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Slasher (2016)
Season 1 is good but Season 2 is a master piece
So I was a little skeptical. I actually really enjoyed the first season of slasher when I watched it in 2016. I never actually realised this season was out until I came back to this recently, but season2 is really a master piece but I still feel season 1 should be looked at as well, is it as good no, no where near as good but it is clear in season 1 that they could have the writing that would allow them to take themselves to that of season 2.
Season 1: rank 6/10
Right so season 1 (from memory) tries hard to show that it wants to be a decent horror flick. And to some extent it was successful. The character deaths are not predictable and the show is definitely entertaining. As I am from the UK I guess I didn't mind Kate McGraph's acting, even more being biased that she was one of the best things about Merlin which I first watched over 10 years ago now. I feel she does have an issue with not being able to pull off the American Accent and knowing the Irish accent and the fact of which it is so thick I can see why people especially Americans/Canadians had issues. But her acting isn't as bad as people say it is and she does well to somewhat lead the show. Overall it is clear that this is more of a work in progress, there are some really good elements, acting varies from solid to ok and in general makes for an entertaining little story. I think people had to realise this I don't remember at the time but pretty sure the production team well their channel was fairly new in the first place. It's not fair to fully judge it with another network which is much more established and has more money to pummel into the makings of a good show.
Not going to bring any spoilers, but I feel the strengh of this season is some of the actors and the death scenes. Very well done. Season 1 is also nicer to sit through as it isn't as graphic or intense as the second. Especially since some minor characters are killed as part of the I guess I will call a ritual.
Season 2
Now I was pretty skeptical at the other reviews when it came to this. A lot of people saying that they shouldn't even waste their time with season 1. And now upon watching it I can honestly say it's probably the best horror tv show season anthology I've seen in my whole life. For me I have always been a horror fan but do feel that Horror films especially ones about serial killers (not based on true stories) which are supposed to be realistic don't succeed due to a limited time to tell the story with major elements missed.
This season however does absolutely everything right. Literally had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and also prevented me from turning my tv off. The deaths in particularly are really well done, I actually liked seeing how far people could be tortured, a certain few characters clearly wanted to fight and survive to the very end and actually I felt this was pretty realistic, the body tries to hold on and coming out from a near death experience where I was drugged recently I can honestly say this was exactly how I was although in my mind I guess lol.
What was also really good as well was how good the flashbacks were and how amazing a lot of the characters were. In season 2 they literally have layors upon layors of depth put into them which actually ends up making all the characters in the end likable. In the first episode I thought all of them were dispicable and I couldn't wait for them to die. Later on multiple characters through flashbacks and general changes to their characters left me in love with them.
I also liked the risk taking in this, Season1 didn't have enough character pool or at least they were all spread around and not interacting much with each other. Whereas in season 2 they are constantly interacting making most situations and dialogs seriously believable and on top of that was delivered amazingly by the cast. And therefore the deaths of the characters is kinda like Game of Thrones literally no one is safe, I had my favourite characters killed within minutes and this was not always 100% the case and so had me second guessing until they were evently left for dead.
I want to give a shout out to the actor who plays Noah. He in particular was absolutely amazing. And he was hot giving him a massive bonus.
The one thing I would say is that the killer was kinda obvious too an extent I kinda guessed who they were quite early on and actually an issue in season 1 as well by episode maybe 5 onwards since so many people have died it kinda makes it easy to guess at this stage.. I think in the future it might be good to not have so many people die in such quick succession as it makes it easier to sus out who the killer is. Although it was still not entirely predictable still had a great twist also the motive was decent. I also tnink in season 2 it made sense that the killer was kinda predictable by the end because the motive and explanation ended up being the actual twist.
I am looking forward to what they give for season 3 becuase if it is anything like season 1 then this needs to get a billion awards.
Oh on a ps side note I like that is is set in Canada so there is limited gun use (like where I am in the UK) and also is very liberal. Loved the diversity of the cast, next season just needs a gay maority cast :P
Overall: I mean this was more a rant then review but I suggest watching both seasons but if you can't get through the first season then defintiely don't pass up season 2 which is literally a masterpiece
American Horror Story (2011)
Intriguing
This show is very creative and unique, I will be very sad if Ryan Murphy decides to let it go.
