some of them. And the fact that the main plot and subplots throughout the season weren't that good did not help with those instances because it helped bury them further and make them even more subtle.
Catching on to them or not, they're there, and they're a problem. I guess stuff like that is usually present in most TV shows or movies; it's possible to write an episode, TV show, or movie well enough to where there aren't, though, I'd imagine. But the main difference with what I imagine is common is that everything else was good enough to the point where it's as if those instances were never there, in most cases. And that wasn't the case with this season.
As far as the main plot of the season goes, it was two steps forward, five steps back, and then locked into place. There was more substance to moments throughout the season than there were to the main plot and the subplots. The only characters that brought entertainment to the table were Homelander and Billy; each character's respective actor played a huge part in that. Every other character wasn't as entertaining, and in some cases, was boring or uninteresting. Every plot thread of the season never seemed to go anywhere; they were there for appearances. I guess Homelander's subplot with Ryan was good. Other than that, all the other subplots weren't that good.
Various moments throughout the season were entertaining; the season itself was entertaining to watch, too. But the further you go into each plot thread, there comes along an example of lazy writing, convenience, contrived aspects, and this feeling of a big ol' pile of wasted time; it'll be best to watch this show for entertainment and not delude yourself into thinking that it's more than that because of the themes, references to the real world, and cool, quirky details and things of which add nothing of importance to anything that the majority of people aren't going to get and wouldn't care about if they did.
I think I was more immersed in the first season and more entertained than I was with this season. But that doesn't necessarily matter in the end, I guess. Regardless of things that I just wrote, I still found myself to be entertained while watching through this season. But it could've been much better, so I hope there will be major improvements to the writing side of things in the third season.
I don't care that much about the things that I've mentioned regarding lazy writing and whatnot, but it does have an impact on the entertainment side of things for me if it's present, which is why I never seemed to get invested and care about what's happening. But as long as it's entertaining, which is something that I think will always be the case with this show, and this season was, regardless of whether anything that I wrote will be interpreted as the contrary, that's good enough for me.