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Money Heist: Plan París (2020) Season 4, Episode 8

Truly awful storytelling!

[2/10 · 6 April 2020]

Season 04 is absolutely and utterly dismal, disappointing and dreadful. Nothing significant happens throughout the season, except the usual shenanigans. I chose to ignore all the flaws but this season has wore my patience thin.

I would like to say the show has always been predictable. Over the years, writers have made horrendous choices.

• Professor falling in love with the inspector.
• Professor adding Tokyo to the team, when she can ruin the plan anytime.
• Killing Berlin and subjecting us to those horrible flashbacks
• Bringing Arturo back into the mix so he can basically be annoying and serve no other purpose.
• Killing Nairobi, brace yourselves for more flash-backs in season 05.

These are just some of the main plot points and does not thousands of cliches and repetitive dialogues and actions of the same characters. The actions don't make sense and it is not as a viewer. It is clearly written for moments rather than logic or common sense. This could just have been about a heist, instead the writers over-complicated everything and dragged into the realms of a fake drama.

This season was clearly a filler with lots and lots of pointless scenes and was a bold move ending it on cliffhanger when everyone already knows Professor is going to live and the plan will succeed except for few hurdles here and there. Netflix has produced a lot of great shows and this is not one of them.

Money Heist (2017–2021)

Truly awful storytelling!

[2/10 · 6 April 2020]

Season 04 is absolutely and utterly dismal, disappointing and dreadful. Nothing significant happens throughout the season, except the usual shenanigans. I chose to ignore all the flaws but this season has wore my patience thin.

I would like to say the show has always been predictable. Over the years, writers have made horrendous choices.

• Professor falling in love with the inspector.
• Professor adding Tokyo to the team, when she can ruin the plan anytime.
• Killing Berlin and subjecting us to those horrible flashbacks
• Bringing Arturo back into the mix so he can basically be annoying and serve no other purpose.
• Killing Nairobi, brace yourselves for more flash-backs in season 05.

These are just some of the main plot points and does not thousands of cliches and repetitive dialogues and actions of the same characters. The actions don't make sense and it is not as a viewer. It is clearly written for moments rather than logic or common sense. This could just have been about a heist, instead the writers over-complicated everything and dragged into the realms of a drama.

This season was clearly a filler with lots and lots of pointless scenes and was a bold move ending it on cliffhanger when everyone already knows Professor is going to live and the plan will succeed except for few hurdles here and there. Netflix has produced a lot of great shows and this is not one of them.

Ozark (2017–2022)

Looked promising but miserably fails!

[10/10 · 3 April 2020]

I loved this show as soon as the season 01 was released, even though there were plot holes, it was was quite different than the rest. I personally love the direction though-out the series, hence giving it 2 stars.

Season 02 and 03 are just God awful. The dialogue is Okay but the writing is atrocious and full of cliches. For instance, couple of story-lines felt out of order and just plain stupid, when suddenly Charlotte decided to emancipate and now Jonah, who despite threatening Helen at gunpoint seems to get away with it.

There is less emphasis on character development and more on introducing to self-destructive characters who are a clear danger to our protagonists. What? Why? The Cartel aren't antagonistic enough so we keep seeing Marty and Wendy stupidly fight over and over and over. Darlene, Ruth's Dad and Uncles, Ben (Which to me ruined season 03).

Ben's and Ruth's Dad plot was down right stupid. Here, Marty and Wendy jeopardize the future of the family and keep ignoring it. It doesn't make sense. The story suffered because of Wendy's shenanigans! She had way more screen time than was necessary. Marty knows Ruth is crazy and could break any moment. He still somehow grows conscience and decide to not do anything or have a back-up plan in case things go South. It's crazy to even to even think about it. All I can say is, they act smart at one point and completely abandon the natural instincts and logical reasoning in the next scene. Why the hell would Ruth help out his father during the heists? Why does Ruth love Ben and trusts him more than the Byrdes? The list goes on and on and on.