For me all the seasons offer something new and the acting is always top notch. I would avoid reading people's negative views about a particular season, because so many people in reality have different tastes.
The show is a lot better if binge watched, it stops you from overthinking. Each season could have gone down so many different paths, and it is important to note that just because Ryan Murphy chose a certain path doesn't mean that particular season is bad.
My personal opinion
Murder House: 8/10 classic season, hope that some of the actors return in the near future
Asylum: 9/10, Best season, great premise and tackles a lot of issues.
Coven: 7/10, This is the dark comedic season.
Freak Show: 3/10, my opinion sorry the only season I didn't enjoy too much, but some people love this season so don't let me put you off
Hotel: 6/10 Not much to say about this one, just that it is good but not amazing.
Roanoke: 8/10 My personal favourite season (even though Asylum is better this one is better to re-watch). Many people disliked this season however, but I've never really understood why because the story and acting is amazing.
Cult: 10/10 I have to say this season is very thrilling, it starts off slow but everything is eventually explained in later episodes and it is turning out to be the best season. Even without many of the amazing actors from previous seasons.
Overall, this show gets an 8/10, each season is unique and caters to different people and their own personal tastes. Hence there is a lot of conflict over which seasons are actually good or not.
Shingeki no Kyojin (2013)
Season 1: Unnecessary dialog causes a detachment from the series. Season 2: looking really strong
This will be a brief review because I haven't watched season 1 since 2013 when it aired.
However, despite this I still remember a lot of the things that made attack on titan so great as well as the problems that I feel many people would all agree with.
Having said that season 2 seems to have significantly addressed many of these issues, and has encaptured the best parts of season 1 whilst also removing the unnecessary moments.
Attack on Titan which I am pretty sure many of you reading this will already know is the fight of humanity against Titan like creatures. Thus a post-apocalyptic world is created and the question as to whether humanity will survive is unknown.
Season 1: Season 1 starts off incredibly strong, is emotionally impacting with a unique set of characters, which people may not entirely love addressing the fact that these are just normal people, who have been forced into heroism. All of this is sustained throughout despite what I have explained in the next few paragraphs. Attack on Titan is still an amazing series but unfortunately falls at times because episodes are unnecessarily dragged out, are filled with a lot of pointless filler which deters from the overall amazing show.
The potential problems that many watching Attack on Titan will experience is, what seems to be a good plot is wasted throughout the series. Particularly, in the use of the action scenes, where any build up especially later on in the season, is either drawn out way too long through unnecessary planning potentially taking over 3-5 episodes. Watching this back at the time when you had to wait weeks between episodes for anything to happen was incredibly frustrating.
Furthermore, along with unnecessary planning, the unnecessary monologues were infuriating. Often we waited 10mins with someone in the clutch of a titan to die or actually make a move because they have to have some sort of monologue. This might have worked if done once or twice throughout the season. But the creators obviously thought that this approach would be interesting and unique. In the later half of the season this was present in most of the action scenes. What is annoying is often these monologues are literally just there for a emotional outburst. They never normally tell you stuff that is useful to know regarding plot and understanding making them almost worthless. Many people will watch not wanting to skip because they believe they might miss some important information when in reality skipping these monologues would not be a issue. Often dragging out an episode just for the sake of it.
The overall viewing for season 1 is therefore very sporadic, many episodes being absolutely amazing and achieving between 8's and 10's. Yet with many episodes, particularly if they featured 1 or more of the problems mentioned above would more be regarded as annoying. Potential epic action sequences could have been amazing yet were really lackluster due to the issues displayed above.
Season 2: Season 2 seems to be a different story, many issues that were seen in season 1 have not been present in season 2. The story is much more tight, everything starting to link together, with no present monologue scenes or unnecessary parts to the build up. Everything has been playing out very well. I hope they are able to sustain this throughout the rest of the season, because this will allow for a solid series overall. Regarding the potential issues season 2 has been a bit lackluster in terms of action, however, as of episode 6 this might in fact change and thus the correct pacing has been achieved.
Season 1: I would therefore give 6.5 stars overall, with moments of genius being just as frequent as moments that were considerably lackluster.
Season2: So far I would give it a strong 8 which is potentially going to rise as the season progresses, as the excitement has just begun.