Dawson Stephens

Great movie. Very disturbing. I watched it once and I’ll NEVER watch it again but it will stay with me for a long time. I truly believe everyone should watch this movie at least one time. It should be a requirement for all high schoolers to watch this.

Ok so I just finished the first season and… wow… what a weird show. Not necessarily bad but just strange. Lots of odd SciFi stuff going on with zero explanation, at least, as of now. This show will definitely remind people of Lost except Lost didn’t get weird till season 3 or 4 and this show just starts off strange. We got a girl who blacks out and eats dirt while unconscious. We have a girl who is some kind of psychic or religious being. We see a lot of hinting towards cannabalism without actually seeing any (at least not seeing who they are eating). Only the Travis/Natalie and Shauna/Adam storylines were even remotely interesting but I just don’t know where this show is heading at all, probably towards lots of things that don’t make sense. Is this show worth watching? Probably not. Rotten Tomatoes doesn’t seem to rate TV Shows on how good they are, only how original they are and this show is very original, originally odd.

This movie is fantastic, watched it about 5 or so years ago and just rewatched it. This movie is basically a puzzle. It’s impossible to retain everything that’s said that didn’t make sense before, I feel like you kind of have to watch it again shortly after watching it the first time because there’s a lot of dialogue that doesn’t really make sense the first time you watch it and when it’s over, you start to remember certain things that make the plot make more sense. It does make sense but it’s a lot for my brain to handle lol.

For those of you who think this is a very dumb show, you’re not understanding that it’s supposed to be dumb. It’s a satirical comedy-drama. Yes there were big plot holes but they were on purpose, adding to the absurdity of the show. You’re supposed to laugh at how ridiculous the show becomes but also be entertained by the story even though it’s a bit crazy. I know that I was very entertained by the killer 9 year old even though it’s literally impossible but who cares, it’s a fun show. Not everything needs to be Breaking Bad. This show is great in its own way.

I first off want to say that this show is not for the faint hearted. It is very hard to watch at certain points but I think it’s important to see how the criminal world really is, at least when it comes to rival gangs, drugs, prostitution, prison, and sex trafficking. The show has great acting from Jeremy Renner among others. Has a great albeit maybe unrealistic story in terms of Jeremy Renners character but maybe not, I don’t know. Definitely give this show a shot but remember that you’re not watching Ted Lasso. This show is hard to watch but worth it.

So I binged this show in 5 days and I enjoyed most of it a lot. The first 17 Episodes were incredible and brilliant, then the show took a big Sci Fi leap. I did not consider this show to be Sci Fi until season 2 episode 8. Got pretty weird after that but not necessarily bad. All in all, I really enjoyed the show. I also believe it’s best to binge this show because their are a lot of moving parts that are easy to forget when you take your time with it.

Very poorly written, characters are just flat out dumb and they don’t seem to have any clue what story they are trying to tell. SPOILERS!!! The monsters are super inconsistent, the time that each person is given is completely random and whenever we find out a character has gotten the decree, they always say that the monsters are coming in 10 minutes or Today. Bad, repetitive writing. This show could have been one episode long. The inconsistency with the monsters hit a major bump when they were supposed to kill the baby, not that I wanted a baby to die but let’s be real… ok, let’s say that the two parents saving their baby by burning themselves would actually work which is silly in itself, if the creatures are in fact, supernatural, I don’t think they would be easily fooled like that but ok. When they come to get the other guy, not only do they do some crazy maneuvers that we’ve never seen them do before, but how would they not know the baby is still alive which would obviously be crying. Honestly, I can hardly even put into words how bad this show is, there is just so much that this post would be a novel if I continued on. One more thing though, the idea that the show is more about society and nature than it is about the monsters is true but it just isn’t done right. If you want a show that actually does that premise beautifully, watch The Leftovers. That show is about 2% of the population suddenly disappearing and it follows what would happen to society and nature if something unexplainable like that actually happened and they do it brilliantly, thank me later.

It’s not a bad show, that’s for sure. If you have watched all the greats and then some like I have, you probably won’t get blown away by the story. I believe the only reason why this show is so popular is because of the premise, it’s super easy to just relax and watch these violent games without having to actually use your brain to follow the story because it’s simple. I definitely enjoyed watching it, don’t get me wrong but it’s not anywhere close to being one of the best shows of all time like I’ve been hearing people call it. They clearly don’t watch much tv because this is mediocre at best.

SPOILERS!!! This show was easily top 5 for me and I’ve watched all of the great tv shows. That is until they ruined it by bringing Ferguson back from the dead. Her death was absolutely perfect and needed. And not only does bringing her back ruin the impact that her death had, but it also turns this show into a soap opera (I know this show is based on a soap opera but you know what I’m saying) I must say though, for 7 seasons, this show was one of the greatest tv shows of all time for me but they really jumped the gun with season 8. I was shocked how they were able to kill the MAIN character (Bea Smith) in season 4 and still remain an incredible show for as long as they did, so kudos to them. Just finished the series and I stick by what I was saying. Seasons 1-7 were gold. Absolutely incredible. Seasons 8 and 9 were garbage, it reminds me a lot of what happened with The Walking Dead. Both of those shows just started to become more heartwarming and less bloody which is not what the show originally was. Just my opinion though and I still think Wentworth is definitely worth watching though.

I know a lot of people didn’t like this movie because it did take an odd turn towards the end but I thought it was genius. She was so traumatized by everything that has happened but also took such joy in ridding the world of the disgusting human beings that she herself became psychotic. I thought this was really clever writing as I did not think this was going to become sort of like “Dexter” except she lost her mind. She enjoyed killing rapists so much that she was trying to bait men into trying to rape her so she could justify killing them. Brilliant.