We had to so many scenes of Ben, when the option viable option was to kill him eventually, and then Wendy mourning over his death. What a waste of time! Also. there is no way Navarro will kill Helen, who he's known for quite some time and is a lawyer, even if you wager there is no way Marty and Wendy are more important than Helen. Most of the season, characters will just keep repeating their mistakes, ever 3,4 episodes, Ruth will loose it, Darlene will cause trouble, if that does not work then we always have the Civil War amongst the Byrdes. It predictable and boring as hell.

It is so frustrating to to watch it as a viewer. I can say I've been through Hell during this series and I won't be returning!

The Lighthouse (I) (2019)

Poor filmmaking!

[5/10 · 25 March 2020]

I saw this film today. Not afraid to admit but I could not watch it actively.

I do understand the plot of the film, I do. To me, it was dragged and even though the film is almost 2 hours, film failed to properly explain the story, it was just shouting and looking angry all the time. The shots were clearly dragged to extend the duration of the film, which is pretty amateurish move. I hated the director's decision to shoot this black and white, the colors could have been a little dark, like Shutter Island. However, I did enjoy the cinematography. Actors did not have much to work with but did all they could. Kudos boys!

Even though it was a supposedly masterpiece and praised by the critics and other audiences, call me dumb but I did not understand the point of this film.

Game of Thrones: The Bells (2019) Season 8, Episode 5

Nor good nor bad.

[7/10 · 13 May 2019]

I like David and Dan have no clue how terrible the show has become. This was meant to be different than the rest of the World. Just keeps getting worse. This is the problem not just with this show but in general, screenplay is being written for moments instead of common sense or logic. The Night King was still a better episode than this.

I don't understand 1 ratings from followers. is it really worth 1 star? NO! Fans are being unreasonable here. They want to have to everything the way they want which is BS. Respect the show where it is due. Some of the complains don't even make sense. Stop whining! If the way people are dissecting flaws in this season did that for everything they've ever watched I feel pity for them, they won't ever enjoy anything. I like how people become blind when Reviewing shows like Breaking Bad and judge this series like the way they are doing. I'm not defending this season, i agree it's bad but it's not as bad as people are claiming it to be.

In this episode, Cersei's death has a kind of poetic feeling about it but it was disappointing. Tyrion and Varys are so much better than this. Jon is as useless as Bran. Dany, all of a sudden deciding to burn King's Landing felt really horrible. The absolute worst part of the episode is Dany destroying everything all by herself. Arya who took no time to kill the Night King and spending most of her past wanting to kill Cersei, decides suddenly not to.

Game of Thrones: The Long Night (2019) Season 8, Episode 3

Terribly awful Story!!

[3/10 · 29 April 2019]

Episode is nothing short of spectacular and contains amazing sequences but doesn't explain the death of The Night King.

So disappointed! After years and years of build-up, he goes down like this. He deserved better. We deserved better. So many unanswered questions. Poor NK, Cersei, Jofferey and Ramsay had better impact and significance on the story than NK.

Everything I loved about this show is long gone. The show is no different than a typical Hollywood movie.

How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)

Nor good nor bad

[5/10 · 6 September 2017]

HIMYM had an interesting story but the jokes were lame even in the early seasons, it seemed all the subtlety has drained out off the writers in the later seasons. It kept producing funny moments, rarely. That's the point. 9 seasons, so many plot holes, Barney's story line, why they couldn't feel the need to emphasize more on Ted and Robin's relationship early on to avoid that Finale?

Barney is the best character? are you serious, if anything Marshall was the best character, have you even heard of Dwight Schrute? George Costanza? Gob Bluth? even Chandler Bing? some loved and greatest sitcom characters of all time.

Game of Thrones: Eastwatch (2017) Season 7, Episode 5

Brilliantly storytelling

[10/10 · 13 August 2017]

Dany did what she had to do. There is no room for mercy in the war, they would have killed Dany if they(Randyll and Dickon ) had a chance. Would Cersei have forgiven them if refused to bend the knee? Stop calling her Mad Queen.

