I think this is a really good example of stretching a show beyond its useful life, if I'm being honest. Excellent first season, with a great narrative, running at a good pace, and supported by fantastic performances. I think this is a little easier to achieve when doing an adaptation, but regardless, I enjoyed it. First season was probably more of an 8, maybe a 9.
Second season felt like a 5 or 6. I'm not familiar with the original novels, and where they did or did not stick to King's narrative. But my pet peeve is when a show breaks the basic premises of a world that has already been established, and I felt they unabashedly went for this, in order to stretch the same characters and story of season one for another season two. It didn't work for me.
Season 3 they smartly abandoned that stretching, and we had a fresh narrative, which I enjoyed. About nothing extended over from Season 2, besides the court case with Lu, and some hints of those broken premises. It was a nag, but I could tolerate it.
In the end, I think it's a 7, with a shout out to some of the individual performances for Ida, Bill, Jerome and Holly. I felt the cast had wonderful chemistry, and I enjoyed seeing them grow through it together.
Second season felt like a 5 or 6. I'm not familiar with the original novels, and where they did or did not stick to King's narrative. But my pet peeve is when a show breaks the basic premises of a world that has already been established, and I felt they unabashedly went for this, in order to stretch the same characters and story of season one for another season two. It didn't work for me.
Season 3 they smartly abandoned that stretching, and we had a fresh narrative, which I enjoyed. About nothing extended over from Season 2, besides the court case with Lu, and some hints of those broken premises. It was a nag, but I could tolerate it.
In the end, I think it's a 7, with a shout out to some of the individual performances for Ida, Bill, Jerome and Holly. I felt the cast had wonderful chemistry, and I enjoyed seeing them grow through it together.