Bitten (2014–2016) User Reviews

Somewhat good, somewhat not.

[kitellis-98121 · 6/10 · 9 July 2018]

Another in a long line of overwrought fantasies penned by sexually frustrated female novelists targeting an audience of vapid teenaged girls.

After a somewhat limp and bargain-basement pilot, featuring truly awful CGI wolves, the first season found its feet within three or four episodes and actually became quite good (for someone in the mood for this sort of show).

What kept me watching was the unique lack of teenagers in the cast, making the whole thing more grown-up and less of the mindless angst-fest that one is generally obliged to endure. The plot wasn't all about teenage melodrama either, and for the most part the supernatural elements were kept to a minimum, allowing for a more interesting story about the politics of werewolf culture. Despite an obviously restrictive budget it was really quite watchable.

Then season two arrived, and for reasons presumably book-based (I haven't read them), it abandoned the grown-up storytelling of the first season and plunged headfirst into a poor imitation of The Vampire Diaries, complete with teenagers (the annoying, pouty, petulant kind) and worse, witches, (and all the irritating chanting and writhing around in trances that modern depictions seem to demand).

The narrative, when not bogged down with prophecies (yawn), dream-sequences (yuck), dead-eyed cultists (mega-yawn), and, of course, objects floating around (oh, boy!), was all but abandoned in favour of teenaged girls writhing, grunting and whining through endless mind-numbing minutes, sometimes with white contact lenses (how original!)

Season three, by comparison, was a welcome relief, returning to less arcane storytelling. Focusing on politics, revenge, and mostly werewolf-based material (apart from a few lingering witchy threads), this was almost a good season. However, after the insults of season two I was unable to forgive the truly appalling writing and endless scenes of moronic expositional dialogue, and was very glad when it finally ended.

Why can't she just talk normally

[katrinalines · 6/10 · 6 November 2018]

I enjoy this program but Elena's character alsways speaking in hushed tones or whispers is done right annoying, I mean come on who constantly speaks like that she should start her own ASMR channel

Better than Expected

[kitekat2807 · 8/10 · 2 June 2014]

When I first realized that they had made Elena's story into a TV show I was sceptical, as very rarely the show can match with the Books. But I must say I was pleasantly surprised, there were a few things that I am personally a little critical off, as I don't believe the actors portray the description, but again that is just personal opinion. However they have managed to keep the story line well on track, and I will continue watching and keeping an eye out for future series on this set of books. Well done, well made and all around very pleasant viewing. Not recommended for under 13-15s though. All in all, not Child friendly, but aimed at young adults, which is why i rated it at a 8/10

Impressed with the transition from book to series

[vsgviper · 12 January 2014]

I originally read the Kelley Armstrong Book "Bitten - Otherworld 1" about 5 years ago and was impressed with the way the characters unfolded in the book.

And as with anyone who reads a good book you try to visualize what you read, and because of this you tend to be disappointed with the transition between book and screen.

To my great surprise this first episode has followed and brought to life the original work,and moreover has kept true to the written word unlike many other book to TV attempts in the past.

I look forward to watching this series unfold and hope that i can say the same of the future episodes.

I would caution parents as some of the future content if it follows the book may need to be viewed before allowing children to see it first.

But above all any lover of very well written stories this is a must view and i can only recommend that you accompany the series with the original book.

Bitten

[tarasensei · 10/10 · 25 January 2014]

I'm a fan of the book series and 2 episodes in to this new series, I am a ban of the TV show. (Clay Danvers is hot, hot, hot!) So far the writers are sticking close to the book "Bitten" written by Kelley Armstrong. My only complaint as a fan of the books is, since I already know what happened from the book, it's moving a little slow for me, but ignoring the book, the show is doing a great job of setting up all the characters and plot.

This is one show that I'm looking forward to watching this show as the season progresses and season after season. :-) Here's to season 2! (Fingers crossed!)

Terrible, and yet worth a watch

[AngelHonesty · 6/10 · 24 February 2021]

The only reason this show made it as long as it did was because of Laura Vandervoort, she was the only good actor on the entire series. I love werewolf/vampire shows, so this one drew me right in. The first season was great, it moved at a reasonable speed, had lots of character development moments and you got to know the actors and their stories somewhat. It also had lots of wolf action.

