It's season finale time! (Part l)

It's time to catch up and some series finales shows that i have seen lately and that i could not comment on, and i really had to do it. There are many more i want to talk about so i'll be making another post for others shows like 'Dark', 'Everything Sucks', the season finale of 'Love', 'Divorce' or the upcoming 'Grey's Anatomy', but in the meantime here are the ones that i recently watched. It has minor spoilers but you've been warned!

UnReal (Season 3) - The thing with 'UnReal' is that the first season was outstanding, it was such a guilty pleasure that it was hard to live up to that. The second season was fine and now the third one, with a suitress instead of a male suitor, was a nice change for the show's formula, and while it wasn't bad, it was not amazing either. But i adore dark and twisted characters like Quinn and i love watching this mess of a show. Now, the preview of the fourth season was something... beyond.They totally had to change their formula and they did a twist that we didn't expect at all, that was having Rachel as the suitress. And we all know she's going to be a mess, a complete and total mess. And i really can't wait to watch it but we'll have to wait until 2019.

The X Files (Season 11) It's really surprinsing but this season of 'The X Files' has been excellent. Sure it had some boring episodes like the two first eps and the Skinner one, but the rest have been absolutely fantastic. From 'Plus One' or 'Familiar' that echoed the good old seasons, to the 'Black Mirror'-esque 'Rm9sbG93ZXJz', this season made us believe that the show hasn't lost its touch. it hasn't but maybe it's about time that we say goodbye for good to the show and end it on a high note, after all, it seems that Gillian Anderson is not coming back for more seasons. But anyway, whatever happens to the show i have to admit that Mulder and Scully still make my heart skip a beat.

American Crime Story: Versace  I was really looking forward to see what Ryan Murphy had done with the murder case of one of the most important fashion designers in the world, especially when it had Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace, but the season has been a bit of a let down. Sure the actors are all amazing on the show, from the lead Darren Criss, to Penélope, Edgar Ramirez as Gianni or personal favorites of mine like Michael Nouri or Max Greenfield, the cast is brilliant but the story... not so much. As many others, i expected to see more of the Versace family but instead we got a look at the complete life of the murderer Andrew Cunanan and hence, the disappointment. And it wasn't a bad story but i was looking forward to see a different story.

sources: spoilertv, bidoctor & radiotimes

'UnReal' Season 2

(Spoilers)
First of all let's address all the critics and hating that this second season of  'UnReal' had. That it's not as great as the first season, that it lost its freshness, that it's not good anymore... Total BS. I really hate when people immediately throw a show under the bus because it's not as perfect as it used to be, especially when it comes to second seasons. Of course the show has kinda lost its surprise effect after season one, because then we got what the show was all about, it can't be that surprising anymore with the second season. But that doesn't mean it hasn't been. I have to admit though that expectations were too high and the second season started kinda weak. But let's begin.

The second season of 'UnReal' was highly expected by me after the perfection that the first season was. It's one of those shows that you kinda say to yourself, this totally is my cup of tea. And as it was already renewed for a third season right before the second one started, i was anxious about it. And as i said, it didn't kick off in the beginning as expected but that doesn't mean it wasn't good at all. It's like with all those 'Game of Thrones' fans who now say that the show is boring because there's not murder all the time. It's nosense. A show has to surprise but also we have to allow to take its time to develop plots and let's us surprise us in the end, And that's what happened with 'Unreal'. Obviously, the idea of the show was so good that it couldn't live up much longer but the repeated formula which obviously is gonna remain on the show (that we know of) worked out fine this time as well.

This season was darker, colder and crueler to the bachelor as well to the contestants, and also between co-workers, like everything was on the edge. The relationship between Rachel and Quinn suffered quite a lot but as one of the key elements of the show, it was proven to be stronger than ever towards the end of the season. We also have seen more of Jay and Madison and that's nice because they have been quite good this time, especially hopeless romantic Jay. And while the season has not been perfect, it ended perfectly. The finale, with Ruby coming back for her man was something great, unexpected and made it for a happy ending that noone saw coming. And that's why i think this season of 'UnReal' has been great because it leaded towards a perfect ending season. "True love, who gets that?" those lines of Quinn really got me, and mark a perfect brooch for an ending that could as well be titled as 'How To Get Away with Murder', with both Quinn and Rachel laying down like at the end of season 1 but this time with Jeremy and Chet. Perfect ending scene for a very decent season. Now give more of 'UnReal'.

sources: cesaray

'UnReal' Season 1

(Spoiler free)
How can i start talking about the absolute show of the Summer, 'UnReal'? I started watching it because i was short on tv shows (who isn't in Summer) and as i heard tons of good things about it i gave it a try and... watched the seven episodes that have already aired in a week.

'UnReal' uses the reality show format for its own benefit, it's like it takes what people like of them into the show so you have the good thing about both formats in the same show. But don't think this is a mere guilty pleasure, the surprise with 'UnReal' is that it's far from a dumb show. It starts kinda like that but soon it gets darker and that's when you start to love it. Not only do we see what would a group of contestants do for the love of the bachelor, but also how twisted and manipulative is the world of reality tv. It's all for the ratings no matter what, no matter who, and that's ain't just an expression.

Another great thing that this show is the badness and fierceness of its two female protagonists. Not only the main character Rachel (Shiri Appleby) is not your troubled ordinary leading lady, she's far from that, but also Quinn (Constance Zimmer) is the epitome of bad bitch, two strong characters that are the key element of the series. Because where do we find such complicated and disturbing female characters? With Quinn is easy, the average boss who has to be a bitch in a world of men (not to take any credit to Zimmer's amazing portrayal of her) but a character like Rachel? I don't think no one fully understands her. Of course, when you start watching a show you're kinda forced to like the main character but not here, and it's something i liked a lot from the show. Rachel is not your average complicated protagonist, she's much more complex than that, you don't get sometimes why she does things and she has her low moments and makes bad decisions like any other person, but still, she's a whole mess you cannot clean up. And if you think you do then explain me what was going on in her mind when talking to Quinn in that very last scene with them on the finale?

I can't, seriously, i can't recommend this show more because it would physically hurt. I already have two friends hooked on it like heroine so give it a watch because this show is the show of the Summer, 'Sense8' who?

Also, the last scene of the finale featured this amazing song by Alt-J and it couldn't be more perfect:

sources: illyriamars & youtube