Some of the most contrived nonsense that flies in the face of all logic. This destroys the first two seasons of this show retroactively. It is the S8 of Game of Thrones. HBO really needs to get better producers, as none of their shows can be trusted with two of these now.
This season is all filler with even more contrivances than the previous two. It appears they had a two episode idea that they bloated into a full season with nonsensical side quests. This season would have a hard time getting advertisers for regular TV, but on a paid streaming service it is terrible. Plot holes, action sequences that were directed by children without any logic, and plot that cannot make any sense to anyone (tell an infant to go get help in the real world and see what happens). I would give it less but the CGI is pretty good, and the physical makeup (alien costumes) are even better this season. So Disney clearly upped the budget just to flush it away with horrible writing in the first two episodes.
I waited for the first four episodes to see if the claims about this being turned around under Matalas was accurate, and it is. While it is shot too darkly and some of the dialogue is questionable (using expletives), this is decent Trek, not Kurtzman garbage. This is exactly what those that got early access claimed it would be where episode four really sparks off the season into great Trek. I cannot wait for the rest of the season, though I do recognize that Kurtzman will be back in charge for Season four, if he can find anyone to invest in it. So there is little to no hope in this being good beyond this season.
Episode six killed this show pushing kids to have (censored). Also, destroying Joel mentally in that episode is just foreshadowing them doing it physically. All roads lead to Abby Smash.
They have TWO entries ("Velma - TV Show Reviews - Metacritic" and "Velma: Season 1 - Metacritic") to hide the real backlash. This just reset the bar about two points lower than Blood Origin and She Hulk. So make sure to visit the other entry and post your review as well so they do not get away with this.
They have TWO entries ("Velma - TV Show Reviews - Metacritic" and "Velma: Season 1 - Metacritic") to hide the real backlash. This just reset the bar about two points lower than Blood Origin and She Hulk. So make sure to visit the other entry and post your review as well so they do not get away with this.
The best reason to avoid this is that they think homosexuality and costume design were more important than story, plot, and directing. Typical hiding behind agenda to try to avoid criticism of their lack of skill.
Well this series is another flop. So boring many forgot about the fourth episode even being released. While many are still trying to cope and suggest that it is just getting started, they apparently do not realize that every THREE episodes is supposed to be a self-contained story according to the showrunner. So it failed the first story arc, and that is always the best they have to offer. I expect that over the next few episodes they will just go over the top with action and dystopian ideals being passed off as heroic, as they have already been suggesting (aka typical Disney writing).
Search for "Metacritic Andor Season 1" and leave your review there. This page will be shut down soon, based on Metacritic past behaviour. The first three episodes are boring. It apparently takes half the season to get started. So while better than Boba or Kenobi, it is still just a time-waster for a character that no one cares about.
Episode one is a split with the females doing most of the cool stuff, while the males are in dystopian, depressing, and boring activities. All the "professional" reviewers giving this glowing reviews should stop trying to shill so hard. It is too obvious. This is only one bad episode, but being the premier and after all the missteps of last season, the shades of intersectional feminism (though no Mary Sues barely - since space mom forgets she is armed) could be a sign of things to come. If they make Rick the ultimate bad dad where Beths have to save everyone from him, Harmon will have to go into hiding.
This show was so bad that even Netflix had to admit that it was only loosely based on the games, but they hid that fact until after they cancelled it. But in solidarity with all 26 fans that think it was great, I am going to give it a 10. That should make them happy.
This is significantly better than the original in only one way, being woke. At least it highlights more professional shill reviewers that try to scam you. The original is far, far better.
This is the first show that qualifies for a negative rating system. If you watched part of the first episode then you deserve damages from Netflix. Diversity and Inclusivity was clearly the only consideration for this series, not writing, plot, or story. -2 / 10
This is Left Wing self-pleasuring, pretending to be balanced when it is anything but. This is as bad, if not worse than Season 2 and the ending of Season 3 really screws up what came before. Those claiming otherwise think there are heroes/heroines in this show. They have massacred every character to the point where no one is redeemable. Just another adaptation by sociopathic that think psychopathy tendencies is not necessarily a bad thing in the good characters. These types of writers and show runners need therapy.
