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Reviews
Carnival Row (2019)
Nostalgic nonsense
Let me start by admitting that I actually liked season one. It had an actual story that was centered around a detective, some murders and a love story.
Season two is quite different. There is no real story to speak of. Events follow linearly on each other without much of an overarching sense of narrative - it's really boring.
On top of the lack of narrative the political setup is really simplistic. There are some fascists with german-like outfits, communists speaking with a slavic accent and then there is a fairytale version of the british empire including some racism, a parliament and a replica of victorian-era London. Needless to say, the latter are the good guys - by virtue of comparison.
Dark (2017)
Yes but why?
At first sight it's interesting - the characters are well developed, the setting is atmospheric, the framework is consistent. But after a while you have to ask the question: why? And then you realize that there is no real story. As the episodes pass by one would expect some bigger narrative to develop but, no, there is no question to be answered, no mystery to ve solved, no conflict to be resolved. It's just a portrait of life in Winden, subject to some time travel, but nothing that would really stir emotions, keep the mind occupied or excite the imagination. It took me a while to accept but it's actually just quite boring.