I watched the first four eps. I really like it. It's nothing that will shock you or blow you out of your seat, it's extremely slow moving, but I am interested in most of the main characters.
Early on the focus is that they apparently kill their older brother, though we don't know the why or how. You think you're going to root for them to get away with it. However, I really like the fact that after four eps, Ben Mendelsohn's portrayal of Danny goes from pain in the ass to extremely sympathetic. There's no cartoonish villians here, and the deeper the secrets go everybody is ending up flawed and grey. I'm really hoping Danny survives somehow as he is far and away the most interesting.
I just finished up Episode 5. I really like it. I like seeing the mysteries unravel and trying to piece things together along the way. Great acting too of course. As has been mentioned the pace is slow (which might turn some off), but it really hasn't bothered me. I've been enjoying it. They definitely leave episodes off in places that make you want to watch another too!
Watched the first episode. Very good. Plot is looking very interesting.
Ep1
in flashforward, the person Kyle Chandler carries and then burns, it's Danny right? I know it's him, and dialogue and everything else supports that, but when they showed his face it was a little hard to understand if it was him or not, with wet hair and everything.
Watched the first episode. Very good. Plot is looking very interesting.
Ep1
in flashforward, the person Kyle Chandler carries and then burns, it's Danny right? I know it's him, and dialogue and everything else supports that, but when they showed his face it was a little hard to understand if it was him or not, with wet hair and everyhing.
Watched the first episode. Very good. Plot is looking very interesting.
Ep1
in flashforward, the person Kyle Chandler carries and then burns, it's Danny right? I know it's him, and dialogue and everything else supports that, but when they showed his face it was a little hard to understand if it was him or not, with wet hair and everything.
"Robert Rayburn is dead." Well, I guess Danny was right. That was the last time he'd ever see him. And he never signed the will, I guess. I should stop posting as I'm watching.
However, I really like the fact that after four eps, Ben Mendelsohn's portrayal of Danny goes from pain in the ass to extremely sympathetic. I'm really hoping Danny survives somehow as he is far and away the most interesting.
Agreed. Ben Mendelsohn's Danny is easily the best character, (ep 1)
so it's a shame they apparently kill him off. I honestly don't know if I want another season (if that's even in the cards - I have no idea if they planned for one) without him in it, as the rest of the cast haven't yet convinced me that they can carry the show on their own. Which is strange, given the fact that Kyle Chandler is in the cast, but so far I think he's actually the weakest character out of the main bunch.
I am struggling to get through the first episode, it's very slow paced and does not feel like anything is going anywhere. I know it's episode one but it feels directionless so far.
Watched the first 3 episodes yesterday and really, really enjoyed those episodes however my only gripe with the show is my gripe with Damages and it's that
The first episode shows what presumably is the end of the season and you get those flash forward type deals throughout the episodes. I am not the biggest fan of that type of storytelling but maybe it will pay off
since i am off today/tomorrow i am going to try and finish up the whole season.
Watched the first 3 episodes yesterday and really, really enjoyed those episodes however my only gripe with the show is my gripe with Damages and it's that
The first episode shows what presumably is the end of the season and you get those flash forward type deals throughout the episodes. I am not the biggest fan of that type of storytelling but maybe it will pay off
since i am off today/tomorrow i am going to try and finish up the whole season.
only saw the first episode. I don't think any of these characters will be anywhere near as engaging as noah and alison but I get where you're coming from.
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some behind the curtain fuckery going on
only saw the first episode. I don't think any of these characters will be anywhere near as engaging as noah and alison but I get where you're coming from.
coastal community
some behind the curtain fuckery going on
Watched the first episode and it was good but not particularly so. I'll be going back to shows that are higher on my priority list and put this one on the backburner.
Finished it. Remains a slow burn until the last few episodes. The difference between this and Damages is that Damages was completely absurd and would lie to you every chance they got just for the sake of a twist. It got to the point where nothing meant anything because the show wasn't playing fair. This is much more grounded, measured, and honest in its approach. Really enjoyed it overall.
I think the first few episodes are watchable but once Danny starts to become unlikable the show stops being good enough to watch. I don't even want to finish this.
This is billed (and definitely marketed) as Chandler's show, but Mendelsohn completely owns this season.
I was hoping the twist would be that Danny somehow survived. Continuing the show without him feels like the equivalent of continuing Damages past season one without Glen Close's character. His performance really elevates the whole production. But it became obvious the more unambiguiously unhinged his character became that this series wouldn't be centred on him. Further seasons might be interesting, especially if they don't chicken out on the sibling conspiracy falling apart, but I think they made a real mistake not making this a neo-noir crime drama focused on Danny. There's so much great Florida-set crime fiction to take inspiration from.
but I think they made a real mistake not making this a neo-noir crime drama focused on Danny. There's so much great Florida-set crime fiction to take inspiration from.
My problem is that Danny was so central to the tension of every moment, so pivotal to the interplay between each character in every scene that I don't know what they do to fill that void. Danny is gone. The vicious cycle that started when Sarah died and the family all lied for their Dad over Danny is finished. Sure, we can witness the deconstruction of this family further... when someone inevitably ties them to the killing, to see Danny's son and the guilt that comes with having murdered the man he's looking for. And sure, we could see the family business collapse, Sarah come to terms that her family was an illusion all along and all of the kids one after another hauled off to prison in handcuffs.
