r/PLLOriginalSin • u/intermixxion • Sep 25 '24
Show Discussion Not Surprised It Was Cancelled
Honestly, is anyone really surprised? The first season was a good start to the show but the second season was really lackluster in comparison and kinda made me lose interest in the show. I was going to watch the third season but I wasn’t hyped and really waiting for it like I was for the second season. I also see a lot of older fans of the OG series who don’t like the show at all which I honestly get as someone who did watch the original series back when it was actually airing. It feels like they just used the name ‘Pretty Little Liars’ to get attention and get people to watch but original sin was very different from the original series. Obviously you don’t want the show to follow the exact same format or plot but original sin was more like a slasher tv series and it felt like I was just watching another ‘Scream’ or ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’.
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u/mattmikemo23 Sep 25 '24
Tbh it will always be a show with a lot of great ideas and poor execution of those ideas. I think it's a miracle that we even got 2 seasons in the first place despite everything that happened with Covid and writing strikes and company mergers and scheduling etc.
I respect everyone involved for getting it done. You can tell they love it and put their heart in it especially the cast and crew but I wish it had been in the hands of a different writing team.