Poldark (2015–2019)
2/10
S3 Ep3 this show jumps the shark!!!
12 November 2023
Warning: Spoilers
It just got real real real stupid!

Iv been suffering through the endless swelling (canned) music as on my ipad I can hit the 10 second Fast Forward over and over.

But now The characters just became totally and utter moronic!!! And therefore Unlikable! I can't root for idiots. I'm actually hoping that ross gets hung! How lazy are the writers?

I'm even hoping the French hang the writers.

Elizabeth has always been a shallow fool, but she makes the flip to evil psychosis who abandons her child literally in .7 seconds. She's always been a boring one layer character.( I can't tell if it's just the writing or the actress that chooses to never play a second note).

Demelza gets complete amnesia and sends Her sappy brothers to trespass on wellegean land even though they shot her when she did, and shes Just us BAFFLED when that doesn't go well!!

I rolled my eyes so hard I got a headache!

Then Ross.... Is the largest idiot!!!

He gets offered to be a judge and he reacts as a wine swigging arrogant moron (if this actor has a glass in a scene he always chugs). And says, "I won't turn on my kin folk" or something else out of the patent overused lines writers handbook.

(The writing is atrocious)

Of course George is now judge and i Can set my watch by ross being before him or the sappy brothers in no time. So obvious. Snake eating its tail.

THEN ross goes to France to rescue a prisoner of war! Ok, It's absolutely ridiculous. He lands and everyone Is being beaten and killed in front of him (the writer and director lay it on thick) And he Of course reacts by sitting in the local bar, openly handing a spy money for everyone to see multiple times. A Waitress warns him openly and he Of course flirts with her and then ignores her. I think I audibly groaned at the writing.

But alas,? It gets even more DUMB!! Previously he was painted as somewhat clever but impulsive. However, Now he just gets duuuumb. He then gets busted by the police and they tell Him if he doesn't leave France he'll be executed....so he tries to bribe them and then just SITS IN THE SAME BAR OPENLY?!?!

And what do you think happens?

Yup. Almost dies. Huge bar brawl, barely escapes with his life. Yawn.

I was hoping the French do away with him and demelza can find a man with some sense or the series can just end. But of course he's the lead of the show so we know he won't die, it's just how much the writers want to make me roll my eyes.

It's become a bad soapy (it was always a soapy). Every character is one note! They're all trapped by these lazy writers:

Demelza is fighting for women's lib, the saucy Irish gal.

Ross is a rogue maverick.

George is a charicature of an "insecure evil man".

Elizabeth , (is that her name?), is just vapid only. Never an interesting moment.

Verity is acting but in a small role playing the goodly gal.

Can someone please play a real person for one scene and do Anything interesting? Ross ans Demelza used to buy their in a gerbils wheel now.

Caroline is an exception. That actress makes a meal out of every line and is so alive. She's great!

I'm so bummed as this was kind of a silly romantic frolic. It's now just bad.

I feel sorry for (some of the) actors. Others need to go to a class.
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