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Obviously this is subjective, but personally this is as a 10/10 for me. I had just finished watching From, Silo and Severance, all of which I thought were incredible and was looking for something with a similar Drama/Mystery vibe. I was vaugely interested after the first episode, the 2nd and 3rd episode even more so, but only to the point I was expecting maybe a 6.5 out of 10 show. Episode 4 proved me wrong, episode 5 made me feel stupid for judging so early. I see alot of people say it is a slow burn, and I somewhat agree, as someone that has a low attention span and will often give up on shows if I'm not hooked by the first 2/3 episodes. I will admit, after the first 2 episodes I tried to find something else that would hook me in, but failed to and thought I'd push on. I'm so glad I did. The last episode of season 2 aired yesterday, now we are waiting for the third and final season, so I will vaugely lay out some reasons why I encourage people to give this show a proper try. 1. Julianne Nicholson. One of the best acting performances I've ever seen, coupled with an amazingly written character. She doesn't miss a beat. Her character is nuanced and varied, and the arc from the first episode to the last aired one is phenomenal. Sterling K Brown. Another phenomenal performance. I've well attributed with his other roles so wasn't surprised, that's why I had Julianne first, so what I said previously applies to both, but Nicholsons character/performance stood out to me more purely because I wasn't familiar with any of her previous roles and her character arc was, to me, objevtively more interesting. Honourable mention to James Marsden. I think all of the actors did a phenomenal job, and were all well written and acted, I could say similar for others but these 2 for me stood out. The twists. I feel like the show perfectly balanced, answering questions and creating more. Giving you answers without exaggerated cliff hangers to make you feel like you have to tune into the next episode in a "ugh I need to know what happens next but why is it taking so long". The season 2 finale is a perfect example of that. I feel like there was a specific cliffhanger a lot of other shows would have ended it on, but it gave a satisfying conclusion to a specific element. I don't want to go into detail for spoilers sake. The soundtrack/score. The show features covers of some popular 80's songs, as well as original scores through being, in my opinion, just perfect. The ending of S1E5, combined with that cover honestly blew me out of the f****** water. When I initally googled "what is Paradise about" it sounded very underwhelming, which in hindsight is good because it made every discovery that much better. It's so much more. It's very much a sci-fi/mystery show even though I hadn't seen it described as a sci-fi show. From where it starts to where it ends, is so different, and for me was paced so well, as I said earlier, giving and taking in a very satisfying way. Lastly, to clarify, this is all obviously subjective, and I am an idiot and not well versed in properly fleshing out the reasons why a tv show is good, at least in the way a smarter person would, as they could come up with more points and explain them better I imagine, but I genuinely think this show is slept on. I loved From, Silo and Severance. I thought after those I wouldn't find anything I like as much, but Paradise is very much in the same echelon for me, and honestly my favourite. Others might disagree but if you liked any of those 3, you will at LEAST find it a 7/10. This is the first time I've tried to give a 'thoughtful critique' on a show and I probably didn't do it that well, so go easy on me. Edit: An edit just to say, I may be more easily pleased than others, and overlook what may be weak points because they are, in my opinions, not so weak that they detract from the overall show. Though that might be somewhat a dunning kruger effect on my part. The main takeaway I guess should be, if you thought From, Silo or Severance was very good, I imagine you would also enjoy this. Thanks for all the replies, I have to go now but I'll do my best to reply later. Edit 2: Alright I got too caught up in replying, I'll try to get back to anyone I haven't later. I think I may just lack the attention to detail a lot of you have. Thanks to all who engaged in positive conversation though, I enjoy learning from others perspective/viewing experience.

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soundslikemitchell Mar 31, 2026 +23

I can certainly tell you the Foley is awesome!! (Because I did it ;) ) But really, it’s such a good show!

boilermaker1997 Apr 1, 2026 +2

Oooh...care to share some examples of things you did for the foley work? That art is so fascinating to me.

Mantic0282 Mar 31, 2026 +122

Man so much hate here for this show. I personally really enjoyed it. I’m not that deep to go on a long spree about all the reasons I like it but I’m with you. Can’t wait for season 3. I am excited to see what they do with the time aspect of it.

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Timbalabim Mar 31, 2026 +21

Same. It’s the first show to move me in any meaningful way in a while. I’m in ‘til the end.

Phillykratom Apr 1, 2026 +1

Try Tales From The Loop until seadon three comes out

Iaintyourbabysitter Mar 31, 2026 +12

Thanks mate, and me too. They always planned to have 3 seasons, so I'm hoping it wraps it all up nicely and wont end up as one of those shows that keeps going longer than it needs to.

Bippy73 Mar 31, 2026 +3

Checked it out only a few months ago & it is my favorite show in a while. You become completely engrossed in the characters they are so well-written. I am at a loss how anyone says it's a slow burn. So much happens from the jump. Can't wait for the last season. This finale was 🔥

Reggaeton_Historian Apr 1, 2026 +3

The best thing you can do with a show is not go to it's sub-listnook or come to /r/television because everyone here is so smart and high-brow. It's obnoxious as f***. And in the sublistnook, there were people that were dumb as rocks that didn't even understand the Dylan "sub-plot".

AWorldwithoutSin Mar 31, 2026 +5

Only doing 8 episodes a season is messing with it, you can feel the story is constrained by it. 10 or maybe 13 would have been better

ZeroFucksToGive Apr 1, 2026 +2

Everybody is a goddamn critic here apparently lol. I enjoy the show. Not sure how the s2 finale caught a lot of people by surprise though… they were clearly building up to it throughout the season.

Mantic0282 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Yeah right. If you were paying attention to S2 episode 3 you would have a good idea of what was going on. The scientist even foreshadowed the use of time. Said something along the lines that the not even billionaires can buy what can fix it. Sinatra asks what and he says Time.

TalkinTrek Apr 1, 2026 +1

It's just a fun time, haha.

Demerzel69 Mar 31, 2026 +29

Reviews of this show are all over the place.

Saiyoran Apr 1, 2026 +41

It’s a pretty inconsistent show. Some episodes are really good, while others make zero logical sense or are completely devoid of any emotional moments. Some characters are convincing and feel real, while others feel like cardboard cutouts pretending to be people.

Klutzy_Carpet_9170 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Zero logical sense in a show with sci-fi undertones is to be expected though. The consistent focus some people have on obscure bunker logistics is ridiculous

Leafs17 Apr 1, 2026 +7

> Zero logical sense in a show with sci-fi undertones is to be expected though Uh...no?

orangewall1234 Mar 31, 2026 +13

The first season was pretty mid. Great cast with weak writing/plot. Episode 7 was an amazing flashback episode though. Second season, they switch the plot a bit so some people like the switch, some don't.

