A confused and confusing mess Let me start with the good: this show is visually stunning. Aesthetically it's a success. The acting is also great for the most part, especially Paulson, Stone, Davis, Nixon and Briones all put on great performances. Wittrock is the only one whose acting I can criticize but perhaps that's due to his poorly written, inconsistent character because he was great in American Horror Story.
Speaking of poorly written, that pretty much sums up the plot of this show. The writing is so horrendous that I can't help but feel bad for the actors, who deserve way better than this mess.
I actually did the enjoy the show and of course there were some great scenes, but by the time I was on the final episode I didn't care anymore. It was such a ridiculous and anticlimactic finale that felt like it was written by a middle school student so it left such a bad taste in my mouth, which is why I changed my rating from 6 to 5.
I feel like the writers weren't sure what they wanted this show to be. It was advertised as "the creation of a monster" but I can remember very few scenes that provide compelling backstory for the title character. In some episodes even, the focus is on everyone but Ratched. It all feels like a waste of production value.
Here's to hoping they learn from the criticism and prepare a good season 2.