Okay, I figured it had to get better considering its reputation. I find it difficult since the seasons are soooo long compared to now. If it were only like 8-10 I had to sit there I could power through, but I don't know if I can do 40+ to get to the good stuff. If I started again with S2 or even S3 would I be totally lost? Is there too much foundation I'd miss?

And thanks for replying, I'm glad someone finally responded to it!

I wanted to love this show. All signs pointed toward it being in my wheelhouse, but I could only make it through like 5 or so episodes. I think it has less to do with its quality and maybe to do with it being stuck in the formulaic, procedurals of the time? Since they had to have 20+ episodes a season I could already feel stuff being dragged out or used as filler or becoming repetitious.

I've tried twice to get into it, but it just didn't grab me, which still surprises me. I don't know, kinda bummed. I would wager people will suggest to stick with it and The Monster of the Week thing falls by the wayside after a while, so I would ask, where that begins and would it still work if I just skipped to that?

I love Atonement, I think I ended up including it in 2 school essays I did! I respect their handling of the bait and switch, it didn't feel cliché, it felt earned by that point with all the couple had been through. I lost it when I realized Robbie's last words are actually, "you won't hear another word from me," or something along those lines (it's been a while since I've seen it, tbh). McAvoy is so damn good in this and I believe it was Ronan's debut, or certainly what put her on the map, so great for being so young!

It is absolutely a gut-puncher, but that's how you're supposed to feel, ya know? So I'd say it did its job successfully even though it made ya feel like shit, lol. I'm not sure if you liked it or ended thinking it was a cruel cop-out?

I just watched this the other night and what a WILD film! I don't know if I would say I loved it, but I did love the aesthetic of it...which kind of feels like more of the point anyway. It's a rather loose and typical story, but with the way sound, light, and color are manipulated to take you into this lysergic nightmare is pretty stunning (in the most terrifying way).

Very intensely fascinating performance from Linus Roache, and well Cage is gonna Cage!