Totenkindly
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Did anyone watch this Netflix series yet?
I'm only three episodes in (out of eight).
Some people are really getting exited about it. I'm kind of more tempered -- I think it's better than the second half of Wayward Pines Season 1 + all of Season 2, and it's better than Hemlock Grove. But it's not really top-notch either. There's a lot of no-name actors (including the kids) who are adequate but not stellar in their roles; and the script/dialogue is sufficient as well, while not being super.
Its strengths right now seem to be:
1. The opening logo (with a typeface ripped off Stephen King, which is appropriate)
2. A TON of 80's nostalgia, both in the storyline as well as the background props, etc. (since the story is taking place in the 80's).
3. The occasional scene that actually nails something suspenseful. Like, the swimming pool scene opening Episode 3; or Ryder going kind of mad (to others) and stringing up lights in her house and what happens after that. Specific scenes pop up that actually are directed and written decently enough to not undermine themselves.
I kinda feel, though, like so far the show is riding on the 80's nostalgia + theme, kind of cobbled together from a bunch of old already explored ideas (and explored in more depth!) by an adequate but not skilled low-budget cast. There are scenes of dialogue where I know what the intent was, but the dialogue isn't really getting at the core of the characters and comes across as filler instead; or the scene isn't acted properly to maintain the emotional undercurrent building through the episode. Walking Dead, with its notable problems at times, has had more solid dramatic shows than what I've seen at this stage here. I'm hoping it improves in the remaining five episodes and moves from adequate to compelling.
I'm only three episodes in (out of eight).
Some people are really getting exited about it. I'm kind of more tempered -- I think it's better than the second half of Wayward Pines Season 1 + all of Season 2, and it's better than Hemlock Grove. But it's not really top-notch either. There's a lot of no-name actors (including the kids) who are adequate but not stellar in their roles; and the script/dialogue is sufficient as well, while not being super.
Its strengths right now seem to be:
1. The opening logo (with a typeface ripped off Stephen King, which is appropriate)
2. A TON of 80's nostalgia, both in the storyline as well as the background props, etc. (since the story is taking place in the 80's).
3. The occasional scene that actually nails something suspenseful. Like, the swimming pool scene opening Episode 3; or Ryder going kind of mad (to others) and stringing up lights in her house and what happens after that. Specific scenes pop up that actually are directed and written decently enough to not undermine themselves.
I kinda feel, though, like so far the show is riding on the 80's nostalgia + theme, kind of cobbled together from a bunch of old already explored ideas (and explored in more depth!) by an adequate but not skilled low-budget cast. There are scenes of dialogue where I know what the intent was, but the dialogue isn't really getting at the core of the characters and comes across as filler instead; or the scene isn't acted properly to maintain the emotional undercurrent building through the episode. Walking Dead, with its notable problems at times, has had more solid dramatic shows than what I've seen at this stage here. I'm hoping it improves in the remaining five episodes and moves from adequate to compelling.
