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Black Sails (2014–2017)
7/10
Good story-Juvenile writing
4 March 2020
Warning: Spoilers
**Spoiler for season 1 at the end.

The characters are well-developed from the start. The acting is excellent. Characters have chemistry. You get drawn into their lives. The story arc is excellent as it unfolds.

What ruins it for me? -Actors only get so much dialogue. In an otherwise well-written script why waste so many on the 'f' word and other derogatory cursing? Use those words to develop characters and relationships. It makes it sound like a couple of 12 year olds who just learned bad word and think they are cool.

-Graphic sex is cheap and appeals to prurient interests. There's plenty of free porn on the internet. This, like the language, is overused and detracts from the story.

-The hymn 'What Wondrous Love Is This' is used in many episodes. For those who are unfamiliar with the words:

1 What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, what wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, to bear the dreadful curse for my soul!

2 When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down, when I was sinking down, sinking down; when I was sinking down beneath God's righteous frown, Christ laid aside his crown for my soul, for my soul, Christ laid aside his crown for my soul!

3 To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing, to God and to the Lamb, I will sing; to God and to the Lamb, who is the great I AM, while millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing, while millions join the theme, I will sing!

4 And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on, I'll sing on, and when from death I'm free, I'll sing on; and when from death I'm free, I'll sing and joyful be, and through eternity I'll sing on, I'll sing on, and through eternity I'll sing on!

I'm curious as to why this was used. It doesn't fit the context.

***Spoiler. The 'resurrections' of the captains stretch believability.
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Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
5/10
A Series that could have been.
25 February 2020
Most of the comments are spot on.

It is sci-fi. There are going to be similar themes between other shows. So I throw the 'wanna be' comments aside. The show stands on its own.

The show did deteriorate as it went on. Myka and Pete became cartoonish. It declined from lite and entertaining, which I quite enjoyed, to being foolish.

There are bright moments when the characters are engaging. You care for them. That, for me, is the hallmark of any good show. As noted in other reviews it became soap opera-ish.

I did not find it good viewing for kids. I am a traditional guy. The gayness, the let's shack up together view of relationships, unmarried sex, and sperm donor story lines are not family friendly.
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