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.
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Omg, I'm not the only one.
Quick, I know where we can hide. 😭😂
That last season was about 10 episodes too long as far as what content was actually written.
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.
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.
I stopped at S2, it was too much of a drop for me.
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.
Shogun.
Not to mention the awkward retcon that erased the ending of season one with a single line of dialogue.
Prison Break.
Squid Game.
season 2 was fine, still not slop. but definitely not necessary.
next season will be pure slop though
Next season is already out. It's ... not bad compared to the first as far as having upsetting things on screen, but the problem is it's purposefully not a happy story. So many people are upset that it didn't follow a cliche narrative pattern, but what happens is kinda'... literally the point of the show's existence?
Basically, it's worth a watch, but only if you understand that it is not a happy story. On purpose. That's the point. (some of the twists were still a bit dumb, though)
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
Yea, and they were never going to let most of the characters survive even in the best of cases, so the people getting upset at this or that character dying is kinda' hilarious.
like a vegan ordering a steak
The Handmaid's Tale would've been a much tighter story.
Westworld goes without saying.
These two get my vote.
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Altered Carbon
The first season, with Joel Kinnaman, was fantastic; but, honestly, I'll watch anything he does -- and doubly so if Mireille Enos is in the cast as well. The two have fantastic chemistry. But S1 had a great story and was done very well.
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.
Totally disagree, the second season was great - though I will admit I don't really remember 3
Agreed.
Westworld! By far!
Correct answer, end the thread
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.
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.
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.
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Servant. The drop in quality and atmosphere between season 1 and the following 3 is beyond baffling. Goes from psychological thriller to sitcom very quick and I felt sorry for the cast by the end.
Yellowjackets. Extremely tight, well plotted season 1, with an amazing cast. By season 2 the writers had dropped the ball so hard, cast members started complaining publicly and/or just leaving the show. It's probably the most egregious example I can think of of writers promising a 5-season plan while so clearly and unapologetically making shit up as they go.
Chuunibyou. First season had a fantastic ending, then they decided to make a second season that undoes all character development in order to introduce a dumb love triangle.
And while S2 isn't even out yet, I'm already disappointed that I'm in Love with the Villainess set up what should've been a perfect ending but then didn't commit in order to leave it open for a S2.
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.
I'm gonna say Game of Thrones. I know seasons 2-4 were pretty good but since it leads to utter poop smearing madness in seasons 5-8, I'd have preferred they keep it to one season.
The story isn't complete enough for it to stop there though
I think the more creative freedom they got, the more those two fuvked it up, because they fundamentally did not understand the source material. It was just tits and dragons to them.
True Detective'
I disagree, but only because they are disconnected stories not because the extra seasons were better. Just watch the first season last if you convince anyone to watch the show who hasn't and it will be a really good lead up to that first season
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
The news.
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