Loving the show so far but I really do think ST is the least interesting part of the show. Everything else is fantastic.
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Yea, I think theyâre doing a lot of set up for Swamp Thing right now. Heâll kick off in the next few episodes. But youâre right, theyâre really milking the premise of âsmall town and everyone has a secretâ right now, and as far as Iâm concerned, itâs working great.
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I think a lot of the problem this show has (doesnât seem to be a true problem to most based on feedback though) is that even with their high budget they simply canât afford to have Swamp Thing show up prominently in each episode, it would just be too expensive. Heck, based on some reports (which I know are largely speculation and rumors) the showâs budget is the biggest problem it had behind the scenes.
As such the only way to make it work is to have Abby be the actual star of the show. In some ways it works to itâs advantage because Swamp Thing is more impressive in a lot of ways when his appearances are toned back. Sort of a less is more effect.
But I think it has been detrimental in that Swamp Thing basically has to be a supporting character in his own show. Heck, in the latest episode Daniel Cassidy got more screen time then Swamp Thing I think, and he isnât even a main character. I also think that it has caused the show to sometimes come off as a soap opera with occasional glimpses of Swamp Thing thrown in. The last episode balanced it out better, so maybe they have finally figured out a good way to balance it out. But I think it has shown to be one of the biggest challenges of the show. And not one I know for sure what they can do about it, since for budget I donât think showing Swamp Thing more is really a valid option.
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To me, it looks like a first season show. They are introducing the characters, and setting up story lines and such. A lot of people say look at it as a 10 hour movie, but probably wasnât written like that. If they had announced a second season instead of cancelling, maybe people would watch it with a different mindset?
Derek Mears in an interview recently said they did a great job tying it all up at the end, so all we can do is wait.
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@AvataroftheGreen Maybe, but most people seem to be loving it. Although I wish there would be less, âthis show is AWESOME⌠shame it is ending soon.â It is a natural reaction, just wish more would enjoy what we have then constantly focus on something out of our control. Shows sadly get cancelled, and not always shows we are going to think suck. It is just how it is.
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DanTheManOne1, I agree with you. I was one of the people you speak of, but at this point Iâm not letting that keep me from enjoying what we did get.
After thinking about it for a bit, Iâm sure DC have good reasons to cancel the show, and if they could continue it, they would. They still could down the road.
The slow burn of the series, in my opinion, is due to the fact that they wrote the season thinking there may be a few seasons to tell the story they wanted to. After filming ep.#10 and told to wrap, they had to make what they had, work. which means they couldnât go back to the first few episodes and speed up the story so itâs not as slow⌠which is why I wouldnât use that as a critique of the show. Again in my opinion, it isnât their fault.