Saint X

The bad reviews out there are par for the course. But some of them don't even make sense. Like comparing it to White Lotus. (Because they're at tropical resorts, these 2 shows in totally different genres are worth comparison, lol.) Or people complaining about flashbacks every 3 minutes. (There are some flashbacks, but not many. Those people must be confused by the story progressing along different timelines.)

Most of the negative reviews are likely either boomers who think all tropical nations (and people) are the same, or Gen-Z who can't follow a storyline that's more complex than a Tik Tok lip-sync video.

Turn it on, it's fun.

Overall decent, although it did lack in excitement. The worst thing about the series is the way it flashed back all the way to when Clive was a young child in elementary school. I just couldn't get into that part of the show. The flashbacks to when Claire was younger and her memory of the resort and when her sister was killed, is interesting but too much time was spent on the Clive flashbacks. Hope season 2 leaves that out.

Also, the music played in the background to try to make certain scenes seem more mysterious, was used way too much. The simplest conversation would be happening, and that slow music would be played to up the excitement, but it only made the scenes stand out as boring.

It took me a few episodes to get into it, but after that I was good. It's really pretty good and well written and produced. Episode 8 is where it all comes together. I don't know how many episodes are planned but as I sit here watching episode 8, it seems as this may be the final episode or at least it could be as everything is revealed. I think the bad reviews are a result of either impatience or a lack of understanding of this type of story telling. I heard some people complain about production values, but the production values are as good as anything else out there. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but as for me, I'm glad I gave this show a chance. It really was very good.

Why is that a thing with literally most reviewers on this platform? If you haven't finished watching what you're attempting to write your two cents on then don't. You clearly cannot formulate a thought further than, "I liked the acting". If all you saw was 5 seconds from the first episode why burden people with your nonsense?

The only con from this whole show was the stories big climax of what happened. "Spoiler?" Yet another Karen ruining the lives of POC.

Aside from that one aspect of the story this was a well done show. If a show or movie makes you want to binge it into late hours then it's done it's job in gripping you in. Everyone's performance was on point especially that sad couple about to start a family (the dude played a disgusting creep perfectly... a little too convincing o_0).

I do wish some characters had more screen time since the whole show did not revolve entirely around Allison. So because of that choice they could have shown more on Edwin's, Sara's and even Desmunds life. Overall a gripping show that almost makes you want to read the book, if you haven't already (especially if you had no clue it was a book first).

The narrative arc of this gripping mystery is not simple and you do have to pay attention. But that's true to the source material of the novel. Moreover, the point of the story has more to do with complex issues of truth, social stratification, and the search for safety from trauma, than your garden-variety murder mystery usually serves up. Furthermore, the back-and-forth pattern of the storytelling emphasizes the reality of cataclysmic personal trauma: one can never really leave the terrible event in the past. To watch good people self-destruct under the weight of their own bad choices can be intensely moving, but that's why real tragedy has been a staple of great drama for thousands of years. Don't be afraid to give yourself the gift of seeing great actors in a terrible ordeal just because you might have to pay close attention to the time-shifting plot.