I am nowhere near this show's target audience, but it sure is cute and is bringing back fond memories of the books. The young actresses are well cast and not cutesy, the adult actors are enjoyable and pair very well with the kids, and the changes made to the source material help make the stories more relevant to today's audience. It's a minor detail, but I really loved how the show perfectly recreated the cover of the second super special at the end of this episode, displaying the great care and attention to detail that goes into this production.
Very underwhelming.
So far, this show feels like a cross between Devil Wears Prada and Younger, except a lot worse.
The tone is weird. Trying to be funny but landing on awkward instead. The writing is quite full of cliches and prejudices. And the dialogue was profoundly cringy throughout (very fanfiction-y). Also, Lily's acting was quite bad at times, too over exaggerated, to the point it felt cartoonish.
I'm très disappointed.
Well, now I see why this show is being talked about. Amazing start.
I was scared that she was getting distracted while playing against the hot man cause I was getting distracted, but not even boys can mess with her mind.
I wonder if she ever sent Mr. Shaibel the 10 dollars back.
Also Anya is so captivating, entertaining, charismatic and more! I’m so mesmerized with her.
The fact that I, someone who has played chess once in my life, can get so completely sucked in to two people playing chess in this show is amazing.
Fair start, feels a bit rushed though and I don’t feel the chemistry between Daphne and Simon. Hopefully now that the characters and baseline plot are introduced, the pacing would be better in upcoming episodes.
I love the opening credits, they are beautifully done. Eloise is my favorite character in the first episode, and the actor playing Benedict has a very beautiful smile.
SPOILERS ahead for non-book readers:
- I am not a big fan of Daphne’s character in the first book so I welcome any changes done in the show
- It seems we are starting with Anthony as a very unlikeable character (of course, everything will change once we get his story)
- Simon, Daphne, and Nigel’s scene was also modified but I am glad they kept the punch although the extended scene in the book is much more enjoyable especially the back and forth conversation between Daphne and Simon
SPOILERS ahead for non-book readers:
- Violet’s talk with Anthony about how “time is of the essence” hits differently when you already know his story
- Benedict asking Eloise whether she is Lady Whistedown… Does that mean we will have our reveal earlier than we did in the books?
The only thing I didn't like is the fact that Whistledown's identity was revealed ahead of time
For the love if shit, people. Without the first 3 episodes we wouldn't have this episode. Without the first 3 episodes this one wouldn't be as impactful. It's storytelling and all part of a larger whole. Stop saying, "finally we're getting somewhere," or "this is what the show should have been from the start." Its a journey. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. Holy shit.
HOLY FUCK ALSO THERE'S AN END CREDIT SCENE YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT go back and watch it ;)
Well that was underwhelming. I wasn't even following any theories or expecting any cameos and I still felt disappointed.
PSA: hold ON through the credits there are TWO post-credit scenes
It's alright. Definitely not WandaVision levels and nowhere near the same hype for the next episode. It's only the first episode, though
Man I'm a bit disappointed, this episode felt stretched out, lots of padding and scenes which could easily have been trimmed or cut out entirely. This almost felt like an episode from a CW show..... It feels like a movie script that has been stretched into a six episode series.....
better than episode 1, no family drama this time to drag it down but the slow burn is still not doing it for me, especially with only 4 episodes left now. i did love the reference to The Power Broker from the comics as well as the introduction of Battlestar, another character from the comics
what i wasn't a fan of however was Marvel going down the woke route by trying to portray cops as racist with that scene where they ask Bucky if Sam is bothering him
This is really bad. The action with Bucky and Sam is pretty decent, but there isn't enough of it and everything else is mediocre. For a show about superheroes, it's slow and boring.
If you only have 6 episodes in a season, each one needs to be a hit. This one was a miss.
I loved this season so much. The chemistry between the two leads was off the charts and the yearning nearly killed me. Kate and Anthony have me in a chokehold.
i ship the moms :3
Bro i didn’t think Conrad would be that mean
Lmfaooo did not need to see the mom and that guy in the car:flushed:
how can she loves someone for so long and then gives up so quickly?
I am totally team Conrad but I feel so sorry for Jeremiah... he is such a sweet guy
jeremiah deserved better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111 justice for jere!
why are they acting so bad...
Can we all talk about what an AMAZING best friend Taylor is? This girl is ride or die fr. Love her
Belly is soooo annoying like Steven was completely right with everything he said at the party but all of a sudden HES the bad guy??? Make it make sense.
Bro conrad and belly have no chemistry at all, it’s actually killing me:sob::sob::sob:
i am so glad belly and jere made up
