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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

One of the best quirky duo. The main character is so wacky that you can't stop loving him. Show is even more crazy. This show is hilarious as well as complex. Things make more sense as the show progresses. It makes zero sense in the beginning. It is a good show.

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The Way Home

Annoying one dimensional female characters. Seriously? So much whining over trivial things. If the timetravel aspect didn't happen in this series, this would have been the worst series I have watched period. But thought the daughter's character improves over time others don't. May be because she got exposed most to the time travel. Central characters need work. But that does leave a lot for development. Plot sounds interesting but it is too soon to say where this is going.

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The Company You Keep

Average show with likable characters. Main problem is that it is a bit predictable. I hope they shake things up a bit in season two. The plot of the show is fairly simple had no major problems.

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From

Second season is shaping up better than season 1. I hope they continue at this pace.

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Platonic

Trailer was hilarious. I hope they don't develop romantic feelings. That would be cliche.

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Tru Calling

Average. One dimensional characters. Annoying characters. It does show its age. In 2023, this is not palatable. Character interactions are too childish. This is definitely not for an adult.

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Tulsa King

That was a wild ride. It has a simple premise. but does it well. Good characters too. Ended first season on freaking cliff hanger. Need the Second season fast.

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The Goldbergs
Dark

MY favorite time travel fiction

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Season 1-3 9/10
season 4-5 6/10

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Ted Lasso: 3x02 (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea

Adding Zava to an impressive lineup of players is a good strategy. But volatile nature of Zava will fuck up the team dynamics. I hope Ted will pull off a magic trick and make him more approachable like he did with Jamie tartt.

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Ted Lasso

S03E01 coming with a big swing. I love it. TED is back.

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FBI: Most Wanted

It was average at best when all the crew was together. Not it is just sad.

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The Last of Us

I don't know if it is a faithful adaptaion or not. But I like it and it is one of my favoutie zombie shows.

Pros:
1. Relatable characters with good character development. The bonds between multiple characters are a joy to watch.
2. Terrifying but realistic world.
3. Superb plot.
4. Dark and gritty undertone, still manages to land some jokes
5. Talented Cast (Oberyn Martell and Lyanna Mormont as central characters, what is not to love?)

Cons:
1. Felt too short
2. Need more of bill and frank
3. Minor gripe: Some inconsistencies with how the zombies acted and how it is explained.

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Avatar: The Way of Water

Lack of good plot and character development was a serious let down. They even had great template to copy it from. What they could have done is to focus on a character and build him up. Or focus on the world building. I am impressed with the world building and creature designs. Excellent visuals.

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Locke & Key

Excellent Magic system. But shallow characters and plot ruined it for me. I mean we are in it to watch the magic unfold and not to see some teenage angst. A spinoff would be preferred where they explored more on the keys.

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Slam Dunk

This is pure comedy gold. This is classic for a reason. If you haven't seen this, then you are missing out. Do watch it.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

It was a good first episode. I hope this contues. I don't get all the hate. But if I am guessing right, people didn't like how she-hulk is instantly able to perform stuff better than bruce.

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Dark

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BlockedParent2022-08-12T11:50:50Z— updated 2022-08-13T18:56:11Z

Brilliant Television Series.

I avoided this series like a plague, because I thought this was about missing children and dark magic. The thought of sitting through another cliche about western religious stereotypes and superstitions did't sit well with me. Oh boy! was I wrong?

This series is about time travel. Paradoxes and human connections that revolves around time travel. I like that it doesn't pull punches in story telling. It is complex story telling. You have to pay attention to understand the intricacies of relationships, characters and time.

It is totally worth it.

Best in class casting. The crew is amazing in acting and resemblance.

The characters portray desolation well. You can see the perpetuating sadness in the main characters. Time is taking it's toll.

Watch it in German. English is okay, But German is Amazing.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Is this series kept under wraps? How did I just hear about this?

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Mayans M.C.

This is a terrible sequel. The only upside of this story is that this story happens in the SOA universe. Unrelatable characters. Zero plot development. Use of violence in a poor way. The main character is so horrible. He kills people left and right with little to no remorse. Then acts like he is the saint. He snitches to the feds then acts like he is the most honorable rider. Too much whining to suffer through. If you are thinking of starting this, Beware this show leads to nothing but disappointment.
SOA characters' cameos was interesting.

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The Boys

Relatable and realistic super heroes. Talented and charismatic cast. This is a Great series. Anthony Starr as homelander is an accurate portrayal of modern day superman. Terrifying performance.

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The Boys: 3x08 The Instant White-Hot Wild

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BlockedParentSpoilers2022-07-08T04:57:19Z

I loved this episode except for noir's untimely death. I wanted to explore more of this nuanced character. Everything else was excellent, especially the last cheering that spell trouble for the world. I expected ryan to turn to homelander.

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Elementary

Lack of chemistry/spark between the main central characters does hurt the show. Sherlock and Watson are not compatible, romantic wise or platonic wise(Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu are like strangers acting as acquaintances). Series is an average watch with interesting twists per episode. But the characters are shallow and unrelatable. You can binge watch the show, but don't expect much.

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Dexter: New Blood: 1x10 Sins of the Father

The whole season was a solid 6/10. But finale was rushed and mediocre at best, A solid 3/10. I don't mind Harrison killing Dexter. But their encounter and conversation was so off and bizarre. The only character that was properly utilized was Angela.

P. S. : I can understand Dexter's willingness to die for his son. But I couldn't see the need for harrison to kill Dexter. Just my personal opinion.

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In the Dark

Season 1: Looks interesting. 7/10
Season 2: Nope. poor character development and plot development. Central character Murph is too much a walking disaster to root for her. 3/10
Season 3: Doesn't get any better continues the train wreck that is season 2. Will not watch the following seasons.

They had something special in first season. But ruined the show when they tried to incorporate multiple conflicting elements on the show. I would suggest you watch the first season and skip the rest.

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Rectify

Excellent plot. Amazing writing. Good pacing. Characters with depth and proper development. Great Crew. Slow but a deep burn. Story of a man broken by unjust system and is trying to be a good man. Daniel holden is gripping character to watch through a screen. I would love to have a sequel movie to quench my desire.

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Upright
9

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Season 1: Such a great slice of life story. Relatable characters and well paced plot. Actors were fantastic and thier character development were on point. 9.5/10

Season 2: Not as brilliant as the first season. 8/10. The season felt a little short. I wish we had a little more of Billie and lucky interaction. I was looking forward to that. Iliked that Meg got closure.

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Jane the Virgin

The story is average, except for the MC. Jane is so weird and unfunny, I mean the character not the actress. I cannot relate to the MC at all. Most of the characters are one dimensional. There are 5 Characters that are atleast relatable in the series; Petra(Quirky but broken), Luisa, The twins (Elsa, Anna), Mateo and the narrator(probably Mateo). The unrealistic nature of the story is bearable, making villains so dumb gets annoying very quickly. I do know some of the comedic stuff are for the satire, but most of them are overused. After the virginity part, it is clear that the plot loses the direction to go forward. I want to like the series, But after season 2 I could not wait for the series to be over.

Not recommended 3.5/10

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No Ordinary Family

Good casting and plot. But characters have no depth and so much cliche fantasy tropes.

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