TheJoshider10 Apr 1, 2026 +3

Yeah each to their own but the show lost all its charm for me without the mystery and dynamic between the president and guard. Never felt like S1 needed a second season but I gave it a go and lost interest after the first half of the season. Happy to move on knowing I was satisfied with S1, but nice to see the new direction has made the show better for others.

MagicHugsforThee Apr 1, 2026 +2

I saw so many reviews and talk on Listnook about how amazing it was and watched the first two episodes and thought I was crazy. My husband and I both thought the writing was terrible and it felt really cheesy. We like Silo, From and Severance though so maybe we didn’t give it a fair shot but the first two episodes we found to be very bad.

I also like the three shows you mentioned. Yes, the music is a little cheesy but once you get into the 3rd and 4th episode the show really starts to fill out

MagicHugsforThee Apr 1, 2026 +1

So the writing and all is better by episode 3? Maybe I’ll give it another try, thanks!

JGlover92 Apr 1, 2026 +2

I've just started it and the premise is really interesting, the cast is solid (always liked Sterling K Brown) and the performances are good so far but my word the dialogue is awful in some places. You can see some of the actors really struggling with it at times because it's so awkward and wooden. Really takes me out of it.

Iaintyourbabysitter Mar 31, 2026 +1

Well anything artistic is inherently subjective. That's why I said it's all my opinion, and that if you enjoyed From, The Silo and Severance, I believe you'd enjoy this too, perhaps not enough but enough so that it's worth the watch,

Demerzel69 Mar 31, 2026 +7

Silo is mid. I've only continued to watch for BeckyFergs. Parts of Season 2 were better but then it got boring again. Couldn't care less about anyone left in that first silo. All that shit is so boring. Will I watch another season? Yeah probably. For her. Severance is masterful (except for that one shitty episode with Cobel going back home).

jbaker1225 Apr 1, 2026 +5

Silo is much, much better than Paradise. So if you’re meh on Silo, I would only watch this if you’re find for some brain off network TV quality drama.

keepinglifeinsane Mar 31, 2026 +10

i genuinely find the divisiveness for season 2 fascinating. like people truly either loved the genre segue into sci fi territory, or hated it. i was truly indifferent to it at first, but to me the show still kept its core. you can tell far and wide that this is a dan fogelman show… lovingly (or not depending on if u like his work LOL). the intense emotions, the human relationships, the *be the bigger person*, the imperfect characters. i think its going to end up being a commentary on a lot of stuff happening today in regards to climate change and is going to be extremely impactful by the time everything is said and done. though, its already got some of that commentary going strong. i will say if you dislike shows like this is us, paradise is not the show to watch. its a totally different genre *technically* but at the end of the day has that same energy.

mashuto Mar 31, 2026 +16

I still have the last episode to watch, but I have been enjoying it quite a bit. I do have issues with it though. I am not a huge fan of how they present information with a lot of flashbacks. There is a lot of backstory and detail that they fill in as they go in little bits and pieces. And they end pretty much every episode with some kind of mild cliffhanger or revelation. And the slow burn stuff, yea its a bit slow and theres a lot of stuff they introduce that doesnt seem super critical to the story or involves things that dont last very long that just seem like they were introduced to pad things out. Season 2 also lost a bit of they mystery from the first season that made it so intriguing. Still enjoy it. And also really like the 80s covers they do. Especially because I dont always recognize them immediately, but then when I do I realize they actually brought up something relevant to the song earlier in the episode. Thats fun.

Interesting. As someone that stopped watching Lost mid S4 due to an abundance of flashbacks, I felt like Paradise balanced it well. They offered context for an upcoming scene and didn't last too long, opposed to say episodes of Lost that are almost entirely flashbacks. I also felt like they balanced the ending on a cliffhanger, but answering the previous one well, especially in the last episode, theres a specific cliffhanger I feel like a lot of other shows would have left it on but Paradise didn't, I won't say more so I don't spoil. Glad to hear someone else enjoyed the music as much as me, S1 E5 ending for me was absolute cinema, what X did as the Eye of the Tiger went full orchestra was, personally, was extraordinary, Goosebumps.

Reggaeton_Historian Apr 1, 2026 +1

My biggest issue with the flashbacks is there is a lot of piecing together because you'll be in Year 0 but it goes back 1 year and then suddenly you are in Year 1 and going back 9 years so it's kinda 8 years before and then in Year 3 it'll say 5 years ago lmao Would have been better presented with just the year.

sulfater Mar 31, 2026 +120

The dialogue is so painfully bad. Very reminiscent of early 2000’s Network TV.

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MistryMachine3 Mar 31, 2026 +37

It’s a lot of “this is what dumb people think successful people are like.” Also I hated that there was barely foreshadowing of the season 1 reveal, just like “oh yeah, that guy from that scene that was otherwise a non-sequetor? It was him.”

Of_Silent_Earth Mar 31, 2026 +25

I don't disagree, but I also don't think that's really a bad thing. Not everything needs to be prestige. Something that feels like it's from the Lost era but with half the episode count is a great break from all the prestige stuff.

sulfater Mar 31, 2026 +13

I think the Pitt is a good example of new “network style” TV that stays light and easily accessible but doesn’t sacrifice the quality of its writing and dialogue in the way that Paradise does where it’s just clunky and loaded with cliches.

GaryTheCabalGuy Mar 31, 2026 -1

I don't understand the comparison to The Pitt. Entirely different genres, not trying to be the same thing. The Pitt is going for realism, Paradise isn't. They are both tapping into different genres of "network style" tv.

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sulfater Mar 31, 2026 +9

What does the genre have to do with the quality of the writing. There’s good medical TV and bad medical TV, same goes for Sci Fi or any other genre. My point being that you can make any genre of TV without it having to be “prestige” and still have good writing. Paradise does not fit that bill, but imo The Pitt does.

I’ll flat out say it, The Pitt is overtly praised both in this sub and in general. This season alone has had as much as 4 episodes which barely impacted the storyline and had some uninteresting patients. Many cast members are borderline superfluous (hi Mohan!). Points for realism of course but that doesn’t mean the writing makes for good tv all the time. Not to mention that the initial exchanges between Robby and Al Hashimi were badly written

Iaintyourbabysitter Mar 31, 2026 +2

Perhaps I'm too easily pleased, but I thought the dialogue was good. The Pitt, to me, feels like the average, slightly cheesy network TV show, along the lines of say Greys Anatomy (albeit much better) but Paradise felt far above that to me feels at least a step above, what I feel to be at most a slightly above average medical drama. Perhaps I am being biased, though.

