Lore

I really loved the first season the way it was made was different to usual programmes on TV or streaming. I couldn't wait for the second season. When I watched it, it was like a completely different programme I did watch it all very quickly as I did season one, however I prefer the original format it gives much more back story. Highlight of season two was Elizabeth Bathory it was really well portrayed and is a really creepy story I enjoyed this episode more than all the others on season two. Would love to see another season with a mix of the two formats maybe.

I loved Season 1, despite the narration, which I found to be in stark contrast to the tone of the heart of the show. When I moved on to Season 2, I am finding it was an important part! It is now sorely lacking due to the lack of narration and important lead-in and backstory, but I am most disappointed in the abundance of very poor accent imitations by characters, poorer acting, and overacting. I know I'm in the minority wanting the narration back, but now to me it's like watching a poorly made late-night movie with no name actors. I'm truly saddened by the changes.

The show is based off of a podcast that has many followers and fans. The creator of the podcast narrated season 1 which was a nice carryover that fans enjoyed. People seemed to complain and they took him out of season 2. While the second season is well made and the stories great, but the lack of the origanal narrator is disappointing. It's just a generic dramatization now. They kept the title only, it's not the same show.

If you've ever listened to the Lore podcast, it has a certain flow to it. The stories are told so well that you can picture the events in your head. Part thriller + part history lesson = AWESOME Podcast. And that is how the first season of the Lore series on Amazon went. It was like seeing the podcast. In season two you immediately notice that something has changed, and not for the better. Prime took what was a great little weekly show and tried to make movies out of it. BIG MISTAKE. They made it boring and ridiculously SLOOOOW.

Watch the first few episodes of season one and the one of season two and you'll what I'm talking about. I still love the podcast and hope that someone just lets Aaron tell his own stories, in his own way - like a 'ripley's believe it or not' hourly show centered around man's creepy and often disturbing history.

I didn't love his narration but to me it is necessary in something like this. The removal of it is a bad choice. I wasn't bored at all in the entirety of S1 but halfway through the first episode of S2 and it's just not interesting. This show should be documentary-like, not just short films. If this is the way they want to do the show, that's fine, but I'm not going to keep watching.