A series in decline?
Absolutely loved the first season of this show. What made it for me was how real the characters felt, even when they were over the top. I am worried that as the show progresses, the characters are becoming caricatures of themselves.
Some scenes in this first episode felt very hard to believe. Zion praying to the buddha statue and Jesus while under active gunfire? The Ratcliffe mom rattling off bibliographic information about the family as soon as she encounters the hotel manager? Saxon saying that music gives him a better pump at the gym? These scenes make me feel like I am watching a cheap Hallmark movie as opposed to the more subtle and pointed satire that I have come to expect from the show.
I am hopeful that the rest of the season will be better.
Some scenes in this first episode felt very hard to believe. Zion praying to the buddha statue and Jesus while under active gunfire? The Ratcliffe mom rattling off bibliographic information about the family as soon as she encounters the hotel manager? Saxon saying that music gives him a better pump at the gym? These scenes make me feel like I am watching a cheap Hallmark movie as opposed to the more subtle and pointed satire that I have come to expect from the show.
I am hopeful that the rest of the season will be better.
- slickturpentine
- Feb 16, 2025