For season two and three, there was way too much going on! Good storylines, but too much crammed into two seasons. It was non stop action, go, go go. Not just little plot lines, but really big ones with people dying left, right and centre all the time. It was too much too fast. They needed to slow the series down and have more personal moment or character building moments. And it was really annoying that the main actors would be these fierce warriors one moment, then getting their butts kicked the next. It needed more consistency to the show.

The biggest thing that annoyed me the most was that they hardly ever turned into a werewolf during the series! The first season was great because they were constantly changing, then season two and three came and there was next to no changing. I thought the series was supposed to be about being a werewolf? Why not use the power of being a wolf to your advantage. Instead they always stayed in their human form and only in the last resort changed. They also made the hype of Elena too big, you knew she was special, but the majority of the time she is getting her butt kicked and your left thinking, "okay, are you going to kill them already or what? I thought you were skilled". But then other times she was all of a sudden this great warrior that could do anything. The series needed more of a lead up to her abilities (such as training or circumstances that made her strong). Then once she had those fierce skills, the show should have had her use them more often and not be defeated all the time by enemies in combat.

The series had lots of potential, but was slaughtered by the writers. Still worth the watch, but not the best series. The sex scenes are great and there's lots of them. Laura Vandervoort is fantastic with her role, as her acting brings the show to life, the other actors not so much, but the series does introduce some better actors as the series goes on. I was disappointed that the show ended so early. I think if it would have continued it might have gotten better, especially with how it ended. It left potential.

Love it!

[maryl115 · 10/10 · 2 February 2014]

I love this show. I think it is well done and it's nice to see a werewolf show. I like the actors and hope to see many more episodes. I'm already addicted and have watched the first three episodes more than three times. And last but not least. The sexual tension between Clay and Elena is very evident when there in the same room. I also think it is nice to see a Canadian show and to know it was filmed in Canada. I have not read the books and since I'm an avid reader I don't know if I will read the books regarding this show. I don't always read books relating to a show if I'm intrigued enough with the show. And this is the case with this one. Keep up the great work!!

Over All

[IreneKings · 7/10 · 19 April 2015]

The New Witch/witchcraft in S2 was all very realistic... Scary! Over all I liked the storyline direction. :)

I would've liked to see more of the transitional part of the wolves, and just the wolves themselves. I would've liked to see more of the wolf dynamic of senses presented In a more supernatural way & or more Significantly presented.

Nevertheless the plot was strong & the martial art action through out was cool & intense! The witchcraft was luring to watch & gripping- scary! The witchcraft effects were in keeping to what you would imagine what witchcraft does & is.

The acting was great by everyone! The chemistry between the cast comes off screen, You can tell everyone is close.

awesome

[mariaduvalzd · 10/10 · 4 January 2019]

Dont watch much TV but this series was awesome. Too bad they cancelled it, would have been nice to see how the story would play out living amongst the humans. Why always the good shows and all those crappy reality tv is still going. This is why I cancelled cable.

S1 is truly excellent but should have stuck closer to book; S2 sucks eggs.

[fledhyris · 6/10 · 22 January 2016]

I love Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld series and I was a little concerned when I found this whether the TV series would really do justice to the books. Loyal readers need not worry - at least for the first season. S1 is brilliantly cast, scripted and directed with - dare I say it? - perhaps even more dramatic flair than in the book, which is written entirely from Elena's perspective; something that tends to work better in books than on screen.

Now this is very important: this is a re-edit from my first review, in which I had only seen the first season. I've started watching the second season and already, 2 episodes in, I'm reeling from disillusionment. From this point only 20% of the content seems to bear any relation to the book (being based on the storyline of 'Stolen') and the new script and plot-line are awful. It's as though Armstrong's characters have been hijacked and transplanted into dire fan- fiction. HBO sponsored fan-fiction, to judge by the amount of gratuitous sex and nudity. Maybe there isn't any more than there was in S1, but the better dialogue helped it along. Anyway this brought my initial 9/10 down to a 6. I'd have been harsher but I don't want to put people off from watching S1; I'd recommend you watch S1 as a standalone and then walk away.

So to return to the good start. I was particularly impressed by Greyston Holt's performance as Clay - at first I thought "what have you done, Clay doesn't have a beard!" but this tiny detail quickly becomes irrelevant as he is pitch perfect. Clay's character is very unique and complex - a ferocious, animalistic and brutal killer, yet intensely loyal to his family and also extremely intelligent; antisocial (towards humanity) and yet capable of holding down a job as a university professor. It would take a rare actor to be able to show all these facets with believable consistency, and Holt's performance throughout is masterful; but the whole cast is excellent besides.