GaryTheCabalGuy Mar 31, 2026 +3

I love both shows and I think The Pitt is much better written in terms of realism. Paradise doesn't feel real or plausible in it's concepts/dialogue to me at all, but it's also not going for realism so it doesn't bother me. I don't think the comparison makes any sense. It's all opinion at the end of the day. It reminds me to some extent of Westworld and how when the universe of that show expanded, it started to be more heavily critiqued. In both Paradise/Westworld, I have actually enjoyed the universe expansion even if they come with some logical flaws

Toby_O_Notoby Apr 1, 2026 +2

Not to mention the fact that everyone on this f****** sub is all up in arms about the long breaks between seasons. Season 3 is supposed to premier in January 2027 meaning you got three 8 episode seasons over three years. The slight dip in quality is what makes that happen over other sci-fi shows like a Pluribus or Severance.

asisoid Mar 31, 2026 +23

It's 'This is Us' in a different setting. The writing is brutal.

robin_ac30 Mar 31, 2026 +13

Yeah, this is my thought too. Season one was pretty decent, 7/10 with one 9/10 episode. Season two though has been poor IMHO. The one episode showing Teri's story and the incel dude etc was good, but so much of the season feels forced, the dialogue very poor indeed. Reminds me a bit of Jericho - similar premise, but just poorly executed. I'm also finding the continual use of that one song throughout everything is getting very tiring.

BecoDasCavernas Mar 31, 2026 +6

Yes! The show already has a "c****" feel, and then they keep shoving that f****** song down our throats. Makes it feel even worse.

illuvattarr Mar 31, 2026 +8

It's exactly like those early serialized shows in the 00s post Lost that had high concept, fast plot, thin characters and hardly any logical consistency. Fun, but nothing more.

DoodleDew Mar 31, 2026 +20

You have to sort by controversial in that sub to find this take. It’s so true though. So many hack and cliche moments followed with unbearable dialogue

Clean_n_Press Apr 1, 2026 +3

I'm so glad this thread happened and I'm coming across these comments because I see seemingly endless praise in the weekly threads, etc. and I thought I was losing my mind. It's like it was written by college students that haven't really grasped the craft yet - so, so corny and cliche. The dialogue is awful and all of the actors' performances, save a few, felt like bad auditions. This has given me solace because I was genuinely staring to question my judgement LOL.

Leafs17 Apr 1, 2026 +1

That Asian guy in the control room was bad

Marelle Mar 31, 2026 +2

there are some pretty good dialogue moments that feel natural but like most things with this show, quality changes on a dime. the writing is always fairly inconsistent in quality

Nimonic Apr 1, 2026 +1

A lot like From and Silo, to be honest.

drdr3ad Apr 1, 2026 +1

It's amateur hour writing, covered in kindergartener one-liners, wrapped in the most cliche (yet logically-inconsistent) plot twists I've watched since... yeah 2000's network TV. The only thing holding it together were Marsden and Brown's performance.

olearyuk Mar 31, 2026 +54

Loved the first season, had that mystic about it and the ending to episode 1 made me think lots about it after. Set itself up nicely for season 2 but didn’t really deliver for me like Season 1 did. Season 3 will role out and follow the same tropes of similar shows and become a Flashforward or Revolution. Just my opinion of course. Glad you enjoyed it.

GaryTheCabalGuy Mar 31, 2026 +36

Weird I feel like the show was elevated to something better and more interesting in S2.

CloudApprehensive322 Mar 31, 2026 +14

I'm with you - the first season was passable with a few stellar episodes but the second season was far better overall.

_ghost_in_a_jar Mar 31, 2026 +3

I agree, I liked season 2 better. I thought the new characters were interesting and the writing was great. I liked the sci fi stuff.

olearyuk Mar 31, 2026

Intrigued what elevated if for you? X and the baby storyline totally lost of for me, and from that points onwards and I knew they wouldn’t be able to bring it back. Ridiculous.

Zapkin Mar 31, 2026 +10

God Revolution could’ve been so good. It had a great premise and cast. I hate the silly sci-fi stuff that happens with shows like that by half way through season 2

SilverCarbon Mar 31, 2026 +2

The plotline for Xavier didn't really land for me. Sure it's nice to see the outside world but many of his encounters were fleeting moments to fill up screen time. I liked his interaction with Annie, but finding Teri landed cheesily. In the flashback she was standing on her own but once saved she definitely is in Xavier's shadow, like a prop, that couldn't be the intention.

Iaintyourbabysitter Mar 31, 2026 +3

Thanks for the reply. Personally I felt it moved smoothly into the >!Alex time/multiverse manipulating!< element. Perhaps it might, but the whole >!way they displayed it with X and Dylan makes me think they will go down a different route than the a-typical multiverse scenarios that you see in Marvel etc. It feels like its altering the timelines in realtime to achieve what its objective!< I may be completely misunderstanding it though. After >!leaving the bunker I felt like, without the whole Alex storyling, it would turn in to a The 100 situation, a show I very much enjoyed, but just faction fighting. The scifi element intrigues me because I imagine it will be an element of both, and as I said earlier I feel like they might implement it in a somewhat different way than we're used to seeing!< Theres also a good chance I'm so, so very wrong. Thanks for the positive input though mate.

EvilCeleryStick Apr 1, 2026 +1

I think season 2 has been, on average better than season 1. But I still have a couple eps to go.

Omatzus Mar 31, 2026 +1

Agreed. It just feels so tropey. The mysteries progress because key details are omitted, not because they were inherently complex.

ConsoleLogDebugging Mar 31, 2026 +109

Probably a hot take but I would've preferred this show without the nonsense sci-fi stuff that started in the last episode.

