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.
Omg, I’m not the only one.
Quick, I know where we can hide. 😭😂
Stranger Things would’ve worked better if they had changed the characters and “big bad” each season and had Matthew Modine’s evil scientist as the running thread through the series.
They could’ve even done the IT thing and had them be older, but now they don’t look right for the roles
I stopped at S2, it was too much of a drop for me.
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.
Heroes
I think it was originally meant to be more of an anthology show, but they chickened out because of how popular all the characters were.
they show was so consistent in its enshitification, that when you finish then last season you end up questioning your life choices
Idk if this is the worst per se but a good example is Russian Doll.
When I see questions like this I’m not just thinking of shows that had a good first season but then a step down in quality. There are lots of shows like that.
I’m thinking of shows where the first season completely stands on its own, perhaps even intended to be a miniseries, but for whatever reason a second season is greenlit.
Russian Doll had a fantastic first season that told its own story. The second season just felt unnecessary and was pretty forgettable.
Not to mention the awkward retcon that erased the ending of season one with a single line of dialogue.
Shogun.
Prison Break.
The Handmaid’s Tale would’ve been a much tighter story.
Westworld goes without saying.
These two get my vote.
Season 2 could have been as good I think. Maybe an unpopular opinion but I also got tired of the lead actress’ acting style.
Yeah I could see s2 having legs, just not the s2 we got.
I’d have preferred an extra long finale where the robots just slaughter every human for 60 minutes and then destroy the park
Squid Game.
season 2 was fine, still not slop. but definitely not necessary.
next season will be pure slop though
Altered Carbon
Broadchurch.
Such an amazing show with an excellent cast. Deeply thrilling and moving, difficult to watch at times but totally compelling. Came out at a time where the idea of binge watching shows was relatively new and really hooked you in the tragedy and mystery of the story.
The second and third seasons just failed to capture what made the first so compelling. Decisions made in those seasons actively took away from the first season for me, though I don’t want to say much for spoilers-sake.
I would still recommend it 100%, but definitely tough to watch as the subject matter does include bad things happening to children.
Totally disagree, the second season was great - though I will admit I don’t really remember 3
Agreed.
Westworld! By far!
Correct answer, end the thread
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
That show went on way too long but it was not a 1 season show. I’d have to rewatch but I believe it was a solid 5 or 6 seasons. The rest has good bits here and there but its not the standout it was from before.
Definitely not a 1 season show, and at points it was very good.
Just somewhere it fell off the rails
It started to get a little stale earlier but I think it really started to suck when Fiona left and they tried to make Debbie the new Fiona.
She bailed because she thought she was better than the show and was going to have a big movie career but she’s done fuck all since.
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.
Yall know they made a second season of Tiger King? It’s just as stupid as you’d think I gave up like 1 episode in
Jessica Jones
I loved Jessica Jones. I do wish they would have concentrated more on mystery solving instead of backstory. Maybe one day they’ll bring it back as a detective show.
Twin Peaks, it was supposed to only be one season, but they forced it to go another season, so David Lynch just stuffed the second season with pointless bullshit until the last couple episodes and then did what he intended to do in season one. You can skip almost all of the second season and not miss anything, literally nothing matters until the end.
True Detective’
I disagree, but only because they are disconnected stories not because the extra seasons were better. Just watch the first season last if you convince anyone to watch the show who hasn’t and it will be a really good lead up to that first season
