gibsoncurtis Reviews

Billions (2016–2023)

Used to be Great

[7/10 · 26 August 2023]

I'm sorry, i used to be a huge fan. There was a time when this was the show to watch. There used to be clever story lines. With tangible drama.

The later seasons seem a little to Aaron Sorkin-y as in i think an hour long show would be about 20 minutes without the superfluous pop culture references.

The show was started as a Chuck vs Axe fight, and now the whole story arc just seems muddled.

I couldn't even watch season 6, Corey Stoll seems Katherine Heigl like, as it was a casting decision so poor it makes you wonder if they are trying to kill the show.

Long story short the show is clearly produced & written by wealthy liberals who could use a reality check inside their echo chamber.

Jack Ryan (2018–2023)

The last season was a shame

[6/10 · 21 July 2023]

A great series, with a rushed, trash finale. Game of thrones all over again.

Michael Pena is a great actor with a terribly written one dimensional character.

No suspense, subtlety or surprise in the final season just awful rushed propaganda pushing that the CIA is "not all bad".

I don't really know what to say short of the thought that the writers strike must have started in the production process of season 4.

It almost felt like a disjointed serial where everything was just an excuse to move from location to location, on Amazons dime.

The first three seasons were great, the last one had me thinking if you arent gonna try, why bother?

Westworld (2016–2022)

First Season told a story, Everything after sent a message

[4/10 · 20 June 2022]

After the successful first season, it seems like the writers just wanted to propagandize with over the top exasperations of evil men. Subtlety is an art, apparently without the basis of the movie to fall back on, its lost on the writers.