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andee510 Mar 31, 2026 +44

I'm actually so confused about the Sinatra's son storyline

CrossoverEpisodeMeme Mar 31, 2026 +10

It's throwing me a bit that the Link/"Dylan" character actually kind of looks like her. Good casting I guess haha

seanicusbaximus Apr 1, 2026 +2

yeah i think that was the thought process behind it! they have the same eyes lol

Xannin Mar 31, 2026 +27

From what I can tell >!Alex, the computer, is so fancy that it is essentially becoming and already became a time machine of sorts such that it causes abnormalities through time, and they are starting to see the ripples in time that it is causing. Certain events shouldn't exist in the "true" timeline (if there is one), like Dylan being alive. It seems that he is the one who essentially created Alex, but he is also Sinatra's son who died, so it seems like Alex messed with time to create itself. Much like the popular theory that Chuck Norris went back in time and fathered himself. They seem to be subscribing to the Dr Who rules of time travel where things are "Timey wimey."!<

Iaintyourbabysitter Mar 31, 2026 +10

>!I think the idea is to leave that ambiguous, it's the S2 cliffhanger. I initially believed that Alex is, while sentient and able to manipulate time/the multiverse, operating on a given directive, go back and stop the end of the world. Does the fact that Sinatra oversaw the final edition of it mean her desires affected it? The 'visions' X and Link/Dylan experience seems to me that it's somehow merging timelines to achieve it's directive, which as far as I can tell is to stop the end of the world, given Sinatras final converstation with X. I feel like they could have a different and interesting take on the whole multiverse/time travel concept compared to Marvel and Dr.Who etc. Either way, personally I am looking forward to finding out.!<

obsterwankenobster Apr 1, 2026 +3

My thinking has always been that Sinatra pitched it as a way to stop the end of the world, but she really just wanted to save her son

ciabattaroll Mar 31, 2026 +1

I don't think it's ambiguous. Another timeline X saved the world and Alex designated him as the next user (person able to interact with Alex) in this timeline so he can do the same.

maeynor Apr 1, 2026 +1

Could be to stop the future end of the world the guy talked about. The heat up

LiterallyOuttoLunch Mar 31, 2026 +1

This guy timelines.

notmyrealfarkhandle Mar 31, 2026 +60

I don’t really understand how you watched the second season and thought that the sci-fi stuff started in the last episode

AlsoIHaveAGroupon Mar 31, 2026 +7

Before I watched the last episode, I said to a friend that I had been expecting >!a superintelligent AI or a way to see into the future!< but then >!Sinatra's son made me expect something with another timeline!< but it seems like all of my thoughts were a little bit right?

Mattyzooks Apr 1, 2026 +1

The show has not been subtle st all in teasing it.

ImaginaryBoot8390 Mar 31, 2026 +21

Second screen viewing is my guess I can’t possibly fathom how you can overlook a massive plot point the entire season

GaryTheCabalGuy Mar 31, 2026 +20

It's been the entire season though

stonewallace17 Mar 31, 2026 +38

Started in like episode 2 of this season lol, not the last episode

Space4Time Mar 31, 2026 +12

Ep 1 was peak though

ciabattaroll Mar 31, 2026 +20

IT STARTED IN EPISODE ONE OF SEASON ONE - this whole shows premise is Sci-Fi

Mattyzooks Apr 1, 2026 +7

Started in the last episode? The whole season has been one big "something to do with time travel is coming" tease... and yea, it sure as shit feels like they didn't think of it until after season 1.

lurkyloowhoo Mar 31, 2026 +6

Man I totally agree. The bunker city was already a really cool concept and could have been explored way more.

Optimusim Mar 31, 2026 +3

Lol but the whole show is a sci fi show. You can't believe an actual real life item that exists now combined with another thing we use today. Additionally any relation stuff is speculation until proven.

Freecz Mar 31, 2026 +2

I agree tbh. I have been enjoying it a lot and then that stuff began. I can't say it was where I saw it going nor did I want it to go that way tbh. We will see where it turns out but hmm..

Saiyoran Apr 1, 2026 +2

To be honest I wish they had leaned into it more. I guess we’ll get more in season 3 but everything that happened in the bunker this season was so boring that I was basically just praying they’d do some weird timeline scifi shit to at least change it up. As is, they haven’t really explained anything and it felt very half-assed.

nimo90 Mar 31, 2026 +6

I HATED what happened in the season 2 finale. so much so that I'm not even sure i watch season 3- i was so put off by it.

coinblock Apr 1, 2026 +1

Yeah I’m with you. They acted like it was a big reveal but everyone f****** saw this coming. Typical second season dragging an interesting storyline out to a full season when it should have been the starting point addressed maybe 3 episodes in.

RrentTreznor Mar 31, 2026 +6

Not a hot take. It was mind numbingly stupid. As if they knew most of the viewers would not be able to wrap their heads around the concept of time dimensionality manipulation, so they threw in a few buzz words but made sure not to overdo it. Regardless of that fact, the introduction of Alex was a pretty dull turn in what was a decent season besides the fact that an infant survived for months on warm water and cuddles.

GaryTheCabalGuy Mar 31, 2026 +5

They had formula

obi_wan_jabroni_23 Mar 31, 2026 +2

God damn it I literally just press play on the final episode haha, why the hell did I click this thread

Appropriate_Value122 Mar 31, 2026 +1

It started in Season 2 Episode 1 when Link was blurring out outside Annie’s door, you just didn’t know what it meant yet. Also, living in a fully developed town bunker underground in Season 1 was technically also “sci-fi stuff.” Don’t even pretend it just became sci-fi right at the end of Season 2. It always was, and the Season 2 finale just confirmed it for a lot of people.

WhiskyWillFixIt Mar 31, 2026 +1

I was super in until the finale and now I'm like...c***.

fartswhenhappy Mar 31, 2026 +6

It strikes me as a show with a very compelling premise, interesting world-building, and some very good actors. These pluses get balanced out by some very cliche dialogue, clunky writing, and occasionally bad acting. For example, Xavier is such a high level Secret Service agent that he's the President's top guy. He specifically remarks that it's his job to notice threats multiple times. Then he gets blindsided by a hobo. And it's not because he's caught by surprise. He gets blindsided while he's actively scanning the area for threats. And the hobo doesn't even pop out from behind a tree; he's just, like, behind Xavier somehow. It's usually a sign of bad writing when uncharacteristic things, or things that don't make logical or logistical sense, happen in order to move the plot in a certain direction. Paradise does a good deal of that. BUT... Julianne Nicholson is phenomenal, James Marsden really shines in the episode that focuses on his character's heartbreaking backstory, and Sterling K. Brown becomes his usual great self after being pretty flat and uninteresting in the first few episodes. S1E7 is a fantastic bit of TV. The overall concept is very creative and the story is a fun ride, even if the dots get sloppily connected sometimes.

