Edit: I first wrote this when I was 3/4 of the way through the series. I just finished the whole thing and knocked off two more stars. All in all I think I understood like 50% of what happened and why it was necessary. There's a ton of things that just kind of "happen" with zero explanation of what they mean or why they are important. Example- a character eats dirt and worms sometimes and this was the subject of multiple scenes. I still have no clue why he did this or what it was supposed to contribute to the story. Admittedly I am not Polish and I mostly watched this show with subtitles so perhaps some of the rituals and reasons for certain things portrayed are just common knowledge in Polish culture, or things may have gotten lost in translation. If so then the show definitely needs some type of disclaimer or guide or something for international audiences to enjoy it. If not then this show is just a victim of absolutely terrible writing.
**** My take: Mediocre supernatural thriller series. Based on a cool concept, had a lot of potential, but unfortunately that was mostly wasted.
I'm an English speaker. I watched part of it in Polish with subtitles and part of it in the English dub. IMO it's much better in Polish, that's how I ended up watching most of the show. It feels extremely "cringey" in English and is honestly hard to watch. The voice actors in the dub unfortunately sound like they are reading a script the whole time and their tone of voice often doesn't match the facial expressions. Each character's emotions at least seem real in Polish.
The overall plot is cool. I also liked the link to Polish mythology, I thought that added depth. It's sad because on paper each episode sounds cool, as does the overall plot of the show. It just was not executed well. The show ends up feeling very simple and juvenile while trying very hard to be deep and mature. It felt like a show they tried to make for adults but that was better suited for teenagers.
I liked the plot until about episode 3 or 4. After that the story gets quite disjointed and confusing. I am not sure if that's because things got lost in translation with the subtitles or if it was just bad writing. The story jumps around a lot and I struggled to understand what was happening or why many times. Listening in English did not solve this problem for me, so I feel bad writing was more likely to blame.
As it stands, There are a ton of things that happen that just don't make any sense or seem pointless. There are also a lot of plot holes. Most of the characters are also never developed and really didn't contribute much to the story, so I was also left wondering why many of them were even included so much in the show. There is a lot that happens in the plot that could have been better with more back story and development. In the end it just feels like you watched a ton of wasted screen time that could have made the show a lot better if it had been filled with meaningful content.
**** My take: Mediocre supernatural thriller series. Based on a cool concept, had a lot of potential, but unfortunately that was mostly wasted.
I'm an English speaker. I watched part of it in Polish with subtitles and part of it in the English dub. IMO it's much better in Polish, that's how I ended up watching most of the show. It feels extremely "cringey" in English and is honestly hard to watch. The voice actors in the dub unfortunately sound like they are reading a script the whole time and their tone of voice often doesn't match the facial expressions. Each character's emotions at least seem real in Polish.
The overall plot is cool. I also liked the link to Polish mythology, I thought that added depth. It's sad because on paper each episode sounds cool, as does the overall plot of the show. It just was not executed well. The show ends up feeling very simple and juvenile while trying very hard to be deep and mature. It felt like a show they tried to make for adults but that was better suited for teenagers.
I liked the plot until about episode 3 or 4. After that the story gets quite disjointed and confusing. I am not sure if that's because things got lost in translation with the subtitles or if it was just bad writing. The story jumps around a lot and I struggled to understand what was happening or why many times. Listening in English did not solve this problem for me, so I feel bad writing was more likely to blame.
As it stands, There are a ton of things that happen that just don't make any sense or seem pointless. There are also a lot of plot holes. Most of the characters are also never developed and really didn't contribute much to the story, so I was also left wondering why many of them were even included so much in the show. There is a lot that happens in the plot that could have been better with more back story and development. In the end it just feels like you watched a ton of wasted screen time that could have made the show a lot better if it had been filled with meaningful content.