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I finally got around to watching a couple episodes of the latest season. Loved this show the first season…but each season I become less interested.

I can’t put my finger on what they’re doing wrong. Production and writing are great. My “hot take” is that they’re addicted to formula: they keep introducing new hyper 80s kids that are too cute and too mature…and they never raise the stakes. It gets muddier as they keep adding kids/protagonists. The Hawke kid and the Kate Bush fan were great…but this season the “new” girl is a little much for some reason. Nothing against her really…but there always 7 pairs of kids running around and they’re all super integral…I kept getting the Hawke girl and the big sister mixed up.

Am I way off?

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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Like…if they just followed the new people they introduced, rather than giving all the old people stuff to do just for the sake of keeping them around.

Yeah, the cast has grown so much that everyone has too little screen time and there is just too much going on without enough time to flesh any of it out. I can't think of any terribly done characters either, just too many and cast added later lack depth because there isn't enough time to let it show.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I can't think of any terribly done characters either

I would say Johnathan is underwhelming. He had character in season 1, but after that it's been pretty sparse. I wouldn't get rid of him because I think it's interesting in the context of other characters... But in terms of what he wants, I don't really know.

Spoilers up to season 5 volume 1He has a ring and is probably going to ask Nancy to marry him, but what makes that interesting is what will Nancy say? How will Steve react? I don't really care if Johnathan gets married because I don't know if he wants that.

It's possible season 5 volume 2 will give him more to do, so I won't say he's a complete waste, but even looking at previous seasons it's been little for his character.

[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 3 points 3 days ago

That’s why I couldn’t put my finger on it. The writing is great…it looks great. But…it’s like the characters are the same way the show is: makes you wait half an episode to even see them.

I’m just a little slow and I didn’t see what was right in front of my face…even after I said it.