*For example, Xavier is such a high level Secret Service agent that he's the President's top guy. He specifically remarks that it's his job to notice threats multiple times. Then he gets blindsided by a hobo. And it's not because he's caught by surprise. He gets blindsided while he's actively scanning the area for threats. And the hobo doesn't even pop out from behind a tree; he's just, like, behind Xavier somehow.* Which part are you referring to? Trent the librarian in the bunker? Or in the flashback when he shoots Cal? The people on the farm?

fartswhenhappy Mar 31, 2026 +1

I wanna say it was S2E2. >!The hobo I'm referring to is the guy X eventually kills and the quiet kids creepily bury him in the mud.!<

buckets_811 Mar 31, 2026 +21

I like this show but I don’t love it. There is a certain quality about it that just seems… c****? Like the production quality isn’t doing it for me. It’s sort of distracting. Something about the world and setting that does not feel lived in. Yeah, I think that’s it. Everything feels a bit surface level. The story itself and acting is generally good though.

humanoideric Mar 31, 2026 +11

I know what you mean. Like it thinks it is Lost but really it is closer to Heroes in terms of production lol. (I like Heroes s01, but ya know)

Something about the color grading is so weird. Everything is weird looking, especially in the bunker. Also I don’t think the acting is really anything to write home about. There’s a couple good performances (Cal and Sinatra I think were acted well), but most of them just feel kind of stiff. The writing doesn’t help, specifically the dialogue.

Lord_Snow77 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Paradise is one of those shows that could use more episodes per season. Everything is moving at a lightning pace. The story and the characters could use more development.

Johnny_Blaze_123 Mar 31, 2026 +51

In my humble opinion, the second season was disappointing. Lots of dumb character moments.

Saiyoran Apr 1, 2026 +7

Annie was the most interesting character they introduced and I was so disappointed they killed her off basically immediately, while keeping characters like Robinson, Jeremy, and especially Jane who range from walking cliches to just unfathomably boring in every scene. Even Xavier is just not that interesting. The actor does what he can but at the end of the day there’s nothing interesting about Xavier at all, and he’s the main character! It’s a bummer that the few characters that were actually fun to watch (Cal, Sinatra, Billy, Annie) are all dead except maybe Teri if they can find stuff for her to do in season 3.

deliciousdeciduous Mar 31, 2026 +14

I enjoy watching it but yeah in season 2 the A plot was a coincidence plagued fetch quest.

How so? There's a good chance I missed some things, so I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it.

Holymyco Mar 31, 2026 +7

The first several episodes were incredible, but it started getting hokey near the end. Nuclear reactors don't explode like they are nuclear bombs. If they did explode the blast door wouldn't work to keep the blast in the same way it works to keep a blast out. The immense pressure has to escape, and it would either blow the door off or blow the top off of the mountain. But that doesn't matter because the reactors wouldn't explode. And then we see X running to the closing doors and nothing of him until it is dark and he walks up to his family's camp. No one looked around to see if he got out, they just sat down and waited for him. Also, Sinatra is a terrible character. She has no redeeming qualities and her ending felt hollow.

Joe434 Mar 31, 2026 +3

i kept rewinding the final few minutes because i thought i missed him getting out and i was so confused

I am not scientifically incline in any capacity, so the idea that the nuclear reactors would explode may make no sense to someone that knows what they're talking about. If the bunker was built to withstand a nuclear explosion, would it not make sense that the explosion doesn't break the entrance, but as shown, the upper parts of the mountain? I agree, X not being shown coming through the doors and then just appearing felt weird, even the fact that Sinatra closed it while he seemingly wasn't in range to make it to safety. >!I vehementely disagree about Sinatra though. I thought her character arc was brilliant and Julianne Nicholson absolutely nailed it. She's an incredibly intelligent, successful women, focused on work and not her personal life. She meets a guy, he makes the move, she starts a family and her company takes off. She's got it all. Then she loses her son, despite all the money in the world she can't save him. Naturally it breaks her. She is an objective moralist, with the Trolley problem she would not hesitate to choose the greater good e.g. save the most people possible, because she is/wants to be a good person, but emotionally shut down after losing dylan because she can't deal with it. She says multiple times through the show "I'm not a monster" because she's trying to convince herself. As soon as she realises (or believes as it hasn't actually been confirmed) that Dylan is alive, she reverts to who she was beforehand, just a human trying their best to be good. She's the definitely altruistic at the end, believing Dylan is alive, having that broken part of her healed, acknowledging how far she strayed from who she wanted to be, sacrificing herself after getting a brief moment with Dylan where he wasn't pointing a gun at her. That, and her acting was incredible in my opinion. I thought it was an incredible and believable character arc. !<

ohnoyoudee-en Mar 31, 2026 +7

>!Xavier was held at gunpoint like 3 times and managed to wrestle the gun away from his assailants each and every single time. Like, come on. Why are they not doing it from afar. Realistically he would be dead. So dumb and tropey.!<

Johnny_Blaze_123 Mar 31, 2026 +12

>!Teri walks into a building alone to meet her incel friend who's a known killer. The dumb idiot Jeremy and his plan to "open the doors so people have a choice". Dude, like, those people are happy living inside the bunker, wtf are you talking about? and then they opening the doors at the exact same time the bunker gets shut down. I don't know what to tell you, i just felt this season was very corny and predictable and this time there wasn't an episode 7 to save it.!<

Iaintyourbabysitter Mar 31, 2026 +5

>!\>!Regarding Gary, it makes sense to me in that he believed X would never find Teri, and that eventually give up hope and settle for him. It's typical anxious 'nice guy', maybe that's because I could relate to that from experience (though to clarify I always knew I was the problem and worked on myself). Then when the train and X showed up, he just snapped. Teri knows that ultimately he cares deeply for her, and is deluded enough to have a part of him believe there might, at some point, be a chance, and deluded enough to believe that ultimately he's not a bad person, was just driven to a boiling point. What he craves, and that deluded part of him that believes it could may be possible stops him from doing anything to Teri. I do also feel like he's a good guys at heart (that doesnt remotely justify his actions obviously), but incredibly emotionally unstable.!< >!Regarding Jeremy, he's hurting deeply from not reciprocating in any form love for his father. While his feelings are valid, mostly, he doesn't believe his father truly loves him as he proclaims. He realises he does after the fact, and that humans are ultimately flawed, and given his up brining, he wasn't properly equipped to end the generational trauma his dad gave him, coupled with the fact he's the president of the free world in the ultimate crisis. He's also at the rebellious teenage age. To me, his actions are believable, he learns his dad is ultimately trying do the best for people despite his kind of whimsical behaviour, Jeremy realises how despondent his dad felt and that ultimately he lacked the ability or frankly the time to illustrate that to him properly. Coupled with the knowledge he gains from the ipad, he feels the need to act, and does so rashly because he's emotional young and stupid.!< >!Now that you make me properly think about it, I do think it's really stupid that the architect of the bunker, an immensely intelligent and pragmatic man, Anders, suggests they just destroy the gas tanks. Obviously it's supposed to be two highly improbably things happening at once, but the idea that he doesn't really take any time to think about it and just immediately says yeah smash the tanks up, or even show them which ones to smash (how would they know?) or to even do 1 then see how it happens, or to consider the worst possible outcome is somewhat farcical. I was too caught up in the entirety of the episode. Appreciate your response mate.