After three and a half weeks my original review was deleted even though it was tagged as a spoiler. That is how desperate Disney is to pretend this is a good show. It was written with 110% convenience, and 0% logic. Nothing in most scenes makes any sense, they only happen because the plot needs them to. The directing is half decent at times (Chow), but then they bring in the action director and that person is as bad as the writers. Avoid this thing at all costs. It is not Star Wars.
This has the theme of Star Trek, and very little else. The intersectional feminism and racism on display, are counter-pointed by the lack of continuity and logic. The writers think a blind telepath can detect a carrot. That is how fundamentally stupid and lazy they are. All the fake 10s in the world are not going to fool anyone after they see a single episode.
This has the theme of Star Trek, and very little else. The misogyny and racism (aka diversity) on display, are counter-pointed by the lack of continuity and logic.
Let me sum up how bad this writing is. You can fully cloak a ship, but you cannot heat it (or shoot some rocks with a phaser)... Also, Picard-bot cannot remember things and gets tired. There are a few thousand other things wrong in the first four episodes, but these two sum it up perfectly. They simply do not care. No one can be that stupid. Edited after final episode - So I was wrong. Apparently the writers can be that stupid. This is the worst written show on TV/Streaming. They think that Emotion will cover for all the moronic elements and plot points in what they call a script. Watching this will actively make you dumber.
Jokes that do not land, bad CGI (with an insane budget), a schizophrenic script that does not know what it wants to do except to promote yet another little girl with no powers that can toss around men that are three times her mass, who just happens to be the key to everything. At this stage it looks like they are promoting her to be the next Moon Knight, but they forgot to introduce us to the real Moon Knight first. Just another mediocre entry in the M She U where they pretend the show is about a classic hero, in a bait and switch to replace them with a woman. It would not be quite so pathetic if they cast someone with actual muscle mass, but they only want the ones with pipe-cleaner arms.
The writing is pure agenda-driven garbage. Every female is a Mary Sue, and every male is incompetent. All character have been changed, and the production has no attention to detail (everything is pristine in a dusty desert). Even the CGI is terrible. Deep fake videos made for YT have higher production quality. This is not even fan-fic of Halo. This is someone that hated Halo's toxic masculinity, so they infiltrated to write this to "get even". Cancel your sub immediately and send them the only message they pay attention to. 1/10
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Fan Fiction is defined as an element in the story that has nothing to do with plot, that is simply there to titillate the audience. So everyone saying this is Fan Service is not using that term properly. If a scantly clad woman walks into a scene, jumps up and down a few times, then walks out of the scene. Or a heavily muscled man walks out, removes his shirt, flexes a bit, then walks out, these two examples would be Fan Service. The after credit scene in No Way Home was fan service, but since GG/Doc were integral to the story they are not fan service.
One of the worst written shows that has ever been broadcast, and the showrunner should never be allowed anywhere near a set again. Logic and continuity are disposable, while convenience is paramount in every single episode. The themes tell you as much about the people making this show, as it does the characters, and even the so-called heroes are actually criminals based on their actions. Just another prime example of why the AT&T is desperate to sell the CW.
Does everything have to go woke in season two now? Is this a streaming trope? Far too much focus on the kids and women hit it's peak in episode three, and managed to end my interest in this show. The quirky fun has been replaced my overt agenda, and Alan is taking a back seat in his own show. I doubt this will get any better, but if it does I will adjust this score. 4/10
After four episodes this has got to be one of the worst run shows, with bad directing, and some horrible editing. They are missing scenes in episode four! This is the reason the CW is for sale. Now it will have a new sign "Cheap".
Written by the mentally challenged for children under five. There is no continuity for anything. An object will be completely destroyed in one scene, only to be perfectly fine in the next. This happens far too frequently. They claim that personality is something that is teachable at school, as an excuse to continually tell the audience that the main character is perfect. Continuity between episodes is laughable. What is established in one is invalidated or reversed with a single throw-away line in the next. On top the costume department is clearly on drugs, or the budget is so low they are forced to supply from a thrift store.
