I wanted to like it, the idea of the show was captivating. After 10mins, I was ready to abandon it. I can almost immediately sense when show is bad. This was typical Class C teenager drama. I found myself fast forwarding through the worst drama scenes. I wanted to see the twist.
Second and third episode were painful, but I had holiday so I kept watching. Surprisingly, it got better. Not great but better. There was actually more to the show than illogical teenagers making choices that I can predict miles away.
By second season I had almost forgot that I hated the show. I was still annoyed by Clarke, who is 12 years old princess making her own mind despite what anyone say. She wants, she will have, despite others she will have it her way. We viewers are suppose to like her, because she is young-strong-woman. Please! She sacrifices who ever she wants for her own believe, like couple of hundred people in the village.
In this show they might kill 10 people, and forgive it. But damn if it is one that matters to couple of main characters, then "we cannot kill our own, we are not like them".
Its show for teenagers mainly. For adults (and above average demanding young viewers) its only watchable if all the other options have been drained.
Pro:
- Great idea - Few good actors - Season two had promising twists in plot
Cons:
- Cliché teenager actors - Predictable plot - Highly illogical decisions. They have been weeks and weeks on ground but they have only make cheap fence than I could tear down with my bare hands. How about cutting the trees for 500m radius to improve visibility, dig a deep moat around the camp, enforce then fence with thick wood, etc. - Pretty much everything that can be done wrong to destroy goodish idea and decentish acting.
I've seen 8 episodes of season 3 and this is were "my fight ends". Its stupid, I cannot ignore it. I actually like Pyke more than I like Marcus. I would just destroy the barbarians with modern weapons and induce them to attack my camp. I would show what modern mine field and fully automated weapons will do to blades and horses; 20 automatic rifle + moat + mine field + re-enforced fence would destroy couple of thousand animals running without strategy, with ease. Who in the earth would even want to make peace with the grounders, they are animals.