I have spent the last two days binge watching the entire two series and I am completely captivated. What a mad, surreal, compelling, mystical concept! I can't find fault with any of it; the music, the setting and the acting are all perfect, the direction and writing spot on. What an intense allegorical statement, and what a shame it was cancelled after just two series.
My only complaints are why have I heard nothing about this show before now, and why, why, why cancel it???!!!! It never ceases to amaze me that so many rubbish programmes get renewed, yet inventive, creative gems like Carnivale, The OA, and (not quite in the same league but very good) Travellers, get cancelled, or they drag them out to the point where they run out of story like The Walking Dead and, dare I say it, Game of Thrones. I wish we could be given a complete story for a change instead of just ending shows after two series which seems to be the norm these days. At least Carnivale had an ending of some sort, but I do think it could have run for at least one more season just to wrap things up properly. Shame on you HBO for letting this one go!
Review of Carnivàle
