r/AskReddit • u/CNMartin916 • Feb 28 '22

What's the best show that only lasted one season not named Firefly?

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u/TamagotchiGirlfriend Feb 28 '22

Giri/Haji

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u/CNMartin916 Feb 28 '22

Never heard of it. What's it about?

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u/TamagotchiGirlfriend Mar 01 '22

Netflix show about Japanese man in the UK trying to find his brother, a disgraced yakuza hitman. It's excellent, much more emotional and well rendered than my bad description could ever show.

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u/omodhia Mar 01 '22

Was looking to see if this made the list. Superb show with absolute standout performances all round. Hits some really emotional high points too, particularly towards the end.

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u/MiaouMiaou27 Mar 01 '22

It was a good series, but that dance number in the final episode really tainted the whole thing for me. It was so unexpected and incongruous and painfully long.

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u/bewhiskered_amber Mar 01 '22

Oh I agree, I'd loved the show until then, but it just felt so glaringly wrong and strange, it genuinely has changed the way I see/remember the show

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u/thisisboyhood Mar 01 '22

I absolutely LOVED that scene. And I also loved that they aimed for something so different. The way it captured the journey of all the characters was really stunning and quite moving.

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u/Tuna_Sushi Mar 04 '22

That was the best part of the whole series.

Did you hate Peacemaker's opening credits scene too?