Just Finished Series!
First time watcher here! Just wanted to share some thoughts.
- Favorite character? Probably Keller, Said, or Rebadow for inmates. Keller was the most complex character IMO. He had 2 opposites parts to me, genuinely good & really bad. Said grew on me the most. Couldn’t stand him in the beginning. Once he embraced Beecher I liked him more & was sad when he was killed. Rebadow cause he was the only calming one that basically never did anything wrong except killing Hernandez, which was under duress. & he somehow knew everything lol
Outside of inmates? Between Sister Pete & McManus. Sister Pete was so caring & good with every single inmate she interacted with. McManus cause he just never gave up & quit. He really should have. Also shout out to Murphy! Favorite guard for sure.
Most Hated Character Inmate? Too many to count, but obviously Schillinger is the big one. Shout out to his little bald dipshit & Morales.
Most Hated Character Outside? Devlin, who reminded me an awful lot of a certain party. Big shout out to the rapist woman.
- Critiques: Basically zero justice whatsoever for the cruelest characters. Any bad thing that Beecher did was because of Schillinger. The governor should have been put on death row, since they made it so easy to put people there.
Made the CJ system seem incredibly simple, fast, & efficient. Example: Beecher would have never gone back to prison to serve out his sentence for that single violation. If you don’t know anything about our legal system or prisons, DO NOT use this show for reference. Nothing about it whatsoever resembles real life.
Wish they would have given more background to the main characters like McManus. I also wanted to see more of the O’Reilly & Dr. Nathan relationship. She forgave him & fell in love awfully fast.
These are basic critiques that I can think of, but I have A LOT more that could basically be 3 separate posts lol overall they kept me engaged, which is the whole point of TV shows anyway. In that sense it succeeds.
- Good Stuff: mostly kept my attention, was very good at not rooting for any inmate consistently except Beecher (who was also the most boring lol). Some stuff dragged on a lot, with each episode basically revolving on retaliatory killings.
Summary: Good show, but won’t watch it again. I wouldn’t say it’s a must watch for anyone. People that like drama or disturbing material? I’d recommend it, but I wouldn’t say they absolutely HAVE to watch it. Definitely wouldn’t recommend it to people with weak tummies.