The second season, or technically the first season according to HBO, was interesting if not clichéd, contrite and over the top. At the very least the there was a semblance of a storyline that had a start, middle and and end. The third season, sadly had none of that.
It's hard to imagine what the writers were thinking when they sat down to ink out a story for the new season. But it's not hard to imagine that they were lacking much needed brain cells and a spark of ingenuity. Instead of a thrilling plot what we, as the viewers, ended up with was a jumbled mess and each episode felt more like a movie version of the Call of Duty series. I probably wouldn't be too far off the remark if the writers sat down to write the story AFTER playing Call of Duty for a couple of hours.
The new season tried to be bigger than the previous, in pretty much everything. They succeeded in only one: bigger and better action sequences, which brings to mind extensive studying of the Call of Duty game play. The moves, the explosions and the sound of the guns are very authentic and should be praised. The rest should not.
My main gripe is the storyline. It is AWFUL. The villain is someone who really doesn't need to resort to being the villain. No rhyme or reason to his madness. Then there is the slight tension with the new head of Section 20, which looked as if it could have gotten interesting but it led nowhere. There was no surprise to the way it ended and the final scene was awkward and pointless..as were the soft core porn sex scenes.
In the acting category Winchester and Sullivan return as Stonebridge and Scott and they actually improved on their performances from Season 2. Stonebridge was a little bit more likable. His actions as a elite soldier are precise and brilliantly done. Sullivan, as Scott, is less likable and even more sleazy than before. I don't know if he asked for his character to bang the hot girl in each episode but it was getting irritating. Presumably the only times he didn't have sex in the episode was if the girl refused to get naked...which probably left Sullivan brooding and sulky. The rest of the cast were robotic.
All in all, if there is to be another season I hope that the current writers are fired and that the story is tighter and more importantly...HAS a valid story. Watch the season only if you're a die hard fan of the actors or if there is nothing on on regular TV.
It's hard to imagine what the writers were thinking when they sat down to ink out a story for the new season. But it's not hard to imagine that they were lacking much needed brain cells and a spark of ingenuity. Instead of a thrilling plot what we, as the viewers, ended up with was a jumbled mess and each episode felt more like a movie version of the Call of Duty series. I probably wouldn't be too far off the remark if the writers sat down to write the story AFTER playing Call of Duty for a couple of hours.
The new season tried to be bigger than the previous, in pretty much everything. They succeeded in only one: bigger and better action sequences, which brings to mind extensive studying of the Call of Duty game play. The moves, the explosions and the sound of the guns are very authentic and should be praised. The rest should not.
My main gripe is the storyline. It is AWFUL. The villain is someone who really doesn't need to resort to being the villain. No rhyme or reason to his madness. Then there is the slight tension with the new head of Section 20, which looked as if it could have gotten interesting but it led nowhere. There was no surprise to the way it ended and the final scene was awkward and pointless..as were the soft core porn sex scenes.
In the acting category Winchester and Sullivan return as Stonebridge and Scott and they actually improved on their performances from Season 2. Stonebridge was a little bit more likable. His actions as a elite soldier are precise and brilliantly done. Sullivan, as Scott, is less likable and even more sleazy than before. I don't know if he asked for his character to bang the hot girl in each episode but it was getting irritating. Presumably the only times he didn't have sex in the episode was if the girl refused to get naked...which probably left Sullivan brooding and sulky. The rest of the cast were robotic.
All in all, if there is to be another season I hope that the current writers are fired and that the story is tighter and more importantly...HAS a valid story. Watch the season only if you're a die hard fan of the actors or if there is nothing on on regular TV.