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Announcements Mar 20, 2026 at 9:40 PM

Paradise might have jumped the shark.

Posted by oncall66

This last episode had me rolling my eyes. I had high hopes. Oh well.
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hurbunculitis Mar 20, 2026 +16
Such quality discourse on this sub
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Simorie Mar 20, 2026 +18
Great detail, thoughtful analysis
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Mark-harvey Mar 20, 2026 +3
Fonzi did it 1st. Ayyy.
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Attican101 Mar 20, 2026 +6
Apart from season 1 episode 7, Paradise always felt like some pulp tv, with the trappings of prestige television (effects/cgi etc), maybe that's why some people on the sub are treating it like Severance or something. Been watching it like a long B movie and enjoying it that way, so hopefully some pleasant surprises happen.
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Ambry Mar 20, 2026 +3
Agree. I’m enjoying it personally - I’m not treating it like the Sopranos but it’s quite a fun TV show with some amazing standout moments (‘The Day’ episode is insane and extremely tense). I’m enjoying season 2 a lot more than I expected, but it doesn’t have to be top tier prestige TV.
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KennyShowers Mar 20, 2026 +2
Completely agree. I’ve enjoyed the show from the start but most of the time it’s just schlocky fun, and once in a while crests to actual greatness but just as often dips to downright silliness.
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nimbuscloud9 Mar 20, 2026 +3
If it’s true and they introduce time travel, I think it’s ultimately what will turn a lot of viewers off. It’s grounded in reality and they are going to introduce that?
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longjumpingtote Mar 20, 2026 +4
The first season wasn’t very grounded in reality. Is the second season more so?
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No-Calligrapher9934 Mar 20, 2026 +6
The first season didn’t have time travel, it was a basic who done it plot.
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nimbuscloud9 Mar 20, 2026 +7
I mean as grounded in reality as it can be. Supervolcano erupts, end of the world. No zombies. Etc. And let’s be real - you know Musk and Bezos and other billionaires probably have elite bunkers somewhere. The show isn’t too far off from reality.
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KennyShowers Mar 20, 2026 -2
The broad strokes plot outline sure, and there’s more than a few actually cool specifics that add to the worldbuilding, but there’s so many of the little nitty-gritty writing and character details and writing choices that don’t make much sense past being a fun twist to keep an audience guessing.
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BigBarMan Mar 20, 2026 +1
The product placement was awful, but I still enjoyed getting a peak into the most evil character.
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brickiex2 Mar 20, 2026 +1
Sad to hear .. we were looking into starting season 2
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KennyShowers Mar 20, 2026
S2 has been better so far overall, seems like things will get a little ridiculous but I don’t see how somebody could take the show all that seriously to begin with. It’s just old-school nonsense TV entertainment, don’t expect Mad Men.
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Ambry Mar 20, 2026 +1
I’ve honestly enjoyed season two 2. I would recommend giving it a go - it’s expanding a lot on the world outside.
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grump66 Mar 20, 2026 -3
Shows like this so often lose the audience thinking that *plot* is the reason we're watching it. Setting and character should be the driving force, but writers seem to be obsessed with crazy plot, plot plot.
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j_b_1983 Mar 20, 2026 +8
Naw...I'm into these shows for plot
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KennyShowers Mar 20, 2026 +2
The show’s been silly and ridiculous from the start. That pilot twist is an A+ hook and E7 is an all-timer, but outside those the general quality in terms of writing/pacing/characterizations has been wildly inconsistent. I agree this past episode was the weakest of the season, but so far I’ve found S2 way better on average than 1. It just does a cleaner job of melding the schmaltzy sentimentality with the sci-fi genre thrills.
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