Woke, written by edge lords, and generally formulaic. Sure they pepper it with swear words, and the occasional flash of nudity, but that is just to earn the adult tag. The cool trailer happens in the first minute, and never reaches that height again in the first three episodes.
The art is good, as is the voice acting. But bad stories, woke agenda (especially in a fantasy setting), and juvenile antics from supposed adults robs this of any entertainment.
Started off well, but the second half is full of magic and story elements that destroy the world building having established this was set in or around the Precambrian era. At one point I really though they were just going to add in aliens and mechs, and cannot be sure they did not.
As of the first two episodes this is written for children but marketed for adults. The directing, editing, and some of the CGI is poor. The show is mostly back-story, to turn Boba from evil and strong into caring and weak. He needs slight girls to save him all the time, and he cannot remember to use the equipment logically due to contrived convenience. The plot holes, such as flame thrower in an enclosed space in a suit that is at least half cloth, are the main elements. Even if you can forgive all of that, the poor editing where characters are in different poses or locations between shots is inexcusable. Enjoy the mystery boxes and the redemption of Boba into a hero.
Only six episodes in the final season and this is dragging after two. There is a lot of talking about feelings though, so if you want drama not SciFi, then this season is for you.
Witcher in name only. This does not have anything to do with the books or games. The intersectional feminism and bad CGI duel for being the worst part of the show, but are just elements of the entire team making this. They chose to corrupt a great story just for their own person agenda like a cultural cancer.
Misandrist nonsense that completely unravels by episode five. All straight men are bi-curious. All balance in power between the sexes and classes are abolished in this show, because women must be the best at everything. They also cannot follow the canon they establish in THE SAME EPISODE. Pathetic writers/showrunner that want to corrupt the books to push their garbage agenda. Zero / 10.
After five episodes, the endless children was just cemented as canon, entombing the series for all eternity. This season has been nothing except a giant Mystery box chase with absolutely no sense tying anything together, destroying everything that has come before it. Turns out the TVA (Division) from Loki is running this Universe as well, and everything the Doctor has ever done was due to Kang (Tecteun).
Unbelievably he manages to out-do Sticks & Stones, keeping you laughing from start to finish. Glad to see one professional reviewer still has the courage to be honest. ONE.
The laziest ending to a season since Game of Thrones. Six great episodes all destroyed by schizophrenic characterization, chaotic plot, total lack of continuity in what is shown on screen, with absolute confusion being the goal. This is how not to end a season. If you think at all, the entire story unravels and contradicts itself, many times over. If you could only watch the first six episodes then it is a 7/10, but without a payoff there is no reason. 4/10
Very hit and miss, with no care to keep the anthology series coherent in any way other than it is loosely based off of Star Wars. The stories, characters, target age, and art styles are all over the place. Many 'episodes' are kid-centric, while a few like the first are more adult, not sure of whom they are targeting and not capable of pleasing both at the same time. With most of the nine 'episodes' being very short, this smacks of just wanting anything to fill in the missing blanks of not having enough new content (aka the Netflix effect).
Each episode is only 20 minutes after you strip out the padding. The story is nonsensical at times, which obliterates immersion regularly. The animation varies from excellent, to complete garbage. The dialogue is mostly childish and is strictly there to pad out the run time. Many of the details are comical such as being 12 km from the coast of a country is just STARTING to enter their territory, or a lot of packing tape on door handle of an apartment being proof no one had been inside (as if tape cannot easily be replaced). This was clearly not written by anyone that cares about anything other than sounding cool. I wanted to stop watching after episode 2 but pushed through the other two so that I could leave a comprehensive review. This is a 4/10 unless you are knowledgeable about Resident Evil (which the people behind this were clearly not), then it would be in the 1-2/10 range due to all the broken continuity.
Pure distilled virtue signalling. Cringe-enducing gender and race swapping, a metric tonne of "tell do not show", and the main characters being Mary/Marky Sues since swapping means you lose ALL weaknesses.
