Stranger things. Season 1 was perfect, 2 & 3 were mid except for the nostalgia factor. I’ll die on this hill.
Stranger Things would have been a perfect anthology show too, while still getting to explore the in universe lore.
Omg, I’m not the only one.
Quick, I know where we can hide. 😭😂
Stranger Things would’ve worked better if they had changed the characters and “big bad” each season and had Matthew Modine’s evil scientist as the running thread through the series.
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They could’ve even done the IT thing and had them be older, but now they don’t look right for the roles
I stopped at S2, it was too much of a drop for me.
I wouldn’t even say season 1 was perfect, but yes, at least it had a reason to exist. Season 2 was so offensively and aggressively bad I stopped watching.
Heroes
they show was so consistent in its enshitification, that when you finish then last season you end up questioning your life choices
I think it was originally meant to be more of an anthology show, but they chickened out because of how popular all the characters were.
Idk if this is the worst per se but a good example is Russian Doll.
When I see questions like this I’m not just thinking of shows that had a good first season but then a step down in quality. There are lots of shows like that.
I’m thinking of shows where the first season completely stands on its own, perhaps even intended to be a miniseries, but for whatever reason a second season is greenlit.
Russian Doll had a fantastic first season that told its own story. The second season just felt unnecessary and was pretty forgettable.
Not to mention the awkward retcon that erased the ending of season one with a single line of dialogue.
Prison Break.
The Handmaid’s Tale would’ve been a much tighter story.
Westworld goes without saying.
These two get my vote.
Squid Game.
season 2 was fine, still not slop. but definitely not necessary.
next season will be pure slop though
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I thought season 2 was in two parts.
it was fine.
by next season I mean the American version
it’s squid games. from the death games horror genre, if you expect a happy story you have only yourself to blame
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like a vegan ordering a steak
Altered Carbon
Broadchurch.
Such an amazing show with an excellent cast. Deeply thrilling and moving, difficult to watch at times but totally compelling. Came out at a time where the idea of binge watching shows was relatively new and really hooked you in the tragedy and mystery of the story.
The second and third seasons just failed to capture what made the first so compelling. Decisions made in those seasons actively took away from the first season for me, though I don’t want to say much for spoilers-sake.
I would still recommend it 100%, but definitely tough to watch as the subject matter does include bad things happening to children.
Agreed.
The Good Place.
Edit: this one got spicy, but I will stand by it. I remember watching it the first time through and really loving it. Fairly recently I tried watching it again and stopped half way through the 3rd season cause it just wasn’t hitting like the first time despite the first season still being stellar.
you can hear that ‘WHAT’
godsamn i love chidi
Hard disagree. There are certainly down points through the show, but it’s one of the most consistently good shows I know of, and the finale is my favorite of any.
First season was solid, after that, it felt like the jig was up and they were floundering to find something else to latch onto.
It’s okay to be objectively wrong
Leeks I have excellent news for you, this version actually predates TGP
I’m disagreeing, it’s one of the most complete shows out there was a complete wrap up and great finale. Lots of closure.
I’m rewatching it now and my only complaint is the character Jason, the “dumb” guy can be a lot of handle.
Holy fork, something that is great except one thing that particularly annoys me?..maybe I’m in the bad place…
Edit. I did not down vote you even though I didn’t agree.
Westworld! By far!
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The Bear. Season 1 was a fresh mix of fast paced foodporn and insult comedy. Now its just people sitting around depressed, never being funny nor going anywhere. Like, family anxiety porn? As if anyone actually wants that.
The family anxiety porn also applies to Shamekess, which has the same actor as The Bear
Jessica Jones
I loved Jessica Jones. I do wish they would have concentrated more on mystery solving instead of backstory. Maybe one day they’ll bring it back as a detective show.
Knights of Sidonia. First season was dark, bleak, gritty. Mystery and intrigue, and kick-ass action.
Second season turned into a dating sim, complete with horny AI spaceships. I wish I was joking.
Twin Peaks, it was supposed to only be one season, but they forced it to go another season, so David Lynch just stuffed the second season with pointless bullshit until the last couple episodes and then did what he intended to do in season one. You can skip almost all of the second season and not miss anything, literally nothing matters until the end.
Yall know they made a second season of Tiger King? It’s just as stupid as you’d think I gave up like 1 episode in