My one caveat is that this season doesn't always stick to the book's storyline (perhaps a dark foreshadowing of the travesty to come). Armstrong writes a strong, tight story and the popularity of her books attests to her skills, so I don't really understand why the producers felt it necessary to change anything for dramatic or narrative purposes; however, all reproductions tend to tweak their sources, and I could forgive (for example) the death of an important pack member as it did have a lot of plot integrity. But at the end, there is a huge plot twist with a major character revealed behind the scenes, directing the mutts, which owes nothing whatsoever to the books and then carries on into the next season! It is also a terrible cliché.

To me however, the most egregious change was in them revealing the "true reason" behind Clay's decision to bite Elena. I suppose they thought it would make him more palatable to viewers; to show him in a nobler, exculpatory light. I'm sorry but that's just nonsense, and completely inexcusable. Jeremy would never have hurt Elena; he was merely going to forbid their relationship and send her away. Clay bit her (in the book) because he loves her and doesn't want to lose her. It's that simple. He wasn't thinking of consequences, because that's Clay; he is a true werewolf, more animal than man, and the bittersweet romance of the entire series rests on Elena's coming to terms with that fact - he has no excuse for what he did, except that he loves her, absolutely. He was entirely selfish, only protecting his own interests at the time, not hers. It doesn't make him a knight in shining armour, but it is also one of the definitive reasons he isn't a monster, despite his actions; and this makes him much more realistic as a person. There was no need to sugar-coat that act and pander to the audience; they might have credited us with a little more intelligence and imagination as the author originally intended. Clay's wayward love of Elena makes him who he is, and one of the best characters of the books, and part of their charm is being able to sympathise with both of them simultaneously even though they are at such odds. It is also, ultimately, his mistake which makes Elena who she is, and powers every story in which she has a part. It is a story about coming to terms with each other, with their past, with what they have become - surmounting mistakes and bad decisions to build a solid and loving relationship. Turning what Clay did into heroic necessity strips that dimension from the story and cheapens it. Bad call there; very bad call.

This is only revealed close to the end of the season, along with the surprise appearance of (not-so-) Mystery Master Villain, and in a way these perfidies herald the massacre of the second book, 'Stolen'. I wonder whether they changed the writing team, or lost the approval (and input?) of Ms. Armstrong, from this point onward. Or perhaps, knowing the first book as well as I do, and because they did stick to it closely for the most part, I subconsciously masked all but the worst errors and perceived it to be better than it was. Because it's really quite hard to believe that the first and second seasons were made by the same people.

Thus concludes my rather disappointed re-edit.

Well, it was a good book...

[sudokode · 3/10 · 12 January 2014]

This series is based on a book (series) by Canadian author Kelley Armstrong. Like many an urban fantasy tale, it was told in first person by the main character, Elena Michaels. And, like most urban fantasy brought to life, it has to be converted into third person. This is where most book-to-screen adaptations end up losing the meat of the original story. But alright, lets see what they got right.

Elena is a werewolf. Check. She's a journalist in Toronto. Wait, they already screwed up. In the show she's a model, I think? Her best friend in the werewolf world is Logan, a lawyer in LA. They got that wrong too; in the show, he's a psychologist? And apparently he also lives in Toronto and hangs out with Elena. Whatever, meaningless details at this point. So Elena is living with her boyfriend Philip, and we sort of meet his family. There's some werewolfy stuff in Toronto. All of that is close enough to the book.

We also meet a few other pack members. Oh yeah, there's this thing called the Pack. They're werewolves and basically control all of the territory in North America, leaving a few small sections to "mutts", which are non-Pack werewolves. So the leader, or Alpha, is Jeremy Danvers. His adopted son is Clayton (or Clay if you don't wanna get your ass kicked), who is indeed an anthropologist in the book and show, and the father/son duo of Antonio and Nick. Though I was sorta thrown at the point where we meet Nick. There's a lot of TV sex in this show.

So everyone in the pack is summoned home to deal with a murder thought to have been carried out by a mutt. Elena doesn't wanna go home because she's sort of estranged from the Pack and doesn't enjoy werewolf life, but Logan tries to convince her it's for the good of the Pack.

While this story is way more fun when told by Elena herself, it's always interesting to see a book brought to life on TV or film. The first episode didn't seem so bad, since I knew what was going on already, but I can see how this might not be a hook for those unfamiliar with Armstrong's novels. To them, definitely go read Bitten.