While the first two episodes are good Rick & Morty (7, and 8 respectively), the next two are bad to worse. Luckily by episode five they seem to have corrected the ship. Episode 3 is mostly low-brow environmentalism, and sex jokes without anything of the tech, dark humor, or intelligence. 5/10 Episode 4 was so bad that I stopped at around the 10 minute mark. This was anti-Rick & Morty. Previously, even with the filler episodes, I never considered even skipping a minute. 1/10 Episode 5 is the same joke repeated endlessly, and explained every.single.time. I missed this the first time due to being called away at least twice during that viewing, and after being challenged to re-watch realized my original review was far too generous. This was another 5/10 at best. Episode 6 is right back to the good old Rick & Morty. 8/10 Episode 7 on the other hand is right back to the new Rick & Morty, with the same joke used over and over, and never land. I managed to get to 12 minutes and decided to watch episode 6 again. 2 / 10 Episode 8 is better again, which is really starting to get frustrating since the REAL Rick & Morty is still possible. 8/10 Averaging a 5.5 / 10
Where did my original review go? There were no spoilers in it, just the fact that Kevin lied about everything and this was a massive bait & switch. I will be checking back to see if Metacritic is "cleaning" up reviews by ONLY deleting the negative reviews, again.
Kevin Smith lied about everything to do with this show, especially that he was a fan of the original series. He is now claiming the best selling character (Orko) was actually despised, and the lead character needed to be pushed aside for a female character to take over. You need to be especially twisted to think this kind of a bait & switch is acceptable. He should have just made a Teela spinoff series, for her own adventures. Instead he went to insane levels of pandering, and ruined what little remained of his reputation. In case that was not enough to warn you away, he also twisted it from magic to technology based. As if we needed another hadwaving excuse of being so advanced it just looks like magic. Avoid at all costs.
An insulting bait & switch with a schizophrenic version of Loki that can constantly be easily beaten by normal humans, even though he was toying with both Captain America and Iron Man and could hold his own against Thor. They neutered him so that he can hand off the mantle to Female Loki, as the original follows her around saying she is the best ever, and pretending that he fell in love in all of five minutes. This is not Loki, but a twisted and pale simulation by people that are more appropriate to fanfic than actual writing. Then there is the TVA, which cannot even follow their own internal continuity. Which means the viewer cannot trust anything they are told, or shown. This does not make for good entertainment except for those that cannot string together two cogent thoughts and realize that none of this makes sense. With only one episode left, I cannot imagine any way for the showrunner and writing team to pull this one out of garbage can.
Terrible dialogue, bad art (the side of character's noses can be horrific), animation varies from good to bad, and occasionally only has clips, and the story occasionally forgets what it was developing, just dropping a plot. With people doing up to three voices in a single 25 minute episode, it easily rips you out of immersion. But one of the most childish things in this was the use of Jiggly-cam to make a scene seem more frantic that it is. When used in live action it is bad, but in an animated series it is inexcusable. Overall, this is more like a crowdfunded fan project rather than a profession development. That sums up most Netflix developed shows these day, unfortunately.
