Still Bad, but in Different Ways than Previous Episodes
So far my conclusion is that every minute we're not following the Sam plot line is a wasted minute, but here we are. I'm starting to think the writers intentionally blew through the character introductions so they could change their powers without as many questions by the audience.
Jensen Ackles to the rescue! Who cares how we got here or why, here's Soldier Boy for 1 minute of stand-up comedy! First time I've laughed the entire series.
There's less talking about feelings, which is a major improvement, but now we're dealing with levels of contrivance on par with Inception or a Rick & Morty episode. Lol it's like the writers made it up on the spot during a meeting with executives, or they received late notice that there would be 5 fewer episodes than originally planned.
The show struggles so hard to make everyone morally ambiguous. As I've said before, this is one of those "product of its time" shows because of how many boxes on the checklist of Covid-era entertainment cliches it checks off. The good guys do bad things, and the bad guys "have their reasons", and therefore it's difficult to emotionally invest in anyone.
Sam's plot line is no longer interesting. Since the main plot line is forced and contrived it's difficult to get a sense of any stakes. The longer it goes on the more boring it gets. I miss Soldier Boy. The acting is a lot better than the last episode at least.
This was like an expository episode dropped three quarters into the season. The departure from dialogue-based teen drama to a more action-oriented show is a welcome breath of fresh air, and if I were viewing this in isolation from the others I would likely think this was a bad episode of a great show; but since I've seen the rest of the series this is a "meh" episode of a subpar series. All of the premises we've seen before in other things and GenV doesn't bring anything new to the table.
Jensen Ackles to the rescue! Who cares how we got here or why, here's Soldier Boy for 1 minute of stand-up comedy! First time I've laughed the entire series.
There's less talking about feelings, which is a major improvement, but now we're dealing with levels of contrivance on par with Inception or a Rick & Morty episode. Lol it's like the writers made it up on the spot during a meeting with executives, or they received late notice that there would be 5 fewer episodes than originally planned.
The show struggles so hard to make everyone morally ambiguous. As I've said before, this is one of those "product of its time" shows because of how many boxes on the checklist of Covid-era entertainment cliches it checks off. The good guys do bad things, and the bad guys "have their reasons", and therefore it's difficult to emotionally invest in anyone.
Sam's plot line is no longer interesting. Since the main plot line is forced and contrived it's difficult to get a sense of any stakes. The longer it goes on the more boring it gets. I miss Soldier Boy. The acting is a lot better than the last episode at least.
This was like an expository episode dropped three quarters into the season. The departure from dialogue-based teen drama to a more action-oriented show is a welcome breath of fresh air, and if I were viewing this in isolation from the others I would likely think this was a bad episode of a great show; but since I've seen the rest of the series this is a "meh" episode of a subpar series. All of the premises we've seen before in other things and GenV doesn't bring anything new to the table.
- infinitetyler
- Oct 20, 2023