Hopefully this show will stay more canonish than something like Legend of the Seeker. And here's two thumbs up for not being Blood and Chocolate.

Refreshing take on Werewolves!

[cherishdofcourse · 10/10 · 11 February 2014]

With Series like Teen wolf, Vampire Diaries, Originals, Etc. It's refreshing to see a series that isn't awash with teen fever. This has a mature feel to it and with every episode leaves you wanting to know more. As someone who loves all things Supernatural, I feel many people have failed to do a series strictly about werewolves, right. I was quickly bored with Teen Wolf, feeling like the situations were reaching too high too fast. That feeling of them trying too hard to have interest. Plus most things MTV are fails, for me.

However in regards to Bitten, I was a bit apprehensive to watch the series, due to reading some bad reviews. I have not read the book series. After the first episode I felt excited! The actress playing Elaina, is so refreshing and of course it doesn't hurt that she's gorgeous. In most shows, they have some young curvaceous thing. I feel the casting in this show was so spot on that I'm actually counting hours for the next episodes.

It's not entirely a show you'd expect to be on sci-fy. Most shows they tend to play are seemingly low budget, but the precision on this show is amazing. The storyline, believable and the chemistry between the characters is so strong.

My conclusion is WATCH THIS SERIES! It is definitely quickly becoming one of my favorites.

It is an ok show. Nothing less, nothing more

[czombosistvan · 7/10 · 26 April 2019]

Nowadays we can be thankful if a supernatural show has adult characters in it, and I am. The demonstration of werewolves is refreshing, I liked it, and its always good to see a strong ass kicking female lead character. The story at many point is really stupid, but I think its more up to the poor writers and directors of the show. The music is nice, the actors are fine. It is really an ok show, if you do not expect much, you will enjoy it. And screw you bookworms, stop complaining please, it is an adaptation, based on a book, not the book itself. I really do hate reading reviews of films full of crying about book contents. If you are interested in books, just read.

Nothing special.

[the_number-evil_d · 3/10 · 25 February 2014]

First, let me say that I never read any of the books this series was based on. I didn't even know it was based on a book until I read some of the reviews. And I only watched the first three episodes. That was all I could stand to watch.

Laura Vandervoort was the draw to watch the show. I liked her in Smallville and a few other things I have seen her in. I think she is a likable and decent actress. She was also the only recognizable actor in the cast and might have what it takes to carry a series. Watching Bitten was proof to me that no one can carry a crap script. All of the characters are poorly written. Everyone except for the lead( who I consider to be two dimensional ) is very one dimensional or are trying way too hard to be "Cool". Nobody seems genuine. The show is no better than a daytime soap opera.

So much melodrama. Such generic story telling. If you watch much supernatural movies or television, you will see exactly were this story is going. Most key character motivation is so vague that nothing makes sense. Not even any good nudity thanks to it being aired on Syfy, not that it would review any better. But, better writing and some extra star power could turn this show around.

Wasn't worth the time.

a tentatively decent pilot.

[tomhg38 · 12 January 2014]

REVIEW:

So the pilot for this show is fairly strong. Its a very generic werewolf themed program that features all the cliché's we've come to expect, I still enjoyed it but it's highly derivative. Ultimately there wasn't enough meat in this proverbial entree to really make any concrete deductions from, we will have to continue watching and hope.

The female lead hates that she is a werewolf and seeks to delude herself into thinking she is human. This is a theme common amongst not only werewolf shows but also vampire genre shows, such as Dracula or the Vampire Diaries. She has a partner whom shes in a long term committed relationship with and feels guilty about not telling the truth to, again highly derivative. There is a mysterious force moving against her "pack". It appears to be vaguely antiestablishmentarian.

As with basically every supernatural show starting out they use the well established (or cliché) method of being deliberately vague. In this case the protagonist is running from her "pack" or family, it is suggested, primarily because of the action of one bearded individual, but we aren't really given a glimpse at why (although one feels it likely to be an abusive romantic relationship). The villains or "others" are upset with the main characters for a completely unknown reason. As with seemingly every supernatural show out in contemporary television it features a list of aesthetically pleasing men and women, the idea being I'm sure that if their writers or actors are substandard then they have the fallback draw of being attractive enough for the less discerning audience members.

