non-spoiler initial thoughts

this show is AMAZING!

super well-written, tight paced, really great music selection, visuals, acting, etc

there is ACTUAL character growth and complexity in this show, so if the basic romeo and juliet storyline for the first two episodes seems kinda meh just know that it goes WAY deeper than that as the show progresses

there are some pretty complex character and storyline interactions here and they're all excellently done

Netflix better renew this, love it. getting addicted to characters more

I’ll begin with a disclaimer. I am not the target audience for this series, which I’m guessing are people born in this millennium, so some of the areas I had trouble with will actually be a plus for the target audience. The music, for example, I found to be loud and distracting. I kept muting it until I knew there was dialogue. Otherwise, the heart of this series is the couple and the context is the star crossed lovers of two house who are sworn enemies. The charm of the series rests entirely on Sarah Catherine Hook. Everything else would have been a colossal crash had they not cast her, her adorableness and talent saved the day. There are some bright spots in the supporting cast, but, by and large, the acting is uneven. The writing is all over the place, the characters are poorly drawn and the story arc often gets lost in translation. Basically, the audience that stays are there for the love story. I give this series a 6.5 (good in parts) out of 10. [Supernatural Romance]

could not stand the music

Very cliché. Even cringeworthy at times. The queer characters saved it. If it were just your ordinary straight tv show ,i would have probably stopped watching after the first episode.

Solid start, then at the middle of the season a drunken blind monkey must have slipped into the writers room and begin to rewrite the scripts, cause it derails so badly it's almost impossible to watch. Sad for what it could had been but what it ended being

oh absolutely.
5/5 a total masterpiece fuck the gossip!

Started off kinda fun but went downhill, the ending really didn't do it for me

I know we're starved for representation but this one just tasted off.

I can imagine a certain type of person liking this and I'm not that person. There isn't even any chemistry between the lead couple, and one of them can't act to save her life. And so many scenes are done horribly by the actors, I cannot take them seriously. [spoiler] And when her dad literally ate her grandmother and her mom didn't gaf??? [/spoiler] it just doesn't make any sense sometimes. The ending was realllyyy bad but its not close to being as bad as the pilot... it was so hard to get through (THE MUSIC IS TORTURE). [spoiler] Tbh if the show had ended before those moms started protesting I would have rated it a 6/10 but it didn't so it deserves a four [/spoiler]

OMG. She’s 31. Thats insane.

Admittedly not the best writing, acting, or special fx, but wish it would have existed when I was a queer teen.

First episode I thought that it was very cringe. I got “you” and “twillight” vibes sometimes ieeee.

But after that it was a really good show and good for te lgbtq+ community. It’s all really normal and good representation

The cgi could be better tho

This was fun and doesn’t deserve all the unnecessary criticism it’s getting. I mean I’m assuming most of us here have seen Riverdale and many of Netflix their other teen drama’s. We knew exactly the quality that we were signing up for. I do have to admit it disappointed me a little in it’s lack of romance and developing the actual relationship between Cal and Juliette but other than that I really don’t understand why people are so insistent on hating this.

This is ok but more of a romance than I thought it would be. The soundtrack was interesting and not always in a good way - it felt like some of the songs chosen didn't really match the theme of the show, not one of the best shows I've seen.

Overall, good first season. Some hiccups in the writing for me here and there (especially with Calliope not growing beyond a generic personality after seeming so unique in the first 2 episodes) but there's enough on each front to keep things interesting. With a better script a S2 could get very good as the doors are wide open for intrigue on every side.

I personally didn't like the show. Said because the writing was very poor, the actors could have gotten into their character more to make so they could really bring it. I know this story line isn't original but I gave it try because of the sapphic main characters since there aren't so many of these types of shows where they are the main people. But even in the end I found myself to find it a bit cringe on the last episode [spoiler]because first of all, Calliope just immediately blamed Juliette for everything and not even giving her a chance to _really_ explain. Also when Juliette betrayed her sister for killing the brother of Calliope she was acting like she was any better when she knew that he literally comes from monster hunters and turning him into one wouldn't help at all but I guess she thought it would(???).[/spoiler] Honestly Calliopes whole family made me cringe because IMO they can not act and the parents are something else. I would like to say that I watched the entire thing for the romance but I didn't I was waiting to see if it got any better.

The effects looked terrible, but I liked the story and want a season 2 lol

Not "good"
But better than I expected, in spite of all the gay stuff.
Would watch a season 2 if they made it.