If you want coherent writing, or just good writing in general, with interesting characters that make interesting choices, don't bother watching this. [try the original graphic novels instead]
However if you're fond of head-walling, or need to watch dumb and reckless people doing dumb and reckless things without logic to back it up with, go right ahead.
The story in itself is great, but that's no excuse since it's taken right from the comics. The show just messed it up - if I am to believe the readers, as I haven't read the comics myself yet. And I do trust them.
I only kept watching because I am a completionist, usually.
But really, nothing excused the try-hard lazy writing, not even, or especially not the way they're randomly trying to be inclusive by just throwing things out there for about a second (yet discarding those things right away each time), like poly, queer or non-binary topics. It's like they're trying to be like "hey if we make our show hetero-normative but kind of touch on a queer subject, like not hate it, then that makes us cool right? Maybe do the same thing with other topics, should get us more viewers right? Right???"
...
Naw.
Besides all the magic and the lovely fae content, this has been an extremely wholesome show about friendship, relationships in general, and finally, finally a show where it's not adults belittling teens all the time, or teens sulking at the adults, and a myriad of toxic relationships, no, here is a show that has a bunch of amazing personalities, of which the majority have realised that being honest and talking to one another both gets shit done, and gets you out of a bad spot much quicker than anything else.
I thoroughly enjoyed this show. It's not the typical teenage thing you might expect. I enjoyed the writing, although it may seem a little rushed toward the end. I guess they had to jump over some things in order to get the story crammed into just six episodes.
Well done though. Wonderful story and writing. :fairy::female_sign:
Good show all in all, but not as mind blowing as people make it out to be. And gosh, way to count the inconsistencies and loopholes.
It doesn’t measure up in cruelty and fucked-Upness with for example… Deadman Wonderland. Go watch / read that, that even has character development.
Squid games main character is obnoxious and selfish, who only gets out of his obnoxious role while playing the games, any other time he’s his useless, selfish self. Had there been some actual development with him I might have rooted for him, but in the end he’s still one worthless scumbag.
I didn’t enjoy the entirety of the season equally. When they released the second half of it, I was excited, but the first episodes I wasn’t really invested. Most of the episodes seemed to be mostly fillers for the last three or so, when it picked up again in typical grace and Frankie style: with real emotions.
It ended in a real Grace and Frankie manner too: not without making me shed a few tears here and there. These two are the true squad goal.
Friendships are sacred.
What a show. It’s one of the first I’ve ever seen to really talk about ageing (the kominsky method coming in as a strong second) instead of just ignoring it, and base it so beautifully on a wonderful friendship.
Beautiful show!
Despite some logical flaws here and there, I enjoyed the fast pace and the inhumanity of the games.
Also the team that stayed alive in the end - if in fact they will continue to be a team.
We shall see.
What a wonderful show!
The very direct plays on French/American stereotypes that I loved so much in the first episode became a little more toned down and under-the-surface (or at least not as many in your face at once), but the tone kept up through the entire show, and I loved almost every bit of it.
Unfortunately I binged it way too quickly to note down things in between, oops.
Might rewatch to fix that :joy:
Wonderfully intense show with twists and turns almost every episodes. We do get disconnected crime stories, shedding light on the town’s darkness and revealing more and more about the main character… while keeping the mysteries of the forest under wraps. And we get a silver lining running through it all, not to be solved until the very last episode.
I say, bravo!
Continuations are rarely better or on par but this has been so freaking well done, in my opinion.
It’s like the first season was like one of those ghost or theme houses – one very well done and exciting but without an actual theme so you stumble adrenaline pumped from one room to the next, utterly confused but enjoying whatever is happening to you.
This one is more like an actual theme house, or park for that matter. Lots of surprises around each corner, sometimes you'll get a bucket full of water in your face and you probably don't leave the way you came in, BUT somehow it makes a lot of sense as you go along.
And it makes you want to go to the next house.
Despite a lot of scenes that could have gone way easier (less action for us though), and frustrating "adults" vs "kids" tropes, I enjoyed the show for its modern version of the good old, and long-missed treasure hunt theme. Action and tension in every episode.
I love this show so much. I had little idea what I was getting myself into, but I’m glad I got myself here.
The story is great. The characters are awesome. I love the plot. It’s funny, and smart. Nothing is over explained, people are making interesting decisions, the world is intriguing and the culture mashup is fascinating.
Camera work is great too. What else can I say?
I really like this show.
While this second season is much more about sex than the first one (if the intro didn’t give it away, lmao that is beautifully f:asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol: up hahaha), it is still nicely laced with intrigues and twists.
Daphne was probably the character that surprised me the most.
I loved Valentina once I saw her feeding the cats.
Tanya is as dumb as she was in the first season. She should have invested in the spa-girl back then.
And Mia was so great.
Great watch.
Sadly the second season doesn’t hold up to the first, which I really enjoyed.