Despite the lack of originality, as a supernatural / fantasy enthusiast i will undoubtedly watch more episodes, with the goal of proving it as either worthwhile or too flawed to be viewed further. If like me you latch onto any remotely promising story involving supernatural elements you should (and probably would have regardless of my advise) check it out, as of yet there isn't any glaring problem with the show. If you are a discerning or picky viewer with finite viewing time i would suggest sticking to television programs proved to contain high quality content, and let this one prove its worth before giving it the gift of investing your time.

Smitten by Bitten

[twemoran · 9/10 · 12 January 2014]

The acting was good although I had trouble with the enunciation of some of the minor characters. The sets and location shots are wonderful particularly the Toronto interiors, the family estate and the village street scenes. The attention to detail - NY plates on the cars, American flags flying, newspaper racks on the sidewalks & individualistic costuming all add to the sense of authenticity. Usually I can spot a Canadian production pretending to be in an American location very rapidly - this one had no "tells". As our heroine was morphing into her lupine alter ego she somehow reminded me of Ann Coulter - that would have been real horror! The family values espoused seem closer to Don Corleone's than Ward Cleaver's which adds another layer to the plot(s). The Horror genre isn't usually my thing, but I love a good gangster flick. When the Godfather's henchmen grow real fangs, what's not to like! Terry

Potential unrealized

[sweber3303-590-815866 · 7/10 · 2 January 2022]

Good concept. Actually seemed well cast.

It's pretty standard for a werewolf show, except that the werewolves are very fragile. They have superior strength, but have avg healing ability. Which really comes into play, as characters start dying off.

Great Story-Line

[Peanut7139 · 8/10 · 25 November 2018]

I did enjoyed this show and it had an ending. It didn't leave me out there wondering. I could have more if it ever started back. I didn't enjoy the over the top sex senses. It could have been left out and it still would be a very good show. I enjoyed the family togetherness and the fighting together. I love the leader of the pack and knowing how to hold it down, keep everybody together. The lead girl I wasn't familiar with and I didn't know this was a book either until I read some of the reviews. I'm sure the books were good if the show was this good. I would come back for more if there ever is more. Good show and worth the watch. This story-line will keep you watching.

So far I'm a fan

[ElessarAndurilS · 7/10 · 5 April 2015]

I originally wrote this review after season 1. Season 2 has now finished broadcasting and I'm updating my review to reflect my opinion after a second season. While the character development in season 1 needed more to help complete the understanding of how the pack got together they instead added a coven of witches in a battle against an evil witch trying to wipe them out. I have to lower my rating after the second season. They didn't add the extra background to our pack, they simply killed some off. SyFy has a bad track record right now with season 2's of shows. They seem to come up with some good ideas, although Bitten is a more well worn path of story telling, break new ground and hit the ground running with what appears to be a great basis for a long term story. Science fiction is unique in that the imagination sets the boundaries of much of the story so good writing is everything. SyFy has fallen into this pattern of starting off the game with a grand slam followed by a second season of no hitters. Bitten seems to be following this pattern. It isn't just the introduction of the coven where we learn more about witches and less about the pack, but what appears to be a complete diversion from the story for a reason I have yet to understand. At the end of season 2 we had closure, but it appears that all we have is a coven that is now on friendly terms with our pack and leaving us starting season 3 down a few in the pack but no further in developing the base story than we were after season 1. I'm disappointed in the writing. I just finished Season 3 of Defiance and while they got the show back on track I fear it won't be enough to save it. I don't know what I even want with Bitten, I just don't care as much. The coven now goes off and we start with I'm not sure what. Certainly the only female werewolf angle still needs exploration as there must be something important about that. However the continuity has been disrupted and I don't know what to expect a season 3 to provide. Worse is I don't care as much. I was interested in season 2, I'm not feeling that way about season 3. I will continue to watch, assuming it continues, but am not certain how far I will continue. It will depend if they can turn the writing around and get back to growing the story the show started in season 1 and not just drop in a group of vampires for a season and leave us hanging again. I'm simply not as interested and hope they can improve. Still a fan but fear I'm seeing a pattern repeated to often on SyFy. Continuum fell pray, Defiance, now Bitten, when are they going to take a good idea and have the stones to see it through?

The Lady is a Wolf!

[nathanieldavis12334 · 10/10 · 25 June 2014]

One day scanning on my Netflix, I saw this series called "Bitten." Being a fan of werewolf and vampire mythology, I was immediately interested in watching this show.

Bitten stars Elena, a female werewolf, who is torn between two worlds. The life of a werewolf and one of a human with a steady boyfriend. Big drama happens when her world's collide.

