I almost stopped watching the first episode of Paradise because what was happening isn't at all how things would go in such a scenario.
Watching through to the end paid off as all of the little things I noticed from the first 10 minutes or so that were off and odd were shown to be just so, and presumably the underlying plot of the series.
A unique premise that can go either way, brilliant or terrible; I don't think it can land in the middle.
*I lived off Rhode Island Ave.
The series premise is great but the execution is uneven with too much emphasis on adding secret after secret after secret while revealing too little until the last few episodes.
Overall, I enjoyed season 1.
The first episode of season 2 is excellent.
Shailene Woodley is phenomenal and the writers created a mostly realistic scenario that gave her room to work.
(I mean, #Graceland would've been looted)
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Second episode, not good.
It had potential but the "meet cute", wasn't (co-ed hospital rooms 😑), days/weeks with no visitors; training just paused 🤔; superhuman strength in the fight; kids surviving solo while being hunted.
Too much suspension of disbelief required to get through this one. I think the show has peaked.
The first season was uneven and this episode doesn't give me hope the writers can get things grounded.
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Third episode: Back on track, I hope.
At least we got an answer to a question from S2:E1, a welcome surprise for a mystery box show.
We also got a tease for a much bigger mystery, and an expansion of the role of the hidden evil manipulator who gets everything *just* right. This could ruin the show.
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@mcquiniac Graceland was excellent, the best episode of the series, so far.
I give credit to Shailene Woodley's acting for elevating the writing and directing.
The premise of this show is great so I try to overlook its (too?) many mistakes.
Station Eleven was really good, especially the first half of the series. Something was missing for me in the last several episodes, even though they were still good.
Ricardo Harvin
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