Syn3rgetic Mar 31, 2026 +6

Episode 7 of season was phenomenal. One of the best episodes of tv I’ve watched in a while. And yes. Seasons 2 is a let down. The sci fi stuff didn’t need to be there. A lot of the unneeded characters had too much autonomy that wanted screen time of people actually interesting (examples are the dumb Jeremy escape scenes) there were high point almost “bottle” episodes i liked though. Like the flashback scenes of the preppers and them finding Teri. But over all def not as good as season 1.

DLRsFrontSeats Mar 31, 2026 +2

Everything with Jane was painfully bad

spartacusrc3 Mar 31, 2026 +4

Just finished the first season last night and loved it although parts of it gave my wife and I an existential crisis.

Strat7855 Apr 1, 2026 +4

I loved season one. Season two has not grabbed me the same way.

croaker227 Mar 31, 2026 +6

Our house watched both seasons, but tbh Paradise is campy in S1 (though the core mystery was neat) and S2 only got worse. It is very campy. Decisions were made in the S2 finale that were definitely for creating drama because they definitely didn’t make much sense. Also, it can’t seem to land on a genre. You think it’s a murder mystery BUT WAIT it’s also post-apocalyptic. So you think it’s gonna focus on that BUT WAIT it’s also sci-fi! There is also at least one McGuffin per season, and they’ve already telegraphed the ones for season 3. Do with that what you will.

jbaker1225 Apr 1, 2026 +8

> Julianne Nicholson. One of the best acting performances I've ever seen, coupled with an amazingly written character. She doesn't miss a beat. Her character is nuanced and varied, and the arc from the first episode to the last aired one is phenomenal. I couldn’t really disagree with this part more. I think Nicholson is a really good actress, sure. But this character is written horribly with a bunch of pretend nuance. The character is evil beyond belief - basically Hitler, willing to murder little girls, sick old ladies, presidents, or innocent scientists if they get in her way. And then the show will go, “Oh look, but she’s rocking this baby in a swing, maybe she’s good after all.” NO! YOU HAVE *REPEATEDLY* SHOWN ME HOW INSANELY EVIL SHE IS. Don’t try to make me pretend that there’s some moral conflict here. None of that is earned, at all. It is a fun to watch, but absolutely ridiculous and silly show. Very network TV-quality drama.

asisoid Mar 31, 2026 +17

Eh, this show's writing is pretty bad. I was able to pinpoint that it has the same creators as 'This is Us' almost instantly.

MindBlowingMartells Apr 1, 2026 +3

I enjoyed it. It was entertaining and was a fun story that has potential. That being said, as a southerner, it is insulting ti see them pass of the places that were meant to the areas between atlanta and memphis. It was the most blatant southern california valley landscape ive ever seen. At least colorado looked like colorado.

Zohin Mar 31, 2026 +14

The moment this crossed over to sci-fi is when I started to not being giddy about this show. First season was great but season 2 was almost a completely different genre

theodimuz Mar 31, 2026 +5

100% this, the pivot to sci-fi/time travelling has me exhausted. Hopefully they play it right.

x_lincoln_x Apr 1, 2026 +2

It was scifi the entire time.

nickpapa88 Mar 31, 2026 +2

So time travel is sci fi but not a volcano exploding at the South Pole and a global EMP device? Miss me with that excuse.

Zohin Mar 31, 2026 +7

First season was much more of a thriller mystery in the aftermath of a cataclysmic event. You’re comparing that to time traveling and multiverses

Personally I liked that transition, I felt like without that it would drift into a The 100 type situation. Which I enjoyed, but personally I was craving sci-fi and twists. Which ultimately comes down to personal preference, glad you enjoyed S1 though!

_zissou_ Mar 31, 2026 +12

I have a TV club that meets monthly. We watched the first 2 episodes of season one and unanimously gave up on it.

MagicHugsforThee Apr 1, 2026 +3

Yeah we made it two episodes in as well, the writing was horrible.

twstdbydsn Mar 31, 2026 +5

Just finished season 2 last night. Can't wait to see where it goes in the final season.

BrightLuchr Mar 31, 2026 +4

At times, it seemed like this show merited watching: the first episode and the Memphis stuff was pretty good. But it is so frequently ridiculous that I have to disagree. \- the incredibly annoying shimmering tone that serves as incidental music. It tries to create tension but once you hear it, you can't tolerate it. \- every single aspect of the science is super ridiculous and wrong. \- really low production values in some scenes, particularly in last episode. Bad CGI. Bad props. \- good actors reading dumb dialog. \- convoluted plot with so many plot holes and things that make no sense I see the comparison to Silo, which I also didn't enjoy. Severance is nothing like this show. It's a Disney production. It's worse than my low expectations for Disney.

TheMurderCapitalist Mar 31, 2026 +3

I liked season 1 but season 2 has been terrible imo

QuestoPresto Mar 31, 2026 +1

Really!? season 2 took some big risks but I think they all paid off. What don’t you like?

I don't feel like they took any risks, it feels like a lot of post-Lost era shows (e.g. Revolution), the writing (dialog) feels worse, I'm not a fan of the baby plot (the mother is introduced just to seemingly die in childbirth)

Soggy-taco-5869 Apr 1, 2026 +5

The writing is terrible. The plot is driving the characters actions rather than the characters driving the plot forward. For example Xavier handing the guy, who he would not let hold a baby bc he didn’t trust him!!, the detonator for the bomb?? So all the sudden he trusts this rando? Lol That makes no sense and is out of alignment with what this character would do and this decision was only done for the plot. It’s like this for everything in season 2. I’m having a hard time understanding how people like it lol it’s soooo cheesy and corny. This stuff works for This is Us but not this type of show imo

noahnickels Apr 1, 2026 +1

He gave him the detonator because he thought he was being honest with him finally about his relationship with his wife. There was a scene on their way where he stopped and told X he loved her. While still being uneasy with the guy, he felt he was doing this because he also cared for her. He wasn’t worried he was gonna blow him up, chalked it up to him being a weird dude with good intentions.

