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The first 5 minutes were funny. The next 15 were OK and I felt like the show was going to be about a serious detective surrounded by idiots - like Andy Griffith down under with a bunch of Barnie Fife's and moronic townsfolk. It was hard watching the same blundering cliché played out over and over and over again. I had to check to see if Will Ferrell was a writer. No one can seriously be as dumb as the people on the beach were. You do not get near a crime scene and you do not worry about breakfast brioche. It was just too much stupidity all at once.
Then Eddie Redcliffe / Madeleine Sami arrived in the show. Her character and the character's behavior were appalling. No homicide detective would be allowed to walk into an investigation and start throwing out conjecture and unfounded suppositions. I watched for a few minutes to see if there was a "just kidding" moment and she became serious. I had to end the experience there. Just awful.
Then Eddie Redcliffe / Madeleine Sami arrived in the show. Her character and the character's behavior were appalling. No homicide detective would be allowed to walk into an investigation and start throwing out conjecture and unfounded suppositions. I watched for a few minutes to see if there was a "just kidding" moment and she became serious. I had to end the experience there. Just awful.
Watched 4 episodes, so maybe it will get better.
Episode 1 was great and had me hooked. It grabbed my attention and kept me engaged. There was a lot of story in those first 45 minutes. Then episode 2 happened.
The story quickly falters. Four episodes in and I still have not figured out who the real bad person is and what is the motivation. Somehow the subway and the Night Watch cross paths. You can start to see that the writers do not have a lot of experience and that shows in the dialogue and character progression
Rose is annoying. I can't tell you how many times I would have hoped the character would be eliminated. She whines and complains and makes everything about her without her understanding the situation she is in. The arguing during a gunfight comes from romcoms but is not appropriate here.
Ellen is crazy and also overly acted - not very believable
Diane is flat. The character has the charisma of a rock.
Peter started off so well but acts more like a rube with each episode. Rose the confused victim now tells the experienced FBI agent what to do. I can see where the writers tried to make this a transition of her becoming aware of the situation but she is not ready to be a "girl boss."
Jamie, Erik, and Ben have good actors but poor direction and dialogue.
Summary - worth the watch but don't think too much while you are watching it.
Episode 1 was great and had me hooked. It grabbed my attention and kept me engaged. There was a lot of story in those first 45 minutes. Then episode 2 happened.
The story quickly falters. Four episodes in and I still have not figured out who the real bad person is and what is the motivation. Somehow the subway and the Night Watch cross paths. You can start to see that the writers do not have a lot of experience and that shows in the dialogue and character progression
Rose is annoying. I can't tell you how many times I would have hoped the character would be eliminated. She whines and complains and makes everything about her without her understanding the situation she is in. The arguing during a gunfight comes from romcoms but is not appropriate here.
Ellen is crazy and also overly acted - not very believable
Diane is flat. The character has the charisma of a rock.
Peter started off so well but acts more like a rube with each episode. Rose the confused victim now tells the experienced FBI agent what to do. I can see where the writers tried to make this a transition of her becoming aware of the situation but she is not ready to be a "girl boss."
Jamie, Erik, and Ben have good actors but poor direction and dialogue.
Summary - worth the watch but don't think too much while you are watching it.
Great cinematography and acting. Thought the story was odd being a school for Supernatural / X-Men. I'd prefer a school of odd characters with unique abilities or quirks - like Wednesday. The freak tribes were never really developed or useful other than to poorly represent a version of common high school cliques. Wednesday was unique and fit with no group - all characters could have been the same.
The perception that Enid and Wednesday are part of a love interest or love triangle are wrong. Both girls are clearly interested in the other gender. It is seen throughout the show for both girls - the girls like the boys. People will see what they want but the girls are friends. The subplot for Enid and Wednesday is developing a strong friend bond. They are opposites with common interests. Black v colorful, quiet v. Outgoing, etc.
Sadly in our modern world girls who are close must be portrayed as romantically involved rather than being close friends who care about each other platonically. It's OK - ending is lost on youth.
The perception that Enid and Wednesday are part of a love interest or love triangle are wrong. Both girls are clearly interested in the other gender. It is seen throughout the show for both girls - the girls like the boys. People will see what they want but the girls are friends. The subplot for Enid and Wednesday is developing a strong friend bond. They are opposites with common interests. Black v colorful, quiet v. Outgoing, etc.
Sadly in our modern world girls who are close must be portrayed as romantically involved rather than being close friends who care about each other platonically. It's OK - ending is lost on youth.