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Where it all went wrong....spoiler heavy post series review
How did this even get greenlit? What a complete waste of a stellar cast. The real failure here was the script: cartoonish plotting, endless fake-outs, and character arcs that made zero sense.
Offroad’s Pheem should have stayed the menacing black flag he was in the first three episodes. He should have used Than and discarded him (without yet another fake death!), setting Than up to take him down and reclaim his badge. The moment Pheem shot Than in the back, their relationship potential should have ended. Instead, we got redemption after redemption, each more nonsensical than the last. I found myself wishing they had killed him off, for real, sooner.
The script had more holes than Swiss cheese, and the cast’s talent far outmatched what they were given. It is infuriating that this script got funded while so many good ones never make it to a pitch. And truly, there is no excuse for any agent to read this and think, “Yes, let’s send this to D/O.” without major revisions. The premise is there, the cast is there, the story simply wasn't.
Then there is the secondary couple, Chet and Phak, who were criminally underdeveloped. Waiting for them to finally connect romantically was the only thing keeping me going, and they fumbled that ball as well.
D/O didn't carry this the way they should have, not because they lack talent (they have improved!), but because the screenplay needed a better treatment. Frankly, they have more chemistry on their social media than they ever got to show on screen in this mess.
They need to vet their scripts better, find a new agent, and take this as a lesson learned. This was a joke.
Offroad’s Pheem should have stayed the menacing black flag he was in the first three episodes. He should have used Than and discarded him (without yet another fake death!), setting Than up to take him down and reclaim his badge. The moment Pheem shot Than in the back, their relationship potential should have ended. Instead, we got redemption after redemption, each more nonsensical than the last. I found myself wishing they had killed him off, for real, sooner.
The script had more holes than Swiss cheese, and the cast’s talent far outmatched what they were given. It is infuriating that this script got funded while so many good ones never make it to a pitch. And truly, there is no excuse for any agent to read this and think, “Yes, let’s send this to D/O.” without major revisions. The premise is there, the cast is there, the story simply wasn't.
Then there is the secondary couple, Chet and Phak, who were criminally underdeveloped. Waiting for them to finally connect romantically was the only thing keeping me going, and they fumbled that ball as well.
D/O didn't carry this the way they should have, not because they lack talent (they have improved!), but because the screenplay needed a better treatment. Frankly, they have more chemistry on their social media than they ever got to show on screen in this mess.
They need to vet their scripts better, find a new agent, and take this as a lesson learned. This was a joke.
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