DongDiggity

First let's say that there's some good acting here but the writing is all over the place and the third season is very weak especially compared to the first two.

The show follows a familiar trend where characters refuse to grow/change for the better while wallowing in self-destruction. I'm sure this happens but it seems all too common with shows these days, it's getting old.

Another problem with the show is the lack of fighting, it has some but is far and few between. The realistic nature of how the MMA business may be true, I have no idea but if it is I'm surprised it's a business at all. In the show, world champions get paid barely anything if at all. The decietful tactics seem possible though, however if everything is factual then like I said, I'm surprised fighters would partake with so many other options.

All in all, this show has some good moments however it drags on while adding some really lame characters and side stories. There's also some very odd decisions and actions that established characters make. An example, Ryan is a guy who beats people up for a living yet breaks down when almost killing a dude who broke into his home. This after being no stranger to people being killed, it's stupid and annoying writing.

It's not the worse show but not even close to how high the rating is.

Overall, if this was not a predator film it would have been okay but since it is, that's the major problem. While I'm sure natives could have taken out a predator with overwhelming force, I don't think they would have. Why? Because history shows that they would more than likely worshipped it. That being said.... About this film.

The first film which has the most praise had two special forces teams almost wiped out, the previous team before dutch arrived was wiped out.

Then, the 2nd film had one predator take out loads of armed thugs and it seemed it was going on before the film started.

So for context, the two best films in the series had set up these predators were tough to deal with. The other films are worse in all ways though predators is actually decent. That one captured the spirit of the first one and is much better than this new film on every level.

When you look at the first film, the second, and even predators one thing stands out.... You need to be smart and adaptive to beat them.

This idea works in the favor of the new one however it's insane to think that such a small person could take down a predator. While the character may be smart, in all the films the predator kicks the crap out of the lead character, a beating that a small female certainly can't take. Sorry, but it's true. That's the thing with this film, they wanted to make a female led predator movie and in Hollywood wisdom they came up with this!

I mean why not continue off of predators which is generally liked? Why not work in a female lead that doesn't feel forced, like in Alien? I'm all for females kicking butt but so many films made today fail to do it well, it's sad.

That all being said, this film isn't complete doggy-do but it is not the predator film that comes close to the original... Sequel... Or even predators.

If you like Vikings, then you'll probably like this though this show takes even more liberty of adding fiction to tell its story. A big thing is using people of color to fill the "diversity" check list, for example using a poc woman in charge which didn't happen during this era of viking rule. If you haven't watched any media in the past few years, try watching shows/movies that showcase all poc or say they only work with poc, it's blatant racism yet here it is ruining historical cohesion.

Other than the forced diversity, the show lacks any good actors as the Vikings series before it had. I'm not saying it's poorly acted, it just isn't as well acted. The other thing that's distracting is the loosely followed story that's even more than the original series. Sure it makes for a show but they could have been more careful.