This is episode was mainly a build up to another battle sequence. How can people call this slow? You can't have battle in every episode. This episode was one of the best of the season. Dany is beginning to appreciate and respect Jon on the other hand We know that Littlefinger is playing games again.

Gendry returns, Jorah reunites with Dany, Tyrion met with Jamie and there will a battle in the next episode. So much to look forward to!

Lost (2004–2010)

Right in the feels

[10/10 · 18 April 2017]

Just finished watching LOST and it was truly one of the best drama ever made for television. All around interesting cast and the sheer brilliance of the writers, directors and camera crew.

John Locke as the best character of the show. It had some of the most amazing scenes. Emotional in the highest order. You don't just watch lost, you live with them and suffer with them. It makes you think and the best part is you care for every single character.

Seinfeld (1989–1998)

Better than anything available today!

[10/10 · 13 April 2017]

SEINFELD was arguably the best Series ever produced. It gets you hooked you hooked right from the get go. Absolutely Hilarious, the writers did a great job. Exquisite, Mesmerizing and incredibly subtle.

Being a huge FRIENDS fan myself, I have to admit SEINFELD has solidified it's status as one of the greatest. A Show about nothing that covered everything. George Costanza was the best Character of the Show and this shouldn't even be an argument.

I can watch it over and over again and never get bored.

Breaking Bad: Ozymandias (2013) Season 5, Episode 14

Over-Rated

[10/10 · 10 March 2017]

Probably the most over-rated show and episode of all time. Hank's partner is dead and Hank dies. TBH the way Hank found out about Walter White could've been better. It was too convenient. How they can make one think so dramatic and other, i will never begin to understand. During the whole episode I was waiting for that one scene.

You think this is the best TV Episode? Explain to me how is it better than Mizumono, Hannibal Season 02 Finale. Hardhome, GOT, Season 05 E08 and other episodes from GOT, The Wire, The Sopranos.

Crawl Space Scene was by far the best scene in the whole Series. In S03 Walt killed Gus's Men when Jesse wanted to kill them, that scene was better than the way Hank died. Walt Jr. and Marie are pretty much useless in the entire series.

There have been many great TV Episodes over the years, calling this is the best is just not right.

Hannibal: Mizumono (2014) Season 2, Episode 13

Mesmerizing

[10/10 · 10 March 2017]

Best TV Episode of all time. This is most under-rated thing on TV to date. The ending of this episode gives me goosebumps. What a Finale!

If BB's Ozymandias is 10, then this is definitely 11. The piece of acting and the suspense in this episode is the best thing I've seen in my Life! Phenomenal Acting and Directing, such a delight.

Game of Thrones (2011–2019)

Greatest thing to ever air on TV!

[10/10 · 10 March 2017]

You know how they always say it's one the best well, This is the Best! Game of Thrones is without doubt the best written show of all time. In my Opinion, no movie or TV series can stand toe to toe with GOT. The acting, the sets, the amount of work everyone puts in behind the scenes, the camera crews, the cinematography, the music score and Actions scenes are right up there.

From E01 to E60, S06. It has been an exhilarating Journey. Always unexpected things are happening. How according to some people BB is interesting and this is not, is beyond my comprehension. They can make separate TV Series having 10 Seasons with, Tyrion and Bronn, Hound and Arya, and Jon Snow and Sam. Every Series has one or two favorite or least favorite character, it has dozens. Oberyn, Hound, Lyanna, Arya, Ned and Cersei, Jofferey, Ramsay, Walder Frey.

Uncountable Greatest Scenes, tyrion's speech, Hardhome battle, battle of the bastards, Oberyn and Mountain dual and so much more. They way they make the simplest things dramatic is one of it's best qualities. Upcoming 2 Seasons will produce 10/10 episodes. It's completely and utterly unpredictable, if you have not read the books of course.