This show is basically trying to be Loki: Editors Chair. Anything that needs to happpen will, because the director said so, and this has now been retconned as having always been the case for the MCU. Nothing that we saw previously was due to characters making choices. Instead a bunch of aliens had already arbitrarily decided that you MUST do something in a specific way, to suit their purposes. All style, no substance, and the universal destruction of the franchise. Black Widow sacrificed herself for what this abomination of a show turn into a glorified paperweight! They actually thought it was funny, but the repercussions are total. Nothing matters in the MCU any longer. Then there is Loki. Remember the one from Avengers that was intelligent, cunning, and capable? Even though this Loki is from the end of that movie, they decided to make him stpuid, bumbling, and useless. The writers could not be bothered to review his powers, so they did not even know that he is the master of illusion, and could not be bothered to think about what he could do with the Tesseract. Instead he tries to act like Thor and just punch his way out of a confrontation, even though they clearly have advanced technology and power. No nuance at all. From Loki's perspective he was just Hulk-smashed for similar arrogance, so there is no way he would want to fight anyone at this time. Then we get to the **** who will melt you "if you started an uprising, or were just late for work". If this were being carried out by aliens the sociopathic nature of such an off hand remark would be plausible, but coming from a human just reminds you that similar writers were trying to make a murderer and terrorist sympathetic in their last failed show (FatWS). Also the **** are omni-powerful when convienent, and then pathetic and easy to defeat when convienent. How this is possible when they can rewind time was apparently too much of an ask for the writers. The Loki show is BOTH The Last Jedi & Rise of Skywalker combined in what it does to the MCU. The Infinity stones are pointless, time travel alone is somehow more powerful, and everyone in the entire Universe had their script written from the start. No free will, no choice, no sacrifice. If you fail to do it their way, the **** will just copy you and melt the previous you an infinite number of times until you achieve "their truth". Apparently this is a wide-spread Disney issue, not just a Kennedy/Lucasfilm one. In the first half of one epsiode they just destroyed everything that came before, or will ever come again in this MCU. #MCUNothingMatters
Alternative titles: The League of Extraordinary Women, or "The Woke, the Woke, and the Woke." The 10s are shills, and the 0s are people that trust Twitter charges without a shred of proof. Objectively this is Whedon trying to make amends for the gaslighting of his wife, for which there actually is proof. The premise for this show that only women were given powers to upset Government is nonsensical, as it requires a conscious mind and near-diety level powers to carry it out. Bad CGI when used, the amazing level of impossible tech yet none of the non-cast members seems to care about it when it is used right in front of them. Not to mention the Government that recognizes the special exist, but will not utilize them, just calls them a threat. Relatively small women (in muscle mass) slapping around men twice their size (literally slapping at times) destroys immersion. When they then pull something Batman would say no to, you shut it off and spend your time more wisely. Implausible, woke, and pushing the false narritive that the world is in a war of patriarchy vs feminism. These are the reasons it fails, not the claims of ex-actresses with 20+ year old grievenances that were taken to Twitter like so many before them which usually turn out to be falsehoods to generate attention and pity. Real claims go to lawyers and the police, even Amber Heard took her lies there as she knew that Twitter claims are completely untrustworthy.
Cringe: The Show where all the critics are proven to be shilling at various levels, in the face of being exposed. The jokes are beyond flat, the timing and acting is terrible, and the fact that the writers are so out of touch they called a Persian boy Chad. Might as well spin out a new series Karen, about a Blue haired middle aged White woman who constantly tells everyone in management how to do their job to her satisfaction, regardless of how it inconvienences the rest of the customers. If you are going to waste money on garbage, you might as well go all-in.
Falcon and Winter Soldier proves the MSheU on D+ is a waste of time with circular character arcs so that everyone ends up where they left off, and too many plot holes (super soldier formula does not alter your muscle mass just makes you super-strong and dense) to count. The moronic virtue signalling suggesting that an Avenger is going to be hard done-by because he is Black, after he just saved HALF THE UNIVERSE (including puppies and kittens) is just insulting. When someone tells you to "do better" tell them "show me how" and insist that they SHOW not TELL. That tends to make most of the armchair managers run away when they realize they are not half as smart as they thought.
Clearly an American written Anime, where convienence and illogical story beats are the prime elements. How a young girls with NO training are just as qualified as a young man WITH training, or why upgrading their mech never occurs to them at multiple points in the story when they are modular and instantly integrate, are just some of the issues. The cell shaded Kaiju and FX are another, as they clash with the much higher quality anime hand shading, and contrast in a very unflattering way. But the greatest downfall is the video game quality story where dangers are scaled to what the main characters are capable of handling, with both a Mysterious Stranger to save them (that convienence I mentioned earlier), as well as what appears to be an Akira type character (foreshadowed to heck and back again). The one raging question is why did all the tech have to be nuked in project Black? To keep the Kaiju from using it?!? Either that was terribly explained, or is just there for contrived difficulty. I am guessing the latter.
