Firslty, forgive me for my brutal review, but as the watcher, this is how I feel.
The first episode was below subpar.
We're only one episode in so it can be argued that current criticisms don't carry as much weight since what may be sub par may improve in the coming episodes, which I sincerely hope so.
The concept of this series and so on is there and it's a good one (a bit controversial to release a mafia series while another one that in hugely popular is airing but I appreciate the courage and that the budget may be different.)
However, here's the thing. If I was the actors I would sue the production team because if the acting was subpar the editing made it look horrible.
So, the acting? From the get go? Terrible. Not all the way through, but at many points. Which is disappointing because there are some promising actors/actresses from previous series like sammy but the main actors....they've got talent, but a lot to work on.
The NC scenes were executed poorly, there is chemistry between the co-stars but it's poorly expressed and very stiff.
The expressions during NC scenes was cringy and hard to watch. A scene that was supposed to feel pretty serious and a climaxing one considering this is where the main characters relationship start felt almost awkward and induced amusement instead of curiosity and fascination.
This brings me to my other point.
Production and editing of the first episode was HORRIBLE.
Which is why I don't think the acting is mainly the issue, even good acting can be completely ruined by poor editing.
The transitions, the cuts, the flow and so much was very amateur, which is surprising considering the company producing it.
I feel like a bunch of college students would've done a better job at editing of the episode then whoever is editing them right now.
Overall, the first episode is 2/10 and I have hope the coming episodes will redeem the series, but if this is what we're gonna get.... I think the 2/10 will be here to stay.