I find it extremely annoying with the people who are always on how something is not real enough, to hose I say it's a FANTASY. How dumb can a Person be? Despite that It is more real than most of the TV Series present. This is as close to perfect as something can get.

This is not overstating it. If you can't watch Nudity maybe you should watch cartoons. Can't wait for next Seasons, When daenerys faces cersei, Jon meets Arya, Dragons vs White Walkers, Littlefinger vs Varys, this will be remembered as the best TV show to ever air, after it's Finale.

Friends (1994–2004)

Best Sitcom of all time!

[10/10 · 13 February 2017]

The exclamation mark in the titles explains itself. 10 Years they appeared on the TV Screens as our favorite SIX FRIENDS. To this no sitcom, comes even close to this, in terms of making people laugh.

It is really about how much can make people laugh at your jokes. It's Writing was the best thing I've scene in Comedy sitcoms over the years. How people in general think SEINFELD, Arrested Development, HIMYM, The Office etc are better than this, in terms of logic maybe but in terms of Comedy NO FREAKING WAY!

All Characters were equal. Chandler had the best one-liners in any show ever. I finished watching the whole series in less than 2 weeks. IMO, this is the list of characters from best to well, Excellent, Chandler, Phoebe, Ross, Joey, Monica, Rachel. The creativity in Writing was the main thing, to perform in front of live audience was also a challenge but most important was the fact it ran for 10 straight years and never got boring or Lame at any point.

If I had a chance to fulfill any of my dreams I would want to watch it live!

Hannibal (2013–2015)

Most Under-rated thing ever!

[10/10 · 13 February 2017]

Hannibal, in my opinion deserve much higher ratings! One the greatest Crime genre TV Series out there. I was hooked right from the very first 10 minutes of show.

The acting, the sets, the script, the direction and the overall team did an outstanding job. Some scenes in the show, season 02 Final, dozens of other murder scenes and after crime scenes where they would analyze the body are what made this show so good. They felt and looked so real than most of the reality TV shows and Movies.

Mads Mikkelsen, who played Dr. Hannibal Lecter, knew the likes of Sir Anthony Hopkins will be watching as he portrays what HE portrayed! Mads was the best character of the show, always composed, always knew what he was doing, his dressing, the way he cooks were top notch. It had one the best screen-plays I've seen on TV. Excellent camera works, actions scenes and almost every show has boring scenes, the characters that no one want to see, Hannibal had none.

It is highly recommended!

Breaking Bad (2008–2013)

Not the best, a little over-rated

[10/10 · 9 February 2017]

A brilliant show. Enjoyed a lot, some episodes were just off the hook while others were worthy of watching, to say the very least. Don't get me wrong, it's one of my favorite shows but I am not so sure if I agree with the fact that it is the best show ever made though.

Excellent character development but it had clichés and tbh I expected more considering it's reviews and ratings. Crawl Space was probably one of the best scenes in any TV Series. The way Gus died, the way Hank died and the way Steve Gomez died were just disappointing they failed to make them dramatic enough plus the way Jesse found Walt poisoned that kid and the way hank found about Walt was just too convenient.

I think the last 3 episodes could've been better, they just didn't had enough in them. Most of BB viewers haven't watched, GOT, Hannibal, The Sopranos, Prison Break, Sherlock, The Wire and plenty other series, that's why it's easy for them to deduce it's the greatest show of all time. Being a personal favorite show is one thing, deeming it as the best show ever is another.

How is this the best written show? Jesse and Walt's domestic fights over and over again were just annoying, Walt lying to and concealing information from Skyler, wouldn't it be more convenient to explain than to lie, She would've found out eventually. Hank was supposed to be bad ass and had great sense of humor, seeing a person get his head on a turtle and people he barely knew were killed, suddenly he couldn't get out of his bed. Screenplay had nothing special.

Gus and Saul were the best characters for me. I'm not sure if I can watched this again, except for few episodes.