Sadly, without Pedro, the weight of this show is left on Bella’s shoulders. They’re a strong actor, but Ellie has not been written well this season. I hate to say that, as I have been a Craig Mazin fan ever since Chernobyl.
It was made all too clear when we got the flashback episode with Joel. Everything felt right again. And I’m not saying that because Joel was back. But because Pedro and Bella are THAT good together.
I think that the flashbacks should have been spread throughout the season so we never lost Joel’s voice in our ear, and we could keep seeing those sad eyes of his. It would have covered the multitude of sins we’ve seen in the pacing of this second season.
TheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee [bot] 1 month ago
It’s also insane we have gotten to a place with TV shows were 7 episodes a season is wild. We went from 22 a season. Down to 12-13 for game of thrones. And now we are at 7. There has to be more time flushing things out and getting an audience behind all these characters and becoming emotionally invested into the show. You can’t do that with 7 episodes that are roughly around 45 minutes
reddig33@lemmy.world 1 month ago
7 episodes every two years.
TheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee [bot] 1 month ago
Total run time of this entire season if LOU is the same run time as lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring extended version lolol
BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
The two year gap becoming standard is particularly rough, especially because it often ends up being three years
Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 month ago
alot of shows started doing this, and then the actors got too old(ISAIP) and everyone forgot about the series, and then quality went down as well too.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 month ago
22 episodes, much of it slop. Shorter runs are more interesting.
njm1314@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Sure sometimes, but seven?
Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Episodes used to last 20 minutes though.
arrow74@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Cartoons did, but most shows aired for adults lasted 40+ minutes
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 1 month ago
I mean sure, but game of thrones episodes were like an hour plus long, and older tv shows like 30 minutes with 2 commercial breaks.
Skavau@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Korean Dramas tend to be 12-16 in length. Apple seems to mostly hold out at 10.
scytale@lemm.ee 1 month ago
10 is the sweet spot IMO.
SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 1 month ago
Blake’s 7 I the late 70s/early 80s was thirteen 50 min episodes a season. It’s not a new trend by any means, just perhaps more niche in the past.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 month ago
disney had 6, yea they are reducing amount per season, just to save money, cheapasses. INVINCIBLE basically had alot material to go through, they couldnt possibly go through the series with that little episode, it will take AOT-level time period to finish all those arcs.
Karjalan@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I thought gave it v thrones was 10 every season except for the last two, which, coincidentally ended with 7 episodes