I really enjoyed the tone of this show. The music, the sets, the color scheme, the direction and the performers. They all work together providing a unique atmosphere. And it's original and not another remake, sequel, spinoff so for that reason it probably deserves a 10.
For me, it's the overall pacing. Nothing wrong with having slow periods to create tension. It's all through the show. The problem is that it just takes so long to get to anything that propels the story forward.
For me 9 episodes for Season 1 could have easily been distilled into 7 if not 6 eps and still not have lost any relevant information. It's the flaw of many shows today. They really just don't have enough story to warrant the episode number.
The Brits do this far better. They're not afraid to have a 6 episode season. Hollywood should not be afraid to try that on too but of course, it's all to fill streaming content today which is why they want as many episodes as possible. So, create more story in that case. Like Andor. One of the few shows today that doesn't feel stretched out. It's 12 episodes and has a huge storyline and yet still had that slow atmosphere that sometimes required to build tension. But it never drags. This does.
I did enjoy it but not enough to come back. There's just too much competition. Frankly getting a little tired of new series than just take up our lives when there are great films from the past to discover in a fraction of the time required.
This was one of the better ones however.
For me, it's the overall pacing. Nothing wrong with having slow periods to create tension. It's all through the show. The problem is that it just takes so long to get to anything that propels the story forward.
For me 9 episodes for Season 1 could have easily been distilled into 7 if not 6 eps and still not have lost any relevant information. It's the flaw of many shows today. They really just don't have enough story to warrant the episode number.
The Brits do this far better. They're not afraid to have a 6 episode season. Hollywood should not be afraid to try that on too but of course, it's all to fill streaming content today which is why they want as many episodes as possible. So, create more story in that case. Like Andor. One of the few shows today that doesn't feel stretched out. It's 12 episodes and has a huge storyline and yet still had that slow atmosphere that sometimes required to build tension. But it never drags. This does.
I did enjoy it but not enough to come back. There's just too much competition. Frankly getting a little tired of new series than just take up our lives when there are great films from the past to discover in a fraction of the time required.
This was one of the better ones however.