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The good, the bad and the indifferent.

First, the good.

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If you’re a loyal Dexter fan from way back like me, you had to suffer through a few less than stellar reboots… but the current incarnation gets a four star thumbs up. He’s baaaack and so is Angel Batista. The addition of Peter Dinklage as a twisted millionaire serial killer super fan is a nice touch. You won’t be disappointed.

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Smoke is a wild ride. A psychological thriller about arsonists and arson investigators, it has interesting plot twists, is often disturbing… and extremely watchable.

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And now for the bad.

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I read Asimov’s book series years ago, it’s classic sci fi and hard to beat. So when I saw there was a well reviewed tv show that told the story? I was all in. Until I watched the first few episodes and couldn’t understand what all the hype was about. Maybe it picked up later on but I didn’t stick around to find out. I found the acting sub par and the story line disjointed and hard to follow. Disappointing, that.

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Never having been to Hawaii and only knowing its basic history I gave this show a try since it was getting good reviews. First turn off? It’s spoken entirely in Hawaiian and every word is subtitled. Sorry, but I don’t want to work that hard. Second turn off? Jason Momoa’s butt. There’s too much of it and we see it entirely too often. He’s not the rock hard Khal Drogo from GOT anymore, trust me on this. I only watched three episodes and had to quit.

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And finally, the indifferent.

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Like most young women in the 90’s, I read and fell in love with Outlander. Like most middle aged women a few decades later, I enjoyed the long awaited HBO series with its time traveling love story and stunning Scottish scenery. So when this new accompanying show about Jamie and Claire’s parents started I happily jumped on board. And while it’s not totally awful, it lacks the spark of the original and feels dishwater flat. I’ll finish it, just because. But I can’t say I recommend it.

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