The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!

[Lexx]

2 hours ago, LadyCrimson said:

So I was going to skim through From's 1st season as a reminder, then watch 2nd season. Hubby went "what u watching". So I had to rewatch whole thing, didn't skim through it.
Then started on the 2nd season. I think we're about halfway through. There is then the 3rd season, and wiki top summary said it was renewed for a 4th season, and I read an article with the creator saying something like (totally paraphrasing) "have tons of stuff/ideas for endless seasons."

I like the 2nd season enough - although the influx of new people pattern already feels a little old, plus it's getting weirder and more convoluted - but my thoughts on all of this is:

"Is this going to be another Lost?" ... which I wouldn't be keen on. May watch all 2nd season and then wait again, see if they ever "finish" it, first.

Watched From a few weeks ago... is the same silly stuff as Lost. It started great, but then they just kept slapping mystery upon mystery and it became ridiculous and annoying. In the latest season I started to zone out of it and not sure if I will even bother with the 4th season once it arrives. People need to learn when to end something... not everything has to go on forever.

Edited Monday at 07:29 AM by Lexx

[BruceVC]

8 hours ago, LadyCrimson said:

So I was going to skim through From's 1st season as a reminder, then watch 2nd season. Hubby went "what u watching". So I had to rewatch whole thing, didn't skim through it.
Then started on the 2nd season. I think we're about halfway through. There is then the 3rd season, and wiki top summary said it was renewed for a 4th season, and I read an article with the creator saying something like (totally paraphrasing) "have tons of stuff/ideas for endless seasons."

I like the 2nd season enough - although the influx of new people pattern already feels a little old, plus it's getting weirder and more convoluted - but my thoughts on all of this is:

"Is this going to be another Lost?" ... which I wouldn't be keen on. May watch all 2nd season and then wait again, see if they ever "finish" it, first.

5 hours ago, Lexx said:

Watched From a few weeks ago... is the same silly stuff as Lost. It started great, but then they just kept slapping mystery upon mystery and it became ridiculous and annoying. In the latest season I started to zone out of it and not sure if I will even bother with the 4th season once it arrives. People need to learn when to end something... not everything has to go on forever.

Yes its very similar to Lost, 2 of the executive producers  on From also worked on Lost 

And its a good formulae if you enjoy that type of design, you not suppose to know whats going on and you end up guessing as the series unfolds. But lots gets revealed 

@LadyCrimson watch till the end of season 3. I have a very good theory about what the town is about and we can discuss it  once you updated to the end of season 3

 

From has become my favourite supernatural horror series of all time 

 

 

[Lexx]

I think it's cheap and lazy. Whenever you think something gets resolved, they do a switcheroo and now - oh shock! - it's actually something else, a much bigger mystery! At some point it gets insulting to the audience, imo. Same reason why I stopped watching Lost. It just got too much and just wasn't believable anymore.

[BruceVC]

20 minutes ago, Lexx said:

I think it's cheap and lazy. Whenever you think something gets resolved, they do a switcheroo and now - oh shock! - it's actually something else, a much bigger mystery! At some point it gets insulting to the audience, imo. Same reason why I stopped watching Lost. It just got too much and just wasn't believable anymore.

I get the criticism, this is not the first time I have heard it before about these types of shows 

Lost and From is   not for everyone because one thing that wont change is you will never know  whats really happening until its confirmed in the last season  

But since you have watched season 3, heres my theory 

 

Spoiler

Its all about Dark Fae. The  talismans, the creatures and the  way humans sacrificed there children to gain something better is very much fairy lore and they basing From on fairy lore  across different cultures. Like the Japanese women is Asian mythology 

The portals and the town is in a pocket universe controlled by Dark Fey and there are  good Fae as well like the boy in white 

Here is a link that convinced me

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/11/27/whats-really-going-on-in-from-on-mgm-the-best-theory-so-far-is-all-about-faeries/

And here is some general Dark Fae lore 

https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/arts_culture/2022/10/the-bad-neighbours-the-dark-side-of-the-fae.html#:~:text=Regardless of the name used,%2C demigods%2C demons and devils

 

 

[Gfted1]

The Fall Guy on Prime.

I thought it was awesome. Really hit me right in the funny bone.

[LadyCrimson]

I haven't actually watched Lost. I saw the first couple episodes on ABC way way way back, went "seems interesting but not enough to wait every week for it (no streaming then). By the time a few seasons had gone by, I'd read enough to know it was nowhere near an end, so I kept waiting. When it ended, "everyone" said it sucked vs. how long they'd been waiting. So I never bothered.   My record for liking/having patience for shows with never ending main plots/mysteries is usually low (1-2 seasons). Something like early Dexter, Supernatural, House, crime shows, as I've said before, that have 1-2 background season arcs but are generally self-contained episodes on top are fine. Nothing against something like Lost, I just lose patience or motivation to watch if I can't watch it all in 1-2 months to get the whole story.

Although Lexx's point re: ever growing silly mysteries on top of mysteries - or patterns obviously designed to keep something going (can't have lots of red shirt deaths without constant influx of new people) - also makes me roll eyes. 2nd season an average busy busload. Does the 3rd season do 2 full tourbuses or 10 trailers of families all vacationing together?  eg, such series, if they go on for a long time, run into ever growing power creep. Every season has to up the stakes/cliffhangers until it's just stupid. Supernatural ran into this after 5-7 seasons, in some ways Walking Dead, many others.

It's why I respected Breaking Bad. Guy had an idea and knew where he generally wanted to go, and stuck to it. So we have a complete long form tale without (too much) filler or power-creeping just for the sake of power-creep/endless seasons stakes.
Anyway, From is definitely good at making you wonder wtf is going on for a good while so I'd be willing to semi-binge it at some point to see if it keeps it up. I'll just probably wait and see if it ever gets finished, first.

Edited yesterday at 12:37 AM by LadyCrimson

[Lexx]

Finished s2 of Alice in Borderland. Some of the characters have ridiculous strong plot armor.

Anyways, don't really want to dwell on it much longer. Kinda meh-show. Squid Game is better.

[LadyCrimson]

I remember I was really liking Alice sn1, until episode 3 killed it for me. I tried a couple episodes after that but couldn't get into the characters/direction it went.

Occasionally I get too attached too quickly and then when the rug gets pulled, I never recover.