I’m opting out because the show is a bizarre missed opportunity. It is also appears to be completely misguided from the outset.

The show is great at doing opening and closing scenes, but the stuff in between (usually involving McBride) is relatively shite.

The Trill’s Hush provided the perfect send off for ‘the disappeared’ as they literally disappear in front of us.

The opening and closing scenes were fantastic (for different reasons). The stuff in between was second rate shite though- it was like watching someone shoot fish in a barrel with a bazooka. The premise was completely let down with overwriting and overacting.

Although I disliked most of the season (it defied credulity at nearly every turn), the ‘save the children’ sequence was remarkable.

I’m just glad its finally over.

The first season was clearly derived from a literary source and adapted to the small screen. It oozed with effortlessness and nuance from every frame. The second season immediately feels like a weird hybrid between the big screen (J-Horror) and the small screen (conveyor belt miniseries). Only the setting and themes…

I really liked this episode - but I haven’t read the source material.

Yeah, it looks as if the wife has become an inconvenience and the writers are going to develop a relationship between June and the good Capo.

The show has become lame wish fulfillment and second rate fan service. Its deviated so far from Atwood’s source material that it has turned into a pale imitation of the first season - and borders on self parody at this point.

This is a completely asinine and superficial look at The Boys. I’m surprised the editor thought it was fit for publication.

Perpetual Grace is the best show on tv at the moment, and its a disgrace that the AVClub are among the many places not paying attention.

Alex McLevy is a great writer and this is a wonderful review.

There’s a Rolling Stone interview with the director that provides context. The question turns on whether Carr was really a sociopath (as tried and convicted in both the court system and media) or a social outcast with her own psychiatric issues (including anxiety, depression, an eating disorder, cutting and being…

The second season is still feeling like a needless, redundant post script. We could have all just played it out in our head. It’s only justification appears to be Meryl Streep’s character and performance.

Review Perpetual Grace, LTD already.

How about recommending Perpetual Grace, LTD already (or constantly). Many AVClub regulars would love to know about this hard to find and singular neo noir - the fact that its on Epix (like the tv version of Get Shorty) shouldn’t be a deterrent. There is nothing else like it on tv - which should be reason enough to…

Episode 3 was awful, but episode 4 was easily the best episode in the season so far. Let’s hope the final 2 are equally as good (or better).

https://www.vulture.com/2017/04/laura-dern-best-roles-big-little-lies.html

The show is not divisive for the reasons you’ve cited - it just second rate for other reasons The main problem is that it is a toothless parody of a period police procedural like Ripper Street (among others). It was clearly not written with Matt Berry in mind, and his casting appears to have been an afterthought or is…