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Honestly not sure what HBO thought they were doing with this one. What I liked: The cast and their performances The music What I disliked: The satire is so nonexistent that I can’t even pretend like there’s a plot. Every main argument brought up against what the rich people at the hotel stand for is thrown out immediately. Nothing said by anyone matters (maybe that’s the point????) Regardless, I kept coming back every episode expecting something fascinating to happen so the fool is me

Ok don't get me wrong because I think the world is very interesting, but this show was only interesting in flashbacks. We are supposed to react to an event in episode 1 as if it is some massive game-changer but it exists as the audience's status-quo. I found the lack of societal evolution throughout the 8-episode run of this show very frustrating. The present-day scenes were lead by hollow threats portrayed by actors doing their best. The scenes from the past, however, paint an incredibly interesting picture of fantasy and delight that I was very invested in. The show is obviously following one man's life in two time periods at the same time. I usually love this storytelling technique, but this was very convoluted and it seems like care was only paid to the flashbacks. Anyway I will be reading the comics probably because I like the world but the pacing of this show makes it not worth the watch.