You either love or hate this show, but it is worth a watch. Okay, so here's the real tea if you're looking to watch this show. I know it's entirely tempting to skip through and maybe even stop watching the show altogether. I have some things that I liked about this show, and some that I didn't. Starting with the first thing I don't like, the first few episodes are unnervingly slow, dare I say slightly boring. It took all the way to around episode 3-4 for the show to catch my attention. Anything before those episodes, it was meh.
The next thing that was cringe inducing were the accents...If you watch this just expect the accents to not be all that great. As a person from the state this is based off of, I can say these accents sound NOTHING like a SC accent. None of the accents are coherent, mind you. Each actor and actress has a different southern accent which makes no sense at all.
Lots of people had dirt on the acting, but I must say the acting is alright. It's not oscar worthy sure, but it is not terrible. As you watch the show you can see who acts the worst, but I'll leave that to you. Once the pace started to pick up, it wasn't all bad.
Although, I do have another complaint. The "Sweet Magnolias" are pictured to have this sort of bond, but for me I didn't feel that chemistry through the screen. They seemed cozy but as I watched the show more I began to see their lives be more separate besides those little drinking tidbits of theirs.
The romantic relationships were good. They were heartfelt and I like that they didn't show... stuff. Except in episode 8 where there's a little act that happens, so beware for the tweens who watch this show. I go into more detail about my livings of this show in the spoiler section below. So come back to my review when you've seen it more!
Okay so for those of you who are a little further along in the series,
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Let's talk the relationships. I absolutely loved how relationships are portrayed in this show. A lot of shows could take note. This is where I actually began to appreciate the slow pacing of the show. First of, Ryan and Helen's relationship was great. It was a guy coming back to a girl, and she loved him all along and didn't even know it. The chem was there, with out showing to much. I was really disappointed to see how that relationship went but that's all I'll say there as to not spoil too much. Maddie and Coach Cal? It felt forced. I expected them to get together the minute the camera stayed on his face while he was gazing at her. It was a super cliché love story and I wasn't feeling it. I kept clicking the 10 seconds ahead button every time they kissed because it grossed me out. I like how even though this show is in the Romance category, with Dana Sue she craved love but before the script even touched that it made sure she got to know and love herself which I really liked. I really liked getting a glimpse into the teenagers' lives and not just focusing on the magnolias. Overall, I liked this show. It's just sad that just as it was getting good it ended on a massive cliffhanger. And not just one, but several cliffhangers. Will Maddie take Cal or Bill? Who was in the car with Kyle? We'll have to find out in season 2!