Reviews

This is some of the most condescending and self-congratulatory drivel I have ever seen on television.

Not only do many of the character decisions make little sense, there is an undertone of messaging to this episode that I think is wholly unwelcome.

It is particularly surprising to see this when Star Wars under Disney is already seen as prioritising quantity and "the message" over quality storytelling.

But it is especially revolting to see Lucas's work undercut in this way. I am seeing a trend in stories now that seek to morally undercut and revise history. The intent is to undermine the earlier stories on a moral basis, something I find repugnant.

The implied message from the show runners is: "No, character X, you weren't the original hero of this universe, here is a *true* hero, that *really* deserved attention, but history tragically ignored."

Again, the intent of this is to destroy faith in the earlier (and far more successful) stories, and to destroy any sense of learning and positive uplift that those stories provided to audiences.

Self-congratulation is not a basis for quality storytelling.

This is an improvement on the 1984 film, and there is much to like here. The characters are better cast than the first adaptation, and the performances are good too. It is still to this date our best visual rendition of the later books, too.

The mini series format allows for a broader sweep of the Dune narrative without having to resort to 1984's montage scenes.

The effects are typically 2000s. The costume design is... how can I describe it? Search for the guild navigators scene on YouTube. Flamboyant is maybe the best way to describe it. It is extremely jarring and takes you out of the story.

I'm not at all surprised to hear that this show tanked and got cancelled. It is an almost perfect case study of how not to write sympathetic and likeable characters. I don't know where this trend of smug, arrogant, and morally judgemental characters has come from, but I hope this show's failure will convince writers and execs that it is a losing formula.

If this show is useful for anything, then I will repeat myself in saying it should be used as a case study in writing classes for how not to write characters. It is not a worthwhile show for entertainment, but for education. It is a cautionary tale of a bad story idea being rammed through to production - don't let them get away with this any more!

I loved "The Eye" episode but honestly this finale felt a little melodramatic. Huge potential in that mid-season episode that felt squandered.

The decisions the Imperials make feel like they were written by a student who had just read Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" for the first time.

I'm not actually sure if anything interesting happened in the episode. Was this an attempt at a cliffhanger for the season? It did not feel satisfying.

Yes, there is an interesting post-credits scene at the end that people will excite people, but I don't think that alone rescues an entire 50 minute episode.

A fun and enjoyable romp for Thor, Jane, and Valkyrie. Gorr had a decent arc, too. But it felt like the creative reins had been significantly loosened on Waititi since Thor: Ragnarok. This is a lot less serious than the other MCU movies we've had, and not quite as cohesive a story as before. Throwaway two-hour movie that doesn't make you think, and doesn't command your undivided attention.

A beautiful episode about love, in its simplest form. Some parts of it nearly made me cry, as silly as it sounds to write that. Parts where crew were sceptical were handled nicely.

This episode is a great example of why writing teachers caution their students against exposition dumps. I guess writers still do it because it salves their ego to bamboozle the audience with an incoherent mess of events and contradictory information.

An awful episode filled with stereotypes and barely-concealed finger-wagging. Am I supposed to agree with the characters bullying another character into thinking like them? Nope, but I'm sure that the thoroughly straw-manned behaviour of that character will make some agree with that. It didn't advance the plot and made the characters thoroughly dislikable. One to be forgotten in an otherwise great season.

Lying, manipulative, and irresponsible behaviour is not the way to get an audience to bond with a story's characters! Forging signatures, yelling at bosses, and emotionally manipulating one's housemates-these are horrible people!

Wonderful episode showing how hard work and positivity beats resentment and bitterness.

After seeing how shows have started shoving political messages down our throats, it's nice to see a show from a different time, when there was some semblance of balance and respect for other people's views.

There is a lot of excess romanticism and foul slander about the Founding Fathers, but this series expertly does away with both of those. The story of John Adams is inspiring and rousing - especially in the second episode, my favourite - and puts you into the reality of the history we often hear about. Both Giamatti and Linney put in faithful and sympathetic performances that capture the relationship between the two Adamses.

This is my favourite episode in the mini-series. It takes you right into the story of American independence as an observer, avoiding the romance and some of the foul things now said about the Founding Fathers in equal measure. Rousing, inspiring, and entertaining, all in one.

This show has some fun moments, and a few episodes that had us laughing out loud.

Every character progresses except Jess, the main character. This show felt like more of a platform for Deschanel to lecture the audience.

Her character Jess never sees that her attempts to help consistently make things worse, and then gaslights her friends into feel guilty about the messes she puts them in.

Nick, Schmidt, Cece, and Winston all deal with their issues and grow as characters.

It would have been nice if Jess also progressed, or even realised where she kept going wrong.

That being said, the ongoing jokes are funny and make you feel like you're watching real friends.