Hoo boy, this show annoys me. It had so much potential but it WASTED IT! Let's start at the beginning
Episodes 1-3 are very boring and repetitive and almost stopped me from finishing the show. I feel like they could've been cut down into 1 or 2 episodes and accomplish just as much. And for a show that's only 7(!) episodes long, you don't have time to waste repeating yourself. They'd just have Sydney have a bad day, have her powers blow up, and then repeat.
Also for the first 4(Out of 7 episodes remember) Syd is just an absolute rude to the people who try to be nice to her (except Dina). For example, in the bowling alley scene, she makes light (and/or fun) of Stan's abusive relationship with his dad (also doesn't help that Stan seems a more interesting character than her)
Now, I believe the show gets tremendously better from episodes 4-6. Syd gets to be more than just angry sad girl and gets to interact with Dina, Stan and her family in better ways and the story trajectory is looking very interesting.
But they couldn't stick the landing. And up until a point, I was loving the final episode. The characters are gelling together perfectly and the story's climax is *chef's kiss* Brad's death is such an interesting way to take the story but the writer's had to go and ruin it with the most lazy and CLICHE cliffhanger!
I would've been perfectly fine if the show had just ended right there with Brad's death. However the writer's had to end it with that cheesy ass line "Let's begin'' (It reminded me of S7 Game of Thrones writing it was that bad) It ends the story abruptly and leaves me so unsatisfied.
Now, overall I think this show is a solid 6/10 and I will definitely tune in to season 2 but goddamn I am so annoyed right now
Episodes 1-3 are very boring and repetitive and almost stopped me from finishing the show. I feel like they could've been cut down into 1 or 2 episodes and accomplish just as much. And for a show that's only 7(!) episodes long, you don't have time to waste repeating yourself. They'd just have Sydney have a bad day, have her powers blow up, and then repeat.
Also for the first 4(Out of 7 episodes remember) Syd is just an absolute rude to the people who try to be nice to her (except Dina). For example, in the bowling alley scene, she makes light (and/or fun) of Stan's abusive relationship with his dad (also doesn't help that Stan seems a more interesting character than her)
Now, I believe the show gets tremendously better from episodes 4-6. Syd gets to be more than just angry sad girl and gets to interact with Dina, Stan and her family in better ways and the story trajectory is looking very interesting.
But they couldn't stick the landing. And up until a point, I was loving the final episode. The characters are gelling together perfectly and the story's climax is *chef's kiss* Brad's death is such an interesting way to take the story but the writer's had to go and ruin it with the most lazy and CLICHE cliffhanger!
I would've been perfectly fine if the show had just ended right there with Brad's death. However the writer's had to end it with that cheesy ass line "Let's begin'' (It reminded me of S7 Game of Thrones writing it was that bad) It ends the story abruptly and leaves me so unsatisfied.
Now, overall I think this show is a solid 6/10 and I will definitely tune in to season 2 but goddamn I am so annoyed right now