Stranger things. Season 1 was perfect, 2 & 3 were mid except for the nostalgia factor. I’ll die on this hill.
Stranger Things would have been a perfect anthology show too, while still getting to explore the in universe lore.
I stopped at S2, it was too much of a drop for me.
They could’ve even done the IT thing and had them be older, but now they don’t look right for the roles
I wouldn’t even say season 1 was perfect, but yes, at least it had a reason to exist. Season 2 was so offensively and aggressively bad I stopped watching.
Altered Carbon
The first season, with Joel Kinnaman, was fantastic; but, honestly, I’ll watch anything he does – and doubly so if Mireille Enos is in the cast as well. The two have fantastic chemistry. But S1 had a great story and was done very well.
Heroes
The Handmaid’s Tale would’ve been a much tighter story.
Westworld goes without saying.
Squid Game.
Prison Break.
Westworld! By far!
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Knights of Sidonia. First season was dark, bleak, gritty. Mystery and intrigue, and kick-ass action.
Second season turned into a dating sim, complete with horny AI spaceships. I wish I was joking.
The Bear. Season 1 was a fresh mix of fast paced foodporn and insult comedy. Now its just people sitting around depressed, never being funny nor going anywhere. Like, family anxiety porn? As if anyone actually wants that.
The family anxiety porn also applies to Shamekess, which has the same actor as The Bear
Chuunibyou. First season had a fantastic ending, then they decided to make a second season that undoes all character development in order to introduce a dumb love triangle.
And while S2 isn’t even out yet, I’m already disappointed that I’m in Love with the Villainess set up what should’ve been a perfect ending but then didn’t commit in order to leave it open for a S2.
I’m gonna say Game of Thrones. I know seasons 2-4 were pretty good but since it leads to utter poop smearing madness in seasons 5-8, I’d have preferred they keep it to one season.
I think the more creative freedom they got, the more those two fuvked it up, because they fundamentally did not understand the source material. It was just tits and dragons to them.
Servant. The drop in quality and atmosphere between season 1 and the following 3 is beyond baffling. Goes from psychological thriller to sitcom very quick and I felt sorry for the cast by the end.
Yellowjackets. Extremely tight, well plotted season 1, with an amazing cast. By season 2 the writers had dropped the ball so hard, cast members started complaining publicly and/or just leaving the show. It’s probably the most egregious example I can think of of writers promising a 5-season plan while so clearly and unapologetically making shit up as they go.
True Detective’
Joel did such and fantastic job with the character. His acting and the writing gave the character and show so much depth that the second season completely missed. With Anthony Mackie it was like trying to watch an entirely new character pretending to be Kovacs the whole time. Totally botched the entire concept of the show.
Bed time children. I can’t believe nobody mentioned Twin Peaks.
