Lovecraft has always fascinated me. I can't say I've read any of his works but the ideas of extra dimensional horrors beyond our comprehension is such an interesting concept. Because of that, I was pretty hyped for a show centering on Lovecraftian horror and if ever I thought one would deliver it, it would be the one named after it, right?
Nooooooooooooooooooope!
Lovecraft Country is an utter mess of wasted potential, mismanaged plotlines and horrible pacing. It's the kind of series that makes me feel bad for the actors because you know they're trying. They're really trying to turn this crap into gold and they can't.
Now, despite all of that, I stick with it to the end, hoping for some big, Cthullu-sized pastors and what I get is absolutely maddening. Now, this whole show has been an SJW wet dream in the worst possible way because there's no cohesion or unifying message. Instead it feels like the writers asked Twitter what the biggest social issues are and, not wanting to offend anyone said, "Awesome, let's do them all!" And I bet there was someone in that meeting that asked questions like, "how could we do that and still have it make sense?" or "what does that have to do with Lovecraft?" or maybe even "could we pick a few each season rather than doing them all at once?" And then that person was told to pack there things and leave before they got any more sense all over this whackado production.
Oh and then there's the ending. You can't make a whole show about social injustice and then end it by saying an entire race is going to be punished strictly because they share a skin color with a crazy person and their dozen or so friends. THAT'S racism!
Ooooh this one got me heated and the more I think about it the lower my rating drops. The ultimate offense though is beyond politics or sides, it's that this could have been better. It could have been more. It could have been meaningful but the creators were so wrapped up in causes that they forget to tell a good story. It's a fatal flaw and it will take a lot to get me to come back for season 2.
Nooooooooooooooooooope!
Lovecraft Country is an utter mess of wasted potential, mismanaged plotlines and horrible pacing. It's the kind of series that makes me feel bad for the actors because you know they're trying. They're really trying to turn this crap into gold and they can't.
Now, despite all of that, I stick with it to the end, hoping for some big, Cthullu-sized pastors and what I get is absolutely maddening. Now, this whole show has been an SJW wet dream in the worst possible way because there's no cohesion or unifying message. Instead it feels like the writers asked Twitter what the biggest social issues are and, not wanting to offend anyone said, "Awesome, let's do them all!" And I bet there was someone in that meeting that asked questions like, "how could we do that and still have it make sense?" or "what does that have to do with Lovecraft?" or maybe even "could we pick a few each season rather than doing them all at once?" And then that person was told to pack there things and leave before they got any more sense all over this whackado production.
Oh and then there's the ending. You can't make a whole show about social injustice and then end it by saying an entire race is going to be punished strictly because they share a skin color with a crazy person and their dozen or so friends. THAT'S racism!
Ooooh this one got me heated and the more I think about it the lower my rating drops. The ultimate offense though is beyond politics or sides, it's that this could have been better. It could have been more. It could have been meaningful but the creators were so wrapped up in causes that they forget to tell a good story. It's a fatal flaw and it will take a lot to get me to come back for season 2.