It starts off promising. Shows a young naive, idyllic long lost daughter(in law) of an old money "royalty" family of the nouveau riche in a gawdy materialistic Florida Palm Beach where all the pretty people do all day is drink, smoke and gossip. What's not to have fun with?
But it meanders WAAYY too much into all these other ridiculous plots that keep throwing cast members at us without any foundation and only serves to allow them a new 'skit' to run. Ala an SNL or even a Carol Burnett Variety hour skit. That would be fun too except they don't really seem to connect to each other in the long run. It's all just fodder for Wg to showcase her acting ability, which is undeniable. But there's no real DEPTH here.
And the finale? Ruined everything. What the heck was that hot mess doing, being served up as a FINALE? It could've served a better purpose 3 episodes in to set up an actual MYSTERY to follow along with while they go down the highway towards the 50th Beach Ball. Would've been a crazy ending to OUT "Agnes" at the ball. Instead, it's like the REAL story began in the last 5 mins of the entire series.
And no, it doesn't whet my appetite for a season 2 Royale. Because this feels like an absolute mean trick to play on the audience just to keep us hanging. Too manipulative to make it worth caring about.
Nah, all the finale did was make me Google 'is that it?" "is Royale over with that nasty episode 10?" to find out yep...that was it. Well, alrighty then. Leave us so abruptly, I'll leave too. Don't care enough about your audience to give them a somewhat respectable finale, then I won't be an audience member. Y'all cancelled yourself with that move.
Nice for a Sunday couch session, but skip investing in it. It's all fluff with no substance.
But it meanders WAAYY too much into all these other ridiculous plots that keep throwing cast members at us without any foundation and only serves to allow them a new 'skit' to run. Ala an SNL or even a Carol Burnett Variety hour skit. That would be fun too except they don't really seem to connect to each other in the long run. It's all just fodder for Wg to showcase her acting ability, which is undeniable. But there's no real DEPTH here.
And the finale? Ruined everything. What the heck was that hot mess doing, being served up as a FINALE? It could've served a better purpose 3 episodes in to set up an actual MYSTERY to follow along with while they go down the highway towards the 50th Beach Ball. Would've been a crazy ending to OUT "Agnes" at the ball. Instead, it's like the REAL story began in the last 5 mins of the entire series.
And no, it doesn't whet my appetite for a season 2 Royale. Because this feels like an absolute mean trick to play on the audience just to keep us hanging. Too manipulative to make it worth caring about.
Nah, all the finale did was make me Google 'is that it?" "is Royale over with that nasty episode 10?" to find out yep...that was it. Well, alrighty then. Leave us so abruptly, I'll leave too. Don't care enough about your audience to give them a somewhat respectable finale, then I won't be an audience member. Y'all cancelled yourself with that move.
Nice for a Sunday couch session, but skip investing in it. It's all fluff with no substance.