emckaskill

This wasn't great. Short style anthologies are hard at the best of times as there's little space for backstory or character development however each episode had 3rd act problems. They ended abruptly with most dfailing to make any sense. I know a little story can be lost in translation, to me that's part of the charm of watching Japanese animation, but besides maybe 3 stories, they all stunk. It was as if someone gave up. You could see where a few stories were heading, some had quite good premises, but you couldnt help but imagine how the endings could have been made better AND WHY DID SOICHI HAVE NAILS BETWEEN HIS TEETH AND WHYYYY DID HE GET TWO EPISODES? His episodes were by far the worst part of the series.

The dialogue is unrealistic. Too much random aggression and outburst of bigotry in light discusion between the jury members. Australians are not this controversial or argumentative in real conversation. The acting is unrealistic, too many unnatural pauses and felt way to forced. The only exception to the rule are a few actors such as Sam Neil or the woman who plays Corrie and the man who plays Alexi. They created way too much unnecessary drama with the jurors and most of the characters lacked motivation to do what they did. The representation of the Australian judicial system was poor and they struggled to get it right or couldn't be bothered to look into basic things like how the tipstaff communicate & care for their jury or what they can or can't do or say. It appears the writers have never been on a jury themselves.

It played out exactly like the tacky drama it was trying to parody. A lot of missed opportunity and half attempted gags. One would forget this is supposed to be a comedy.

Besides the music they shoved down our throats there was nothing 90s about it. The clothes, the hair, the language. You could have told me it was set in 2021. The characters were almost entirely unlikeable apart from one or two and why was the main character so unnecessarily aggressive to EVERYONE? The characters lacked motivation, didn't react at all to situations going on around them (your boyfriend was just stabbed to death in front of you, but sure - never mention this again and get back with your ex.) the plot was riddled with holes and the settings were unrealistic. (Only two people working in a hospital? Unattended ambulance with keys in the ignition? Find skeletal remains in the woods and don't bat an eyelid while you handle rotting flesh and bones? OK sure.) It will leave you gasping like a trout at the credits listing all the plot holes and all the "but what about the?... but why did she?... but didn't they say?..." Pass.

A girl gets drugged up and drowns in a tank. That is it. Wtf is wrong with these people trying to make something more out of it.

The premis had potential.

Unfortunately the characters lack motive and are constantly making poor decisions to the point where you're yelling at the screen about why they shouldn't be doing what they're about to do or why that thing they just said is ridiculous.

The plot is inconsistent and full of holes. The rules that apply in this world don't often make sense or seem forgotten about in the next scene and the ending left a lot unexplained which normally would seem mysterious as if they're setting up for season 2 but in Locke and Key it comes across as lazy and unrefined.

Really frustrating.