so for anyone who hasn't watched yet, be aware it's been canceled and the ending is Not designed for a canceled show. not a ton of crazy cliffhangers but still unsatisfying all things considered.

also, [spoiler]the kitten dies.[/spoiler] most upsetting part of the finale tbh.

i think if you've got a highly romanticized view of greek mythology, you'll dislike this show. if the idea of dionysus and other gods not being heterosexual distresses you, you'll dislike this show. if you're bothered by jeff goldblum kind of dialing it in and just playing himself (a la ryan reynolds, nic cage, and the like) then you'll hate this show.

i like critical retellings of greek mythology (e.g., eurydice and orpheus isn't a love story); i like queer content in my shows; and i love jeff goldblum. so i really enjoyed this show.

some disorganized thoughts: i liked caeneus's storyline a lot, and the way different elements of mythology got woven into a modern universe. i think the acting all around was great, but yeah, jeff goldblum is just being jeff goldblum like 90% of the time - except the anger he displays as zeus. definitely convincing and upsetting!!

i wasn't super invested in riddy, but i don't think the season gave us the chance to get especially attached to her? i was way more invested in dionysus and caeneus's storylines, i think. i also liked [spoiler]the decision to make persephone and hades a legitimate love story that was misrepresented to humans by hera.[/spoiler] the world building was cool and i'm sad that the show was canceled just because world building is my favorite thing about stories like this, but there's a lot of good mythology-retold content out there (on and off netflix) if you're left wanting more after finishing this show!