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The beginning was interesting and promising. Artful, good sound effects, interesting location and premise. Some exciting and terrifying booms and wind and a man on a hill with an axe. Creepy and there is an interesting to know more. But then it takes a turn and stops being fun to watch. Viewers tolerate a lot of weird angles. Following a tiny bright area of light on the screen ( its dark and the camera is lighting a small circle). This continues for far far too long. There is horror that happens, but what and who starts to not matter....and why even less so. I got to the end because I was committed to seeing it through. I wanted to like it because the start was creative and the director has a good eye, but the second act story needed decisive help and there was a deep need for editing. I hope this Director continues to work, but that his friends give him honest feedback before he puts out his final product next time.

Loved this series and characters. Why hasn't there been another season? Whatever the reason, it is a shame. Rash and Stefan were great to watch. I want to see the bromance develop. Great chemistry. The professional challenges they face speak to many.

It was an OK movie. I just wanted to like it more. There is something about setting it in the 1950s nostalgia-like atmosphere that didn't work for me. The 1950s, especially as it is portrayed here, is complerely unrelatable, like the false movie set of Singing in the Rain or West Side Story. While the main cast had something more three-dimensional about them, there was a hollow, corny, inauthentic vibe that permeated the the world and two-dimensional characters that surrounded them. Strangely, I preferred the new Superman movie to this. The main character is also a throwback, almost to the point naive and simple, yet it worked all together because he was surrounded by more relatable characters.

I wanted to enjoy it. Good cast, poor writing. None of the characters are likable or believable. Too bad.

One of the biggest tragedies is that this series ended abruptly due to HBO merger. I loved the world building, the characters and the unique mysteries that this series created. It was also visually stunning to watch. I wanted more.

In listening to the contestants, there are many of them who come poverty or who really need the prize money. They are not participating for our entertainment. They are willing to starve, freeze and put their health at risk to win. And while understand that there is a deep desire to outlast, and share with the world their amazing survival skills, there is a problem at the root of this show. At its heart, it is exploitative show with a zero sum reward system. It puts people in danger by simply giving nothing to anyone but the winner, thereby encouraging participants to push themselves far beyond their health and safety limits to be the last one standing. I don't understand why they are not providing financial compensation to all who participate. 100K for each to participant on the show would make a difference in these folks lives and the History channel makes a ton on ad revenue and selling content to other streaming services. They can still have the big prize money to whoever lasts the longest, but folks will probably make healthier and safer choices knowing they are not leaving empty handed. Otherwise, it will stay a brutal one-sided gladiator match against time for the entertainment of observers.

The opening of the first episode starts with a school shooting. The attack on the younglings. Pretty stressful and shows poor judgement after the events in Texas this week to have that scene without warning. And once again, it was very disappointing to have Star Wars cast bad child actors. It made it uncomfortable to watch. The child writing was bad as well...or maybe it was the delivery. Sure, the young girl was cute, but she was terrible. Embarrassing, even. It reminded me of watching young Anakin, who was not a strong actor. Why did they do this again? I know there is great child talent out there Lastly, watching her run, so slowly, and adults not being able to catch her was just weird and bizarre.