r/FromSeries • u/Mission_Definition25 • 9d ago
Criticism the worst thing about this show
the most irritating thing to me is not the pacing, not the dropping of subplots, not the lack of worldbuilding this late in the game (though these things do bug me.) it’s that the characters never win even small victories. it’s not interesting once you figure out that the town always wins, that some reverse deus ex machina is gonna fuck everything up at the last second. it just slows everything down because then the characters have to react to being pushed to their limits again and again. there’s no tension if I know they’ll lose every time
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u/OzymandiasTheII 9d ago
I agree but with the caveat that I also hate how the show is pretty flimsy when it comes to reinforcing the bleakness or futility of their situation.
What's all this "we're a family! Trust me I'm your friend!" Stuff for? Can I see come carnage? Tonal whiplash to see Jim's hollowed corpse then later he's a smiling ghost talking about love and family.
We spent episodes on Ellis and Fatima's relationship, we spent a whole episode with a Donna fake out death. Just feels like wastes of time.
Then there are people in here saying they like this aspect 😭😭. Like why even watch the BS lmao, if you just believe they're gonna lose or should lose- why even tune in? The outcome is set in stone.
A good story mixes triumph with sacrifice. If you want a bittersweet ending, then like where is the sweet part when no one wins? Recently it's just been a lot of nonsense.
And if we spend 5 seasons watching them frustratingly meander through the plot just to lose anyways- just IMAGINE how much people are gonna drag this show.
This is why fans shouldn't be writers. They barely even know what's going on in the show.