This is a review up to season 2.
When I watched the trailer for the first season, back in 2017, I was immediately hooked: you could understand something about the plot, but at the same time, it kept that little mystery that pushed me to watch the show. The unique storytelling, different than the average show, made me binge watch the first series. When the second one was announced, it is useless to say that I watch it in just a couple of days. It is a story about abandonment, really bad parenting and teenagers with serious psychological issues, but with a black humor taste. So even if topics are pretty serious, you never feel depressed or anxious, but sad and at the same time amused for some improbable situations showed. It is a pretty strange feeling.
I love when creators try to experiment different ways to tell a story. For the whole series you can listen to what character are thinking in every moment: what they say, and what they really want, what they are feeling and what they are trying to hide from one another. The character development from season 1, to season 2 is outstanding, Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther are two talented actors that gave a lot of personality to their characters. The choice to have a limited number of people in the cast, is another good choice and the 20 minute (on average) per episode length, is just perfect to deepen in a proper way every single character. Everyone has the right amount of time on the screen.
This is not a show for everyone, if you don't like the genre, maybe you would find it boring and you might press the stop button after just a few minutes. I think that creators never expected to have a big audience in terms of numbers, but if you want to watch something unusual, I highly recommend it.
When I watched the trailer for the first season, back in 2017, I was immediately hooked: you could understand something about the plot, but at the same time, it kept that little mystery that pushed me to watch the show. The unique storytelling, different than the average show, made me binge watch the first series. When the second one was announced, it is useless to say that I watch it in just a couple of days. It is a story about abandonment, really bad parenting and teenagers with serious psychological issues, but with a black humor taste. So even if topics are pretty serious, you never feel depressed or anxious, but sad and at the same time amused for some improbable situations showed. It is a pretty strange feeling.
I love when creators try to experiment different ways to tell a story. For the whole series you can listen to what character are thinking in every moment: what they say, and what they really want, what they are feeling and what they are trying to hide from one another. The character development from season 1, to season 2 is outstanding, Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther are two talented actors that gave a lot of personality to their characters. The choice to have a limited number of people in the cast, is another good choice and the 20 minute (on average) per episode length, is just perfect to deepen in a proper way every single character. Everyone has the right amount of time on the screen.
This is not a show for everyone, if you don't like the genre, maybe you would find it boring and you might press the stop button after just a few minutes. I think that creators never expected to have a big audience in terms of numbers, but if you want to watch something unusual, I highly recommend it.