@daniela-g I didn't watch the original (guess I'm too old), I can definitely say that I was surprised to read that this is an adaptation from a kid-show.
thought that it's just a TV show of a bunch of depressing teenagers with first world problems
Well said, and the exact same vibes I got from the trailer.
The high IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes and now Trakt ratings, indicated there clearly was more to it than that.
@daniela-g i read the 4th point. and could just fell.
@daniela-g I dunnno I mean it did keep me watching it so it did its job to hook the audience. but I was finding half way thru season 1 the story line just sorta broke apart my interest started to wane i started to nitpick at the plot and all that... like even the horse scene.. with bloom and blondie like was it just me or did that horse go from bareback to saddled in a blink?? i mean small stuff like that started to get to me and then blooom with her powers and everyone starting to depend upon some coming of age drama queeeeen... it just sorta broke apart... season 2 was just as dismal i mean it had its moments but the more i watched it the more 'made for hollywoood' it felt i mean throwing in some overweight cutie and dispatching the rainbow flag seemed more holllywoooodism trying to put on a facade of inclusivity... but it felt fake?
Review by Daniela GuerraBlockedParent2021-01-23T08:08:42Z— updated 2021-02-12T12:13:32Z
Okey, i'm gonna be honest and say that I really didn't have like a lot of expectation with this because when I saw the trailer I just tougth that it's just a TV show of a bunch of depressing teenagers with first world problems (like mostly of the shows that Netflix loves to create)... and, I mean, there is no a biiiiiiiiig difference beetwen that and the whole situation of the serie, but now that I watched it all I have some things to say. Please take a sit.
1. I have to let it clear that this is an ADAPTATION, and the funny thing of everything is that the creators can actually take all the bases, all the main trama, a lot of the original characters and create something new to the grown children that saw the animated show. I think that i'm actually satisfaed with it... I could enjoy all the main story with Bloom, her past,the discoverment of her powers, etc... when I was a little girl and now being a young adult.
2. NOT AND INFANTILE SHOW. Don't let kids watch it with you, please conserve the innocence of Alfea with them.
3. Maybe it's too "mainstream" or "millennial" for some people a lot of thing that were on the show (like the existence of Instagram or smartphones and texting messages in case of danger, in every single person in the fairy magic world... even teachers) but I think that this just make that the story would be light, funny and accurate to our times. I feel it REAL.
4. Story is DEEP. And that's why I feel it real! 'Cause we all know the main characters of the original version, yes, but not in the sense of talking and treating a LOT of topics that put this show in a range of +16 public (violence, revenge,
sex, alcohol and drugs, etc, etc). All the whole situation of Bloom and her powers and family... it was deep sis...5. FINAL CHAPTER GOT ME SHOCK, no more comments.
6. I think the show deserves a chance, just like Shadowhunters did (wich actually I find both REALLY similar... weird), it's just the first season and I think that it was a very well-doing beginning, I honestly want to see more...