Old-Way-5529 Mar 31, 2026 +6

i havent seen this recent episode, but this whole season has taken way to much out of the This is Us playbook. the music beats are even the same lol. just way way to much melodrama for what is a post-apocalyptic show. i dont need to see bloodthirsty murder, but its a little much the amount of time they devote to tearful monologues with Brown always giving major cry face. like, the whole subplot with the mailman- browns character clearly sussed him out, yet still went on with their plan - why wouldnt this bad ass Secret service agent just make the guy tell him what happened vs this suicide bomb run that goes against logic. thats only one issue. the baby AND the boy, and the sinatra stuff feeling like a totally different show now

Lfsnz67 Mar 31, 2026 +5

Silo Pluribus and Severance move in slow motion compared to this show

AlsoIHaveAGroupon Mar 31, 2026 +6

Yeah I think "slow burn" is totally the wrong word to use for this show. There is a lot of time spent on human drama, but the plot *f****** flies*. The second season started with >!some political unrest in the bunker and Xavier is headed to Atlanta to find his wife!< and eight episodes later >!the bunker is destroyed, his whole family is reunited, and a time-manipulating AI has sent him on a quest to save the world!<.

I've only watched Silo and Severance. I've seen the first episode of Pluribus but wasn't feeling it, then I watched Severance, might go back to it. u/AlsoIHaveAGroupon I agree with you both, I worded it poorly, I meant I had seen that as a criticism of the show, which I disagree with I think it was quite perfectly paced in that it each episode answered a question, then created another one. But after the first 4/5 episodes it really gets into the swing of things, should have clarified I was trying to argue against that sentiment.

walla71 Mar 31, 2026 +2

Not sure if anyone notices this but the constant suspenseful music the entire episode it seems like takes me out of it. Or is it just me

VeteranSergeant Apr 1, 2026 +2

I enjoy it, but it's wildly inconsistent in the writing, so I get the criticism. I loved Shailene Woodley's arc, for example, but there's a lot of stuff going on in the bunker that's basically just "check my phone time." I joked that I was legitimately upset at >!the end of Season 2, Episode 4!<, because the show just hasn't been sophisticated enough to drop a hitter like that on us.

3i3e3achine Mar 31, 2026 +10

Nah. It's really not. It hits 7/10 on its good days.

arcanepsyche Mar 31, 2026 +4

I almost gave up on this show halfway through season 1 because some of the writing is just atrocious. It got better in the 2nd half and there's a marked improvement in the 2nd season. Overall, I'd give it a 7.5/10 (I've only watched up until S2E2 so far) but I can see that going up if this season pays off well. I'd agree it's a good rec, but it's a bit rough getting going.

DaWaffleSmuggler Mar 31, 2026 +3

Season 1 was 10/10. Like it up until midway season 2. Want to immediately lose my interest in a show? Start messing with multi-verse/time travel BS. The most interesting part of the show was the paradise bunker and now that’s gone. Gonna give season 3 a real short leash tbh.

CoachLee_ Mar 31, 2026 +3

Must watch is a reach lowkey.

topshop_ Mar 31, 2026 +6

Enjoyed season 1. Season 2 was an abomination. Genuinely confused on how it’s being praised.

Iaintyourbabysitter Mar 31, 2026 +4

It went in a different direction, to each their own. Abomination seems a bit harsh though, it wasn't until the end of S2 it leaned in to the sci-fi aspect.

The amount of hate for this show on listnook really makes a lot of people on this site seem very miserable. Not every show has to be prestige drama. This is a fun show.

Formloff Mar 31, 2026 +2

The show is f****** amazing and im only on like Episode 6

NostradaMart Mar 31, 2026 +2

it's a great story, a little sad that it will end with s3 but at least they won't pull a "lost"

ChetDuchessManly Mar 31, 2026 +2

Season 1 was peak. Season 2 was a little disappointing. Without spoiling anything, I think some sci-fi elements came out of nowhere and kind of dont make sense. Like there are pieces missing to explain it all, which I guess is what S3 will try to fill in. But my biggest issue with S2 is that it has some really dumb character moments. I still enjoyed it but the writing declined this season.

sl0wjim Mar 31, 2026 +2

It's not perfect but I am really enjoying it, 7/10 for me. Hopefully s3 doesn't go too far off the rails with this time travel nonsense

ciabattaroll Mar 31, 2026 +2

Season 1 was really fun but Season 2 really feels like a soap opera. I wish they could get better writers. I think this show was sci-fi from the jump but the AI stuff feels really shoe horned in. For anyone who didn't pick it up they have also brought in time travel lol. I was curious if any of this is hinted at in season one of if its just some BS.

Upbeat-Ad6875 Mar 31, 2026 +2

Its probably my favorite show currently. First season was okay, acting was good, plot was somewhat entertaining. But then season 2 elavated it to a whole new level. I think its very comparable to Dark how everything is planned and there is some time manipulation, different timeline/reality stuff going on. Cant wait for season 3!

robinta Mar 31, 2026 +2

Totally agree. Superb show. Can't wait for S3

jrodfantastic Mar 31, 2026 +2

Finished season 2, it’s good. Definitely worth watching. But biggest complaint is how it addressed actual, real world travel. Characters always just seem to be exactly where they need to be, and are able to get to where they need to be without much of a second thought. They Game of Thrones’d the fast-travel around the post-apocalyptic United States.

sharponephilly Mar 31, 2026 +2

Season 2 finale was ass. Made no sense.

bookant Mar 31, 2026 +1

I got bored quickly. I'm so sick of "mystery box" shit that I could smack JJ Abrahms upside the head for starting that whole thing.

DWCourtasan2 Mar 31, 2026 +1

Came for Marsden, happily impressed by the show.

lolalala1 Mar 31, 2026 +1

James Marsden is a great actor. I wonder why we don't see him more?

solidgoldrocketpants Mar 31, 2026 +2

He had jury duty for awhile.

thfcspurs88 Mar 31, 2026 +1

I meant to watch this, but now I'm reminded and I'm starting episode 1

Hope you can enjoy it as much as me pal!

thfcspurs88 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Just started season one finale, thank you.

