The Great

Season one was (the) great. It should have been a miniseries. Further seasons make it a show about emotional trauma and trying to make toxic relationships work, which is absolutely not okay for a show targetting teenagers and young adults. Get out of your toxic relationship. I'm done after three seasons. Too bad, I liked season 1 a lot. Huzzah!

S1: Near. Fucking. Perfection.

yes, please

In season 1, "The Great" offers a hilariously irreverent and well-acted take on Tsarist Russia that shines thanks to Nicholas Hoult's scene-stealing performance as Peter. It's leftist, with Black Russians not being a drink. I'm not sure what happened, but by season 3, the show ceases to be funny and I bailed. If you want a right-leaning similar show, try "1670".

Watched with morgan

I'll try a second episode but I wonder if I'm not Russophobic enough for it to raise a laugh.

This was one of the most fun & interesting series I've seen since Game of Thrones. I laughed so many times, & Elle Fanning was an absolute delight. So many clever & interesting gags, people & situations. I salute the writers for their creativity. I really wanted a season 4 to continue the insanely good story. It's the height of stupidity that Hulu cancelled it and it pisses me off much like the cancellation of FireFly. Dear Hulu, Please fire whoever cancelled it.

S1: 80 - S2: 90 - S3: 85

I’ve decided to stop watching this to the second to last episode of S2 because I have a hunch that S2 finale will emotionally damage me as did the previous finale. I’m waiting for S3 until I finish S2. What I most love about the series is that there is no clear cut between enemy lines. There are multiple characters that have liaisons both ways and it’s deliciously entangled. Like in real life. A person can have two friends who don’t get along.

S1 - 9.6/10. It’s not realism, but often surrealism & hyperrealism which makes it comedy/historic satire. S2 5/10 - lost the wit & became much too self-conscious when they brought on a new junior writer full time. Clung to shock humor & lectures. Made it to ep 5 before bailing, seeing that this writer had finished off the season. It’s a real GoT conclusion to a, beg your pardon, “great” show. The actors & art direction are unfailing, but couldn’t save the sloppy S2 script.