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The story, the performances, and the landscape of Night Country are powerful and novel. Jodie Foster plays twisted trauma like no other, and is not afraid to be unlikeable (even though I did). The relationships are complex, and the NC season respects its audience by not spelling out every single detail. The ending is deeply satisfying. The other seasons are good, but it is really the Jodie Foster season (which is a 10 for me) that stands out. Because the seasons stand alone, you could skip right to it and miss nothing. Highly, highly recommend it. Make a hot beverage on a cold night, curl up with a blanket to vibe with the show's ambiance and dig in.

So tired of the trope of the young woman in her sexual awakening getting involved with the cruel but traumatized bad boy. Women, it's not your job to fix them even if they can tell the difference between Austen & Brontë - they can google that crap & fake it anyway. When they tell you who they are with their actions, believe them and not this fairy tale propaganda. For once, I'd like to see the female protagonist tell their bad boy to gtfo & find a therapist and mean it, while she goes off with 1. The nice, smart, funny, hot guy (or girl) who can speak Mandarin & run a spread sheet to figure out how to make her life easier OR better yet, 2. She goes to the store, gets a couple of personal massagers, a cat, an ice cream maker, and a library card, and then plans a great trip around the world with some bad ass female friends. So OVER this nonsense. Unlike the first film, you can tell the director is male because here we go with sex scenes for the male gaze; even the sex is boring & rote. At least 50 Shades had Jamie Dornan to look at. I need to go purge my brain with some Bridget Jones or better yet, Pride, Prejudice, & Zombies, or Rogue One. Pass on this regurgitated patriarchal drivel.

Watched the entire series and found the characters and story compelling. The editing was solid and kept me moving to the next episode to find out what happened. The acting was excellent and the various manifestations of PTSD were believable. I appreciated the interweaving of politics, but my favourite aspect of the show were the range of relationships, including a moving, supportive female friendship that embraced each other's strengths & weaknesses without any toxic positivity. People complaining about stereotypes & technical flaws have an agenda, and they should go watch documentaries rather than works of fiction. I enjoyed the complex characters struggling under conditions most people would find unbearable. Looking forward to seeing the well-earned second season.