OK, you varmints. Review time again. I believe I wrote about Bloodline in these here pages after watching season 1 last year, and mentioned that it was one of the finest dramas I'd seen, with both the acting and the writing being dazzlingly good. Well I just finished watching season 2 (it's on Netflix) and will now share my thoughts. Basically, it started out very good, not quite as strong as season 1 but almost. Then about halfway through the season I noticed a slight deterioration, mainly to do with the level of intensity and the faintest dumbing down. This was followed by an OK but not riveting season finale. I really believe the reason for the deliberate lessening of the intensity was, as I quickly realized while watching, the fact that, big surprise, the makers of the series had decided to drag out the story so as to get another season out of it, maybe more than another season. This is always a mistake. Intense, well-written stories need to be allowed to have their natural beginning, middle and end. All good stories feature this natural arc. It's when a network gets greedy and wants more episodes and seasons that the trouble starts. This particular story clearly was meant for two seasons; the components of the story were such that you could see how it would all resolve at the end of season 2. But alas, no. So, while I will probably tune in next spring to see how it all goes, I will do as I've had to do so many times in the past when a network f*cks up a great show in this way--shrug, sigh, and reach for another donut.
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