elisaforsgren

Again, required to write 600 words about how much this series blows chunks is more than I want to write about the series.

The first season, it started off with interest. Perhaps a cross between a gender mixed Hardy Boys and Dawson's Creek. However, by the time the third season rolled out... I could barely watch two, maybe three episodes. Beyond unbelievable.

Who wants to watch a stupid storyline filled with "bad men" shooting at and hunting down a pack of teens (who look very old - 20s and 30s) in a hostile tropical setting. Chase after chase after chase after stupid mistakes, it is endless foolishness.

Lead character is played by Chase Stokes born in 1992 is 31 years old, yet apparently he is a teen? Nope. The antagonist "teen" Raff is played by an actor, Drew Starkey, who was born in 1993 and he is 30 years old. The remaining "teens" are in their mid twenties and the adults are pushing their 60s. So it begs the question: who is the audience for this show? Do teens want to see adults playing the parts or actual teens with whom they can identify?

Nothing to be learned here. No real relationships, just chasing after a made-up treasure -essentially a goal post that keeps moving- like a cat chasing after a laser red dot, those kids will never get their hands on, so there is never a resolve.

I know there needs to be tension and conflict but Outer Banks seems to believe that adding a chase does that... for me, I reach for the remote, fast forward through those parts. Leaving little sustenance to keep me interested.

I gave two stars - one star for the first season, another for the second and none for the third season. Nothing to see here... move along to something else.

2/10 stars - a smoke and mirrors dud.

So many things are just straight up OUT there including the series search for its genre. Is is a thriller? Dramady? Rom com? Horror flick? Ugh and the child fight scene... pull-leezze! Please, please, please make it stop! It's something like Desperate Housewives meets Veronica Mars (obvi) meets Saturday Night Live... I guess it is in the title... if you do have a spare 8 hours to just throw away, watch this then but realize it is a parody - I think - or it just doesn't take things literally, or really even try. The writing - the storyline - the premise like why? All of it is so unclear it's muddy. Again, is it a parody or is it really bad series, bad story... struggling a little longer to think whether there wasn't something that I just didn't get... nope. It was plain and simple bad. Not worth the time investment, move along. Rewatch Ozark all the way through... this one, wait... hold on - just finished episode 8...

And another... "Bingo" into the next season... oh please no. Another season?

I really, really, really wanted to like this. Got comfy on the sofa, opened a favorite bag of chocolate covered caramels, ready for a great show starring Kristen Bell. It was all miss and no hit. Perhaps I'm the one missing something... but it really isn't worth your time. Possibly better as a film. But ain't no shining gonna turn this turd to gold, sorry Ms. Bell. Deep respect for you, but this series is that turd.

3/10 stars.