Bloodline

It took me a long time to start watching Bloodline. I felt I should, because it got such solid reviews, but the description - black sheep brother returns home, did nothing for me.

When I finally started watching it, though, I realized the description didn't in any way convey the intensity of the series.

This is a show about a brother whose homecoming raises old conflicts and causes new ones. The characters are all distinct and real, beautifully written and acted. Ben Mendelsohn is particularly memorable as Danny.

The story is punctuated by flash forwards that are brilliantly put together in the season finale.

Bloodline was designed like a great mini-series. This made the season ending satisfying, but it also meant that things happened that made it harder to make a good season 2. The best character goes and the writers decide to do the worst thing they can do; create a new character that is very similar but inferior. After a couple of episodes I gave up on it.

My recommendation: watch the first season as a mini-series, then stop.

I've wanted to watch Bloodline for the longest time but kept putting it off for other shows for some reason. I finally gave it a chance and I loved it. I'm now mad at myself for putting it off for so long. It starts a little slow for some but stay with it because before you know it you can't stop watching it. Season 3 wasn't quite as good as the first two but it's still worth watching and really only speaks to just how good those first two seasons were. I do have to admit that the ending was just awful. The acting and writing are what makes this show so special. I can't say enough about the entire casts performances, they all do an incredible job and are led by Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn and Linda Cardelli. Those 3 all give award worthy performances. I know Mendelsohn and Chandler were both nominated every season for an Emmy and Mendelsohn even won an Emmy for best supporting actor. It's a show that's absolutely worth watching!

First time review. I typically don't bother since movies/shows can be so highly subjective.

Started out to be at least one of our top 5 series... Gripping story, great writing, superb acting. What more could you want?

Season 1....10 stars Season 2....9.5 stars

Waiting for season 3 was agonizing, and the result was a total failure for an ending. What a monumental disappointment.

Season 3....0 stars

I loved the first 2 seasons of Bloodline. Great story and acting. But WOW!!! season 3 was terrible. I assume the writers did not know what to do to conclude this show. My wife and were so eager for this release but man what a let down. This is my first time to submit a review to IMDb as I tend to just read other reviews. However, I felt compelled to express this opinion. If you have not watched Bloodline yet, my advice is to watch and enjoy seasons 1 & 2 but stay away from this 3rd season.

How can you rate 3 seasons when they are so different? I loved the first 2, but the third was really bad. Don't know what happened in production but something must have happened. The third season didn't have any of the qualities and ideas in the first two. Too bad... I'm leaving this on a very bad impression.