I was so excited for this show. I love Susan Sarandon, and I love Trace Atkins. But not even they could save the disaster of the storyline.
This takes place in Austin, yet the accents and stereotypes are terrible. And helicoptering to a glacier for ice fishing??? Where?
The family is not believable, nor is the premise that there would be so many people in the family with the talent to make it, but weren't allowed. A true dynasty would have been them all making it.
The music is where this really goes off the rails. Almost all of the songs sung in the first two episodes are songs by other artists. They do nothing to establish why she's the queen of country, and the music that got her there. The guest stars like Martina McBride and Shania Twain aren't singing either, so what you're left with is a bunch of 90s country that isn't sung as well as the originals. There is zero originality, zero songwriting talent to be seen. Do yourself a favor. Turn Monarch off and go binge Nashville. While it has flaws, the talent showcased in both singing and songwriting is incredible.
This takes place in Austin, yet the accents and stereotypes are terrible. And helicoptering to a glacier for ice fishing??? Where?
The family is not believable, nor is the premise that there would be so many people in the family with the talent to make it, but weren't allowed. A true dynasty would have been them all making it.
The music is where this really goes off the rails. Almost all of the songs sung in the first two episodes are songs by other artists. They do nothing to establish why she's the queen of country, and the music that got her there. The guest stars like Martina McBride and Shania Twain aren't singing either, so what you're left with is a bunch of 90s country that isn't sung as well as the originals. There is zero originality, zero songwriting talent to be seen. Do yourself a favor. Turn Monarch off and go binge Nashville. While it has flaws, the talent showcased in both singing and songwriting is incredible.