Shadowlands

The 1st episode was a decent mystery story. The 2nd was ok, very emotional d relatable, but too drawn out to be so predictable. The 3rd episode was initially visually stunning, but devolved into madness without reason. Or was this a series that was specifically targeted at the young, buff, urban, privileged, magazine attractive gay male, and thus not aimed at a general gay audience?

Whatever or whoever gave the creator of this series the idea that this should be made was playing a rather cruel joke. This is just an awful excuse to put semi-naked bodies (not going to use the word actors, because none of them can act) together under the pretext of being in a "scene". There is nothing redeeming here (a 1940s American sailor sporting a nipple-ring says it all). Save yourself the time and energy by picking up an old Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue.

There are three stories. One is complete trash, acting, storyline, production, the only fun thing that is remotely good is the strang avant-garde gothic fetish outfits and make up, only because it's strange enough to be intriguing. The second is a love story hike, nice scenery well acted kinda cheesy and then you get the twist and it's kinda heart warming. The third is a tragic love story that starts with a tragedy and has flashes of the love story and then goes more tragic. I like the bitter sweet tragic love stories but when it starts out with one partner dead and the entire story is about the other being depressed I can understand it but I'm not emotionally invested because they couple wasn't introduced before they ended. I can't be sad that something is over when I wasn't there before it was over.

The first 2 segments of this 3 episode anthology were pretty decent. The heartbreaking love story told in flashbacks was surprisingly touching and the romantic getaway was both steamy and a little mysterious. The first 2 stories had an underlying theme of sadness, the first much more blatant. And then the third story follows and it is nothing like the others, a complete tonal shift that is uncomfortably jarring. It's an attempt at camp but it seems that fails, mostly because none of the actors are convincing. The story had potential but it doesn't fit with the subtly of the other 2 and suffers from bland acting and bizarre follow through.