But to me I'm just not sure the character drama works sans that category four hurricane that was Danny at the center of the action. Danny's son isn't going to be able to replace that. I'm sure they can still make some sort of family drama that might work, but I'm just not convinced the show is strong enough on its own to be particularly compelling without that fully loaded gun that made the entire drama feel like any moment it could go off and consume everyone. Danny was the main character as far as I was concerned, and John is no where near as compelling. Meg is OK, but Kenny is basically just bottled rage. He's not particularly interesting even in the first season.
I dunno. I think without Danny, it becomes a typical family drama that might barely work but is probably not going to be worth my future time. We'll see, I'll give it a fair shot but I think this feels like it could have been a one shot show.
can anyone explain to me what happened to Sarah, like the true story, i watched the first 3 episodes and than don't really want to continue and just skipped to the ending and have the jist of what was going on, but the flashbacks to the story of Sarah and Danny is confusing me. thanks. and I know I should have watched it in sequence etc., but I don't want to waste 6 hours watching the middle episodes as I wasn't that into it. Maybe I'll watch it later down the road.
can anyone explain to me what happened to Sarah, like the true story, i watched the first 3 episodes and than don't really want to continue and just skipped to the ending and have the jist of what was going on, but the flashbacks to the story of Sarah and Danny is confusing me. thanks. and I know I should have watched it in sequence etc., but I don't want to waste 6 hours watching the middle episodes as I wasn't that into it. Maybe I'll watch it later down the road.
Danny took Sarah out on the boat to cheer her up since their parents were separating. She dropped her necklace into a crack in the reef and got her hand stuck trying to get it back, thus drowning. In his grief their Dad beat Danny so badly that it broke his shoulder, and the mother told all the children to lie to the police about it. Then they all basically blamed Danny for Sarah's death and protected the father despite his abuse of Danny.
Danny took Sarah out on the boat to cheer her up since their parents were separating. She dropped her necklace into a crack in the reef and got her hand stuck trying to get it back, thus drowning. In his grief their Dad beat Danny so badly that it broke his shoulder, and the mother told all the children to lie to the police about it. Then they all basically blamed Danny for Sarah's death and protected the father despite his abuse of Danny.
I think so too. It's evident that 'Bloodline' was tailor made for Netflix's all-at-once binge model, and I couldn't see myself (or others) being engaged by it when having to wait a week in between each episode.
The pacing is glacial, but being able to jump right into the next episode helps immensely.
I can see where they'd take the show in a second season, yeah, but I have no idea how they could get a full season out of the bits of stuff they teased at the end. Even though I don't think the show (ep 13)
can work without Danny,
I could definitely get behind a 6 episode mini wrap up season or something to that effect. Any more episodes than that though, and I'd be worried.
And I can't even imagine how they could get more than two seasons out of it.
I was hoping the twist would be that Danny somehow survived. Continuing the show without him feels like the equivalent of continuing Damages past season one without Glen Close's character. His performance really elevates the whole production.
I really hope they don't think they can make an ongoing series revolving around the remnants of the family. Danny was the glue that held the entire show together - the main reason the show was even compelling at all - and I think that it all falls apart when you remove him from the equation. That final episode was honestly my least favorite episode. Wanna guess why? :/
This is especially problematic because it was the season's finale. The climax of the story. That alone should have been enough to get me riled up, but without Danny in the mix, I found myself struggling to care. What is the show going to do when they're still without Danny but it's not the finale - when the pacing slows way down again? I certainly don't envy the writers should they get another season.
I think they made a real mistake not making this a neo-noir crime drama focused on Danny. There's so much great Florida-set crime fiction to take inspiration from.
My problem is that Danny was so central to the tension of every moment, so pivotal to the interplay between each character in every scene that I don't know what they do to fill that void. Danny is gone. The vicious cycle that started when Sarah died and the family all lied for their Dad over Danny is finished. Sure, we can witness the deconstruction of this family further... when someone inevitably ties them to the killing, to see Danny's son and the guilt that comes with having murdered the man he's looking for. And sure, we could see the family business collapse, Sarah come to terms that her family was an illusion all along and all of the kids one after another hauled off to prison in handcuffs.
But to me I'm just not sure the character drama works sans that category four hurricane that was Danny at the center of the action. Danny's son isn't going to be able to replace that. I'm sure they can still make some sort of family drama that might work, but I'm just not convinced the show is strong enough on its own to be particularly compelling without that fully loaded gun that made the entire drama feel like any moment it could go off and consume everyone. Danny was the main character as far as I was concerned, and John is no where near as compelling. Meg is OK, but Kenny is basically just bottled rage. He's not particularly interesting even in the first season.
I dunno. I think without Danny, it becomes a typical family drama that might barely work but is probably not going to be worth my future time. We'll see, I'll give it a fair shot but I think this feels like it could have been a one shot show.
I'm creeping through it, about halfway through episode 3. I dig it so far, the pacing isn't bothering me, and I agree it seems tailor made for Netflix binging.
Hopefully more people get into it, and Ben Mendelsohn is so good in this show, I knew he would be, but damn.