I like this show because it shows explores female werewolves. Usually werewolf shows are focused on men with women only as romantic interests. With this show, you get to see that the female werewolves are just as fiercest as the men. Over all the 1st season was great, the plot is interesting, the actors are good, and the mood is pretty strong. I cant wait for the next season!

*****Warning there is a fair amount of bare skin in this show. Particularly male, as there seems to be at least 1 bare butt shot and 1 shirtless screen in the show. I personally don't care for the all skin. I deal with it because I like werewolves so much. But I can understand certain audiences members may like it****

The writing ruined this series.

[jjportia5 · 7/10 · 22 March 2022]

I'm a sucker for most Witch/Werewolf/Vampire shows. I started out watching this and liking it. Not riveting from the start but decent. There's a bit of traditional, a touch of more modern supernatural lore and some okay story lines. That was season one, then season two strayed a bit. I just got through watching the season finale for season two and was totally let down by this episode! By far the worst episode of the series, I don't want to give away anything but it sure did take a LONG TIME to get to what they needed to accomplish before dawn! I'll see if I continue to watch season three after the next episode.

How do you make a show about werewolves boring?

[lothos-370-690020 · 3/10 · 14 April 2014]

How do you make a show about werewolves boring, apparently the answer is to combine Jersey Shores with Days of our lives. Serously, what was the idea behind this? I really tried to give this pile of wolf crap a chance but the characters are as uninteresting as they are expendable.

The main actors were chosen for their physical attributes over their acting ability and the plot goes nowhere. After 7 episodes, you could start watching and not have missed anything. The plot from each episode never progresses or changes, and from what I can tell there is no plan for it to.

Save yourself from the disappointment of yet another attempt to turn a horror genre into love triangle based bullshit.

A good young adult werewolf series

[louisevaa · 10/10 · 6 February 2014]

Might be a spoiler?? A great series, which for ones involves grown ups instead of teens. A werewolf series, which may not have the best looking wolfs but actually gives the illusion of a painful change from human to wolf, which would seems as the most realistic change. Love the tension between Clay and Elena and the relations between each character. The actors are amazing, and each have something to bring to the show. The first episode might not have been the most exciting episodes, but as the episodes comes out their is more action and drama. All in All a good show which is probably going to bring more drama and an even more exiting story as the episodes keeps coming.

not bad

[glynisgreven-756-947390 · 6/10 · 13 February 2015]

I have read almost all of the books and stories by Armstrong written in the Otherworld and I am a big fan, so when I found out there was going to be a TV series I was super excited. After seeing the first episode I was not disappointed, I quite liked it, even though there were some changes, but after some episodes I got really frustrated because they changed so much that, for me, it didn't make any sense anymore. People died who shouldn't have died and there were characters in the first season that you don't even get to know in the tenth book. I was really angry and told my friends that they shouldn't watch the series before reading the books first. (Somewhere around the eighth episode I submitted a review, which I deleted, because it was just on big rant) I did keep watching eventually, because I was still really curious to what the writers decided to make of it and there were some changes I did like. After watching the whole first season I decided I should write down what I ACTUALLY thought of the series itself and shouldn't compare the series to the books, since it's an adaption. The series itself isn't too bad, which is why I would give it seven stars, but I don't really understand WHY they had to change so much. The books have a very good storyline. I also don't understand why they had to change the characteristics of for example Clay and Jeremy. (Clay is not a sadist, damn it!) So that is the reason I only gave it six stars, the alteration of the story is not bad, but in my opinion definitely totally not necessary.

Bad unless you like watching awful people be awful for no good reason

[gimmechocolate-69295 · 2/10 · 14 July 2023]

Got most of the way through the first season and it's just kinda painful to watch at this point.

I am a huge fan of werewolves, but somehow this show manages to make the fact that most of the characters are werewolves mostly irrelevant to the plot. It is just about two gangs of awful, sadistic people fighting each other.

The protag is involved with one side, because she was bitten against her will by a love interest, which could have killed her. This makes her involvement feel like a creepy stockholm syndrome situation, but the writing tries to make it seem romantic.

Her love interest is also a sadist who does most of the dirty work for her pack/gang.

The whole "You have to be strong enough to to survive the transformation" also seems a bit sexist/eugenics-y whenever they start talking about what actually makes someone strong enough.

I stopped watching when she decides to cheat on her spouse with the sadistic creep, I just don't wanna watch a show about awful people being awful.