Bertilla Niveda

Okay, I’ve never reviewed movies/series here. But I can’t resist this one. *very mild spoilers beneath but it’s worth saving your time* 1. It doesn’t make sense. I have watched bad series, horrible ones. But they all had an explanation, some story, whether that was sensible or not. Hellbound does not have that. Till the end, we have no freaking clue as to what these monsters are and why they send people to hell. It was implied that a lot of the people who were hellbound did not majorly “sin”. What even is “sin” here? Why are these poor people thrashed around and tortured? Even if they come back at the end, it doesn’t get rid of the fact that they suffered badly. So it’s clear that the supernatural force behind this is not righteous itself. 2. It’s all about social commentary? People keep commenting that this is not about the monsters, but about society and human nature. I’m sorry, are we supposed to be blown away by this revelation that humans can be terrible?? *gasp* I never considered that. WE ALREADY KNOW. We’ve seen this repeated in countless TV series, movies, and everyday life. The only new concept here is these big yeti monsters and they couldn’t explain them. So, don’t tell me it’s not about the monsters taking people to hell when the show is literally named HellBound and it very much is about the freaking monsters. Was I horrified by the actions of the Arrowhead folks and the cult? Yes. Surprised? No. That’s what mobs are like and it is highly likely something like that would happen. Does that mean you skimp on the storyline and pass it off as some clever angle?? 3. It is deeply saddening and disturbing. Now, when I say this, I don’t mean I can’t handle sadness. Squid Game had heartbreaking moments. So did Train to Busan. But those two were absolute masterpieces. Hellbound should not even be compared with them. I’m surprised at how many people are saying this is better than Squid Game. In my opinion, no. No it is not. This series may leave you feeling mentally exhausted. My overall review- I’ve watched some pretty bad series but this is one of the very few that I actually regret watching. I think it is past the redeeming point and they won’t be able to explain it properly anymore. But I’d be happy to be proved wrong. Was it scary? Yes, and disturbing. But what’s scarier is that it’s rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Why 2 stars then? The acting was stellar, it was a little entertaining, it was like a wreck that I watched till the end just to find out why this was happening. I got no answers. -MAJOR SPOILER ALERT- Don’t read beyond this if you’re yet to watch the series ^^^^^^ Let’s talk about that last episode. - How could the baby have survived? Seriously, how? I was glad that it was alive, but come on. These monsters have huge rods as claws and they have all sorts of contraptions ready to tackle humans. You’re telling me that these ruthless monsters could not take apart two fragile tiny(relatively) people. What a joke. Keep in mind that they scorch bones and organs to ashes, but they couldn’t scorch a little extra and get to the baby? No sense. Oh, the big bad monsters suddenly got confused? I have no idea. The supernatural force was wrong? Yea, about LITERALLY EVERYTHING. ~~~~~~ I’m done. I just had to say all this at freaking 3 AM.