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At first I felt this was the best Taylor Sheridan show that I have watched. Most of the characters are authentic and unlike other Sheridan's shows, there isn't a lot of excessive gratuitous violence. There is as much violence as is necessary for the storyline.

The reviews I'd read complained about the teenage daughter and the ex-wife, but at first I felt like it was only a small part of the overall story. Well, I've watched five episodes and their roles seem to have gotten bigger and more annoying. Unlike the other characters, these two come across as ridiculous caricatures and their behavior just isn't believable.

There are some excellent performances and Billy Bob Thornton is at his very best. That said, I don't know how much of these annoying, superficial women I can take. This should be an 8 to 9 star program and it can be if they get rid of the ex-wife and daughter. I don't know if I'll finish it.

So many twists and turns that I didn't see coming This was one of the most satisfying finales I've seen in a long time. So many of the characters' stories were reconciled - their anger and pain revealed. One can only hope that their lives get better.

Okay, I loved the first season of True Detectives, but I was realistic enough to realize that they could never recapture the brilliant writing and acting of that season. If they had tried, it would have been panned for being unoriginal. I didn't care for all the seasons of True Detective, but I appreciate that they tried with each season to come up with something new and original instead of imitating the first season.

I am so disturbed by the the barrage of super negative reviews for this season. Many of them sound like they didn't even watch the show. Their reviews often didn't even match up to the episodes' stories. Then there are the reviewers who gave 1-2 stars, but still watched the show until the end. Seriously? If I thought a show was THAT bad, I would hardly sit through an entire season of torture.

All of this makes me wonder if I should even bother to read the reviews anymore. In this case, the reviews were totally opposite to what I saw on screen. Of all the True Detective seasons, this one is 2nd to the incomparable first season. It truly was an amazing experience. I am so discouraged by the truly nasty and incomprehensible reviews I've read.

Do not listen to the negative reviews. Give this show a chance.

I just finished watching episode 3 and I am really enjoying season 4. Perhaps it is because I am not comparing it to season 1, which was incomparable. I had no expectations that Night Country would be the same. If it was, it would just be an imitation and everyone would be complaining and giving it 1 or 2 stars for lack of originality.

I went into season 4 knowing and expecting it to be different than previous seasons. I was disappointed in season 2, but found season 3 to be much better. So far, I think Night Country will be my second favorite of the series.

I appreciate that they try to do something new and original with each season. In the process however, they are bound to disappoint a few people. At least they aren't just remaking the same tired plotline over and over again. If I want to relive season 1, then I can just rewatch it (actually I did watch it more than once).

When reviewing movies and television programs, we are given 10 stars to allocate, so it is pretty farfetched that so many people feel comfortable giving anything 1 or 2 stars. Almost any program has some redeeming qualities and this one has quite a few. The setting and atmosphere is disturbingly creepy and most of the characters are interesting. Definitely worth giving it a shot.