• RBG@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    65·
    3 months ago

    Haha, the Picard show season 1 and 2 were so terrible. And 3 was only good because a ton of fan service.

    The Good Place had a high rated finale? That surprises me. I liked the series but the last season especially towards the end was quite meh. They manoeuvred themselves into a corner that was difficult to get a satisfying end out of and I don’t think they succeeded. But seems like I am alone with that opinion.

    • Nefara@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      3 months ago

      I agree with your assessment of Picard, but haha yeah you’re alone in that opinion of the Good Place. I recently rewatched/binged the whole series again and I found the overall story arc held together well, with a clear vision throughout. My criticism of it would be against the points where they tried to be too slapstick or absurdist because HuMouR plus some minor filler that could have been trimmed. The ending, though, was a natural culmination of the themes they talked about, and I thought it was poignant and beautiful and suited the rest of the content. It wasn’t perfect but whenever the subject of finales or series endings come up the Good Place is held up as an example of how it’s done.

      • conciselyverboseEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I’m bawling every time at the end of both seasons 3 and 4. Season 1 finale turned the whole thing on its head. Season 2 might be “the worst”, but only because there has to be one. It was still a perfectly fine end to a season that set up the next season really well.

    • crusa187@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Hmm, I gave up on Picard after S02. Do you think the uptick in S03 is because they legitimately improved things, or because the only ones left watching didn’t know any better?

      • Breadhax0r@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        There was a 4 hour youtube video that just recent dropped about Picard lol. Basically though, s3 is still complete trash, it’s just that s1 and 2 were sooooooo bad that 3 looks like a masterpiece in comparison

        And the fan service was awful, it was just ‘hey remember these things?’ With literally no reason or impact to the story. One episode is just a pointless romp through memory lane when they visit a museum or something.