Can someone explain to me what happened to chick who was shooting people? She just disappeared after the episode focused on her.

She got shot by the therapist. Assumed to be dead but on the finale the place she got shot, the camera panned to her and no one was dead

ZakT214 Mar 31, 2026 +1

I got about 5 episodes into S1 and thought it was okay but pretty boring. Might give it another go as it seems to be going in an interesting direction

TheBahamaLlama Mar 31, 2026 +1

Season 2 has been hit and miss but I haven’t watched the finale yet.

solidgoldrocketpants Mar 31, 2026 +1

The guys on The Watch called it “Lost at 2.5 speed.” That tells me all I need to know.

definethatplz Mar 31, 2026 +1

Haven't seen s2 yet. Does any part of it top THAT specific season 1 episode?

Johnny_Blaze_123 Apr 1, 2026 +1

No.

bananahaze99 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Love love love this show. It has a little bit of a guilty pleasure aspect to it, but it also hits my love of sci fi. I can’t wait for season 3!

orionxavier99 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Thanks for calling it out. Had no idea it was getting hate but just finished season 2 and I am dying for more. Such a fantastic show.

bluehawk232 Apr 1, 2026 +1

Going to give Season 2 a go but Season 1 was such a mess. They like presented a mystery then gave up on it then it was like the finale and were all guess we gotta solve it

AHomicidalTelevision Apr 1, 2026 +1

i wont deny that there is a decent amount of plot holes, but the show is still great regardless.

akaneila Apr 1, 2026 +1

When the first season came out I watched a few episodes and got bored maybe I'll try again eventually

Loved the show. So many things have given me chills from the beginning such as the reveal of the construction, the event day, the birth episode, the mailman, X reuniting with his wife, link discovering he’s a father and changing. This show hits those emotional beats despite being cheesy and flimsy with plotting and believability at times. 8.5/10

NeilDeCrash Apr 1, 2026 +1

Its a really great show thus far, but 10/10? Not even close. Seems like I am in the minority, as I liked season 2 more than season 1. Intrigued where they gonna go from here after season 2 as the possibilities are big, and hoping getting season 3 will not take years before we get it like some shows.

gendabenda Apr 1, 2026 +1

I love this show but I cannot deny that it is dumb. The best way I can describe it is like one of those cocktails that has a cherry on a stick. Then they add a pickle. Then a piece of cheese. Then an Onion ring. Then a sausage. Then a Chicken Wing. Then a Hamburger. Then a piece of Pizza. Then an entire BBQ chicken. They just cram more wild stuff over and over again; trying to explain the last two seasons to someone who hasn't watched any of it would make the writer sound like a crazy person.

LaunchGap Apr 1, 2026 +1

My brother and I call this show cotton candy. Sweet but no substance. Only real substance was when Shailene was on. She really did a lot with a little. Otherwise it's a pretty empty. And why is there music in every second? Still finished it though.

niwia Apr 1, 2026 +1

Not sure about the second season and where it’s headed. The first is really good, the second… have to wait and see

TheRealEpstein2019 Apr 1, 2026 +1

It's very good. One thing I really notice is the soundtrack is really good at tone setting.

angvickeen Apr 1, 2026 +1

I really enjoyed this show. I love Sterling k Brown, he’s such a great actor, so emotional but also fab as the action hero. Can’t wait to see where season 3 takes us

Immediate-Unit6311 Apr 1, 2026 +1

I tried to watch it but one of the main actresses looked too much like Annie Wersching, so it puts me off.

x_lincoln_x Apr 1, 2026 +1

Season 1 was decent. Season 2 had some really questionable moments. >!The whole bit about the world having been through a multi year "nuclear winter" except everything looks fine outside plus how did that lady survive at Graceland for so long. There is no way there was enough food there.!< Another major problem was all the flashbacks. So... many... flash... backs just to give a little background info. IMO, that kind of story telling means the story isnt as good as presented. If it was shown linearly it would have made for an awful show. Also there is a lot of "build up tense scene" to end with a weak ass conclusion. Case in point the entire story line with Cameron Britton. Loved him as Hazel in The Umbrella Academy. Wasted in this show. Very cool premise but it stumbles at times. Not blaming the actors, they do a good job with that they are given, just questionable choices by the show runners. Still glad its getting at least one more season.

zeroxray Apr 1, 2026 +1

I definitely enjoyed it better than severance and solo. Second season was better for me then the first. The Annie character really made that first half of the season and the Alex stuff kept me intrigued. I think most people prefer the first season because of the one episode. But overall I liked season 2 more. The flashbacks and jumping between the periods worked for me.

rhino1979 Apr 1, 2026 +1

I love it

CeilingUnlimited Apr 1, 2026 +1

It’s my next show. Can’t wait.

lylastermind Apr 1, 2026 +1

As a love of post apocalypse and silo cinema, this show had a decent first season held up by 1 fantastic episode and 2 solid twist (but a bummer of a finale)...but season 2 is an absolute f****** mess. Nearly everything that made season 1 good was ignored, and the elements that got added only made things worse. I'll stick with it cuz I love the genre, but outside of The Day Of, it needs a lot of improvement

Bronn__Swanson Mar 31, 2026

Absolutely loved season 1. Halfway into season 2 it started to lose me. Dumb character moments and cringe dialogue knocked it down a few pegs but I’m still excited for season 3. I’ll watch anything Sterling is in, he hard carry’s 🤷🏼‍♂️.

Nerrs Mar 31, 2026 +2

The macguffin in S1 of an apocalypse show is a Nintendo Wii. Let that sink in.

Timbalabim Mar 31, 2026 +3

I’m not sure Macguffin is the term you’re looking for here. A Macguffin is a thing that exists without explanation but that the story can’t work without. The idea that there’s a Wii in the story and it’s a sought-after thing is totally plausible. ETA: In science fiction, a Macguffin is often an impossible device, but I’m seeing it doesn’t have to be impossible. In any case, I didn’t have trouble with it. I’d want to play a Wii, too, if I didn’t have video games for a few years.

deadwolfbones Mar 31, 2026 +1

It's so funny that Silo is the third best silo show currently airing.

-XanderCrews- Mar 31, 2026 +1

I like it, but the emotions and motivations are so skin deep it annoys the shit out of me. Character development seems to be an unknown concept. Even when the lead meets his wife for the first time in years he talks to her like a soldier. It just feels like it was written by a ten year old boy that has experienced nothing but emotions from other tv shows.

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