Merlin Kurian-Deviley

A delightful series with a great cast! My only gripe is the last season, season 4. There must have been another writer because there were only 5 episodes, but all of them were disconnected with messy plots that didn’t make sense or tie loose ends. The finale was the biggest disappointment for me, being a ridiculous musical. Not only that, but the dialogue and actions of the main characters were unnatural. I binge watched seasons 1-3. But the ending was such a let-down.

It’s like a mix between the Office and X-files. Love the characters and humor!

There’s nothing quite like True Blood and it grips you from the very beginning. The premise is brilliant, and the show is very well-casted with talented actors. You easily get invested in the characters and their backgrounds. Anna Paquin is amazing as Sookie. Some comments refer to her as annoying but that’s what society calls an assertive, strong-willed woman who doesn’t let others tell her what to do. People also complaining about the nudity need to get a grip. If naked bodies and sex scenes make you uncomfortable, just move on to something family-friendly. It’s rated MA and gives fair warnings of adult content. That aside, the show was so ahead of its time with real LGBTQ+, social, and political issues that are naturally represented. There’s also mystical elements with references to Greek and European mythology. For a horror show, it is well-balanced with drama and humor… until things get strange and far darker, but not in a good way. From the start of Season 4 onwards, there’s a different feel to the series and weird gaps. Things quickly go downhill in a thousand directions with confusing and unnecessary subplots. You see shifts in personalities and tragic endings of beloved characters that kinda felt out of left field and frustrating. Bill and Sookie’s transformation as people, and the once loving connection turned sour (most of it justified by Bill’s cruelty) and complicated, along with some nonsensical aspects around it ultimately felt like a gut punch. The ending, my god.. its painful, anti-climactic, and beyond disappointing. Almost like everything we experienced meant nothing in a sense because there’s no true resolution. I’ll appreciate the great aspects but the series left much to be desired.

I’m a huge fan of Anne Rice and loved the book, but I could barely get through the first episode of this show. For so much information packed into an hour, I still found it rather boring with inconsistent pacing. The acting was very poor as well and awkward at times. Maybe it gets better later, I don’t know but it does have high ratings so you might like it.

Hands down the best original horror series I’ve ever seen. Go watch it!

Everything was perfect and it was hands down one of the best shows in Marvel UNTIL the last 10 min. The ending felt like they were setting up for season 3, but the closure of it all was so left field and the build up to everything turned into disappointment and confusion. The worst part? The main villain throughout the show, Mariah Stokes, wins in the end and never pays for her crimes. As for Luke Cage, he turns into an arrogant entry-level dictator/ crime lord. Still, to finish on a positive note, the best parts of the show: amazing cast, brilliant music and filmography, and an honest representation of black history showcasing real problems of real people.