Significant_Sign t1_iu56guc wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:03 PM

This is the one with Vanessa Helsing, yes? I watched almost the whole first season in a single binge while sick. I think I got better with only an episode or two left. It is very jumbled and I haven't been back to it since getting well. The actors were capable for the most part, but the writing totally lets them down. So many back and forth "twists", shoving multiple seasons of lore and character arcs into a single season. I found it tiresome and didn't care about what was happening bc I knew it would be undone soon.

eevanss6705 OP t1_iu57c03 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:09 PM

yes this is exactly what i meant! you phrased it so well, if i could pin this comment i would haha, another thing is that other vampire-based movies i’ve watched like Twilight or The Vampire Diaries…the vampires look human, whereas in this series they are really different and almost look like zombies…which is also what i don’t like ngl

Significant_Sign t1_iu5b9eb wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:35 PM

It's not how most people use the term, but I label any show like this a soap opera. Regardless of genre or the lighting crew's ability. And I won't watch them once I start to feel I've been tricked into watching a Days of Our Lives clone. Soapy writing cheapens (alleged) character development and the work that goes into acting a and I just can't be having with it. Now, I'm not superior to anyone else, there's some dumb stuff I'll watch and enjoy but not soap operas.