im halfway through the netflix series evil. 2 of 4 seasons…
i dont know ill be able to finish it.
it started strong as an xfiles moster-of-the-week but damn the writing is so incredibly poor. im so confused… how can something with such strong actors… amazing effects… just be utter garbage.
imdb reviews are wall to wall ‘its great but the children’. these reviews were written by the delusional. the kids are the least of the problem with the series. i suspect most reviews were written watching season 1 only… when there was hope of pulling up from the nosedive that the series was clearly in.
the main characters are so poorly written it removes any caring about what happens to them next. entirely unbelievable and with episode amnesia. i just dont give a shit if they all get hit by a train.
there is almost no continuity between episodes despite each one being written as if it needs it. dont even attempt trying to find a seasonal arc. its like every episode was written with new writers with no knowledge of the series to that point. seemingly huge plot points are never resolved and never discussed ever again.
but it has great monsters… imagined real, human or not. its the one strong point is that it can be freakin scary and the evil is as infuriating as it should be. unfortunately no one ever wins or comes out ahead. they always lose. there are no bright points. there is no hope.
i think the point of evil is that evil has won and the world has lost, especially the viewers.
/rant
ive watched 2.5 of the 4 season and im beyond annoyed that the writing is just terrible. awful. its been a long time since ive seen a series this poorly thought out. i have 35,000 episodes of series in my collection. the ratings are absolutely not reflective of the quality.
that said, if you’re referring to one of the other comments where they didnt finish the first episode… they didnt like the dialogue. i cant really agree there, the individual dialogue is fine. its the plots that are stupidly incoherent.
it wouldnt be so bad if they didnt make character-altering things happen that then vanish like a fart in the wind in the next episode. xfiles it aint.
Yeah I think that’s a fair take. Again it’s not a perfect show and as you pointed out if you’re expecting the x files here you’ll be disappointed. I think the enjoyment of this show really comes from the chemistry and interaction with the characters. The plot has its ups and downs like many over the air tv shows. IMDB has over 46,000 reviews so I think it’s hard to argue the show wasn’t generally well liked, though of course it’s not for everyone. This will definitely not go down as one of the best shows of all time not even close but that doesn’t mean it isn’t enjoyable to watch.