Now there’s just been two or three games I found worthwhile watching, character development was somewhat present but going out the window in just a few minutes again in some cases, ridiculous scenes and a lot of wasted time. To the point I almost angrily watched, hoping for it to end.
That said, and with all the rage I had in the last episode, somehow the last 20/25 minutes or so they pulled it around again. I liked the way it ended – although parts of how they solved it I didn’t, but I was moved finally, and at the very end, petrified haha.
Wouldn’t recommend watching the entire thing, not worth the time. But watching a recap of all the episodes and then getting back in there around half way through the last episode, and you should get all out of it you need.
This is one of the surprisingly gayest shows I have seen in a while, and also one of the sweetest, and most wholesome shows I have seen in a while. It’s right there with Heart Stopper, except more death and way more pirates. Which, to me, can only make it better.
I used to enjoy watching this show. Has it always been this tacky and toxic however? I remember that the arc with Anne’s daughter has always been a bit iffy, but this season everything’s just blown way out of proportion and instead of showing what one would like to see (working moms struggling but managing just fine) it’s kind of dragging the main characters and their integrity through the mud. Aka there’s no integrity. There are no informed choices. It’s just plain infuriating. Out of the 13 episodes i almost quit at the 11th, and I enjoyed maybe 3 of them. Don’t even ask me why I kept watching :sob:
Still loving the show, but disappointed in how they left things, aka certain parts the story was going, unwrapped at the end - and not in the “oooo teaser for season3”-way, but the lazy “oh I guess we forgot about it entirely” way. Which is really annoying.
A superbly wholesome show. It makes me smile every episode :yellow_heart:
A bit of a let down after season 1.
The first half or so of this season had a lot of plots that didn't make sense or were outright stupid. The season was still enjoyable, but probably only to that extent because the characters had me well hooked from the first season. The whole witch-plot was... a bit unconvincing. Also not really believing in the structure of the pact. With so many losses, how can it still hold up power?
I did experience the season to pick up after episode so or so. There still were silly oversights and details and all that, but the plot seemed more together.
Well, that just brings me to the question wtf they'll come up in Season 3, hoping it'll get better again.
Wonderful show, but all in all not exactly happy. There's a lot of shit piling up until the last episode, with no resolve in this season.
Something about the feel and vibe... also the music of this season/show reminds me a lot of the original Life is Strange. Quite nostalgic.
Watched this on a whim, not expecting anything from it.
Loved it way more than I had thought I would.
Some aspects of it I don't love, as earlier mentioned, but I can excuse the porn-film-like over sexualisation a little bit with that werewolves are instinctual, sexual creatures... but still, that part bothers me. You can be instinctual and sexual, without looking like a porn star. They could have made a lot of those sex scenes sensual and sexy instead of what they did.
But oh well.
That's really my "major point" about what I got negatively hung up on. Well, and Philips' character, just... such a douche.
As soon as they stopped with the terrible techno score, it actually got better :joy: (I just can't let that one go)
Other than that, quite an enjoyable show, not flawless by far, but I liked the plot and characters.
Bit over-the-top cheesy ending, and a number of plot holes, but all in all, forgivable.
I really liked this series more when it was more like a concept and an idea. I love the artwork and comic in this, and while I find the show a bit lacking and weak in some regards, it was still done "well" enough for me to keep watching. It's quite flawed, but it didn't make me want to bash my head in.
I liked how many twist and turns happen just in the last episode alone, which I am glad for.
All in all, a show that had great potential and a start I really enjoyed, however went on a little bland. Still not a waste of time, if you find something of it worthwhile.
Not as powerful as the first season, but the wisdom in the show at least stayed true to it, and still rang vibrating throughout it.
Not any better than the first season, probably. Although there’s a few new characters. The old ones keep messing up the rating.
A great show to suddenly pop up! Light and quick in humour without having to pull out the base humour. I can definitely feel Tina Fey's work in this.
I didn't enjoy the first half of this season as much as I did the first. Hardly believed I ever enjoyed it to begin with.
However, it did pick up in the second half, so definitely don't regret watching it. Just wish they'd done a better job with those first episodes.
Who else is imagining Ava as Susan Sylvester? :speak_no_evil:
This was freaking amazing. I know they’re all freaky talented and all, but I had not expected this level of grandeur and excitement. Fucking beautiful.
Too many problems with this, most of all how predictable, uninteresting and generally bad this has been written. Would not recommend, unless you just want something mindless, some typical "race versus race" thing and uh, just generally don't want captivating entertainment. Or because you're either curious about "grown up Somerhalder" or you're currently ill like me and your brain doesn't want anything too challenging.
The only interesting characters were side-characters really, and not all of them made it to the end of the show. :confused:
I might be alone on this, but I found this show rather boring and incredibly tropey and predictable. I dropped it after three episodes. If it truly gets MUCH BETTER after, I may give it another go if I find myself so inclined, but I'd rather watch something that actually gets to me.
