Lamborghini_Mercy

A little too much for me. Too many plot twist and too many bad things always happening. Honestly, just kept watching for the main male character (Li Jen-ya) story but reading the plot made me think it was going to be more mystery with a documentary style story. Instead we get a very "novela" vibe that is more focused on the past and the mystery of Chiang Hsiao-tung.

Part one stressed me out from all the bad things that keep happening. Part two had me thinking "really?" with all the plot twist. Some of the characters are enjoyable and it's not a horrible show as it was well done. I just think I'm a little too old for stories like this now.

So I gave the 5 stars because I really loved the first season of the show. I wanted to give this an 8 but the second season was just so painful to watch and ruined everything for me.

The first season has characters that we care for with a really great story. Every episode had me excited and I would be upset when it was done. I always thought, "an hour was not enough!" And couldn't wait for the next episode to come out. It truly was great tv.

Season 2 took a turn for the worst. I found myself losing my patience with the slow paced episodes and it made me feel like I was watching the walking dead instead. More focus on teen drama and how horrible humans are instead of the conflicts with zombies and surviving.

Somehow logic went out the window for most of these characters. Of all people, Ellie should know better. But they had to dumb her down in order to make their story progress in the direction they wanted it to.

Most of the characters are one dimensional and didn't make me care for them. The only one I was rooting for was Jesse as he had a sense of responsibility and care for others unlike Ellie who seems to forget about everyone else but herself and her quest for revenge.

We hardly saw any zombies except for the second episode. Introducing the more advanced zombies was absolutely pointless as we only get a total of 5 minutes of them being on screen. The weird cult seemed pointless as well, although I'm sure they'll circle back to it in season 3.

Bella Ramsey as Ellie was only good for portraying a kid in season 1, but she isn't a good fit for season 2 in a more mature role. Joel is the only character worth watching and it helps that we have a good actor like Pedro Pascal playing him. Ellie cannot carry the story alone and it's a shame that Joel was taken out so early on in season 2.

In conclusion, season 2 was so bad that I have no desire in watching season 3. It's all about dread and gives no point to anything any of the characters do. I recommend only watching season 1 and completely forget that they made a second season.

It's been a long time since I've watched something that made me...feel.

I went into watching this show from a recommendation and honestly had zero expectations for it. I was strictly interested in the story. And boy, am I glad I watched it. Just like many reviews on here, I would say this is almost near perfection in editing, writing, acting and cinematography. All the characters were great and made me care for what happened to them.

I always thought Woody Harrleson and Matthew McConaughey were alright actors but they absolutely blowed me away. Especially Matthew McConaughey.

None of the violence and sex seemed like overkill or without purpose which is very rare these days. It all helped shape the characters in this story. I was rooting for the detectives, with all their flaws, to win the good fight.

The ending nicely ties it all up but still left me wanting more from these characters just cause it was so dang good!

Haven't seen the other seasons yet and heard they aren't as good. But when you make something so perfect the first time around, nothing else can compare to it. I recommend this to people who love a great dark detective story with well written characters.