...maybe you're quarantined at home and you've run out of other shows on Netflix. Maybe you have seen the trailor and want to enjoy some form of escapism from the current presidential election by watching a series about a fictional election. I don't know. I will give you some advice. If you have nothing better to do, then watch this show.
That sounds harsh. Why do I say that?
The Politician never found its identity and, as a result, it's a chaotic wild ride of a show. It's not so bad that it's not enjoyable, but it's not coherent enough to be really good.
It can't decide whether it is a drama, a teen soap. a musical, a comedy, or parody. This show incorporates so many different elements that I got whiplash watching it. If it had just stuck with theme, it could have been excellent. The central premise of the show is solid and engaging and the cast did a good job. But I never understood what this show was trying to tell me. Was it trying to mock the political process? Was it trying to hyperobolize (is that a word?) human experience to show just how strange we humans are? Was it trying to depict the human struggle with loss and grief? Was it trying to mock similar shows? Was it trying to be a romance? I have no idea. Maybe that's my problem and I'm just not smart enough to understand but I've never been this confused about the underlying theme, central message, or aim of a show before. (Or maybe the confusion is itself the goal of the show?)
TLDR: It's a confusing, funny, sad, weird little show. It could be good in the second season if the writers try to pull together some coherent themes so I'll probably watch it just to see what they do. It's not a complete waste of time and it does have its moments, but there are so many better, similarly-themed shows that it's hard not to be critical of this one. Check it out if you have nothing else to do and see what you think. Maybe you can make better sense out of it than me.
That sounds harsh. Why do I say that?
The Politician never found its identity and, as a result, it's a chaotic wild ride of a show. It's not so bad that it's not enjoyable, but it's not coherent enough to be really good.
It can't decide whether it is a drama, a teen soap. a musical, a comedy, or parody. This show incorporates so many different elements that I got whiplash watching it. If it had just stuck with theme, it could have been excellent. The central premise of the show is solid and engaging and the cast did a good job. But I never understood what this show was trying to tell me. Was it trying to mock the political process? Was it trying to hyperobolize (is that a word?) human experience to show just how strange we humans are? Was it trying to depict the human struggle with loss and grief? Was it trying to mock similar shows? Was it trying to be a romance? I have no idea. Maybe that's my problem and I'm just not smart enough to understand but I've never been this confused about the underlying theme, central message, or aim of a show before. (Or maybe the confusion is itself the goal of the show?)
TLDR: It's a confusing, funny, sad, weird little show. It could be good in the second season if the writers try to pull together some coherent themes so I'll probably watch it just to see what they do. It's not a complete waste of time and it does have its moments, but there are so many better, similarly-themed shows that it's hard not to be critical of this one. Check it out if you have nothing else to do and see what you think. Maybe you can make better sense out of it than me.