I finally got around to watching a couple episodes of the latest season. Loved this show the first season…but each season I become less interested.
I can’t put my finger on what they’re doing wrong. Production and writing are great. My “hot take” is that they’re addicted to formula: they keep introducing new hyper 80s kids that are too cute and too mature…and they never raise the stakes. It gets muddier as they keep adding kids/protagonists. The Hawke kid and the Kate Bush fan were great…but this season the “new” girl is a little much for some reason. Nothing against her really…but there always 7 pairs of kids running around and they’re all super integral…I kept getting the Hawke girl and the big sister mixed up.
Am I way off?
Season 5 feels like a cheap cable tv drama. And what happened to “don’t tell, show?” They are explaining everything - sometimes multiple times.
What’s bothering me is every kid has a metaphor that turns into a plan. Like…once it’s ok…but ffs every plan can’t be based on some dumb thing some kid made up.
Squishy middle? What? Dick door? What are you talking about? They just do the same thing over and over again. Feels phoned in.