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The Witness, Season 1
5.0 feature score
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Human Vapor, Season 1
4.0 feature score
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Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine, Chapter 2
4 supporting reviews
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The Boroughs, Season 1
4.0 overall score
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The script is viewed as one of the reasons the drama feels thoughtful rather than lurid. Strong writing and performance work combine to keep the focus on survivors.
Pros: screenplay quality, critic appeal
Cons: plot twists, season pacing
The pilot script is described as lively enough to carry a lot of setup. Exposition is noticeable, but at least one reviewer felt the writing keeps the first episode moving.
Pros: plot originality, emotional impact
Cons: humor, writing quality
The screenplay can blend character and caper material effectively, but its crowded middle and repetitive formulas undermine the stronger ideas.
Pros: main cast performance, bingeability
Cons: realism, season length
The screenplay was criticized as clunky in the cited review, despite the show’s promising premise and strong performers. The issue is less the idea than the execution of scenes and...
Pros: main cast performance, acting quality
Cons: cancellation satisfaction, plot clarity
The scripts struggle to produce enough wit or variation, leaving repeated monster beats without the sharp dialogue needed to keep them lively.
Pros: world-building, production design
Cons: plot clarity, realism
The script is one of the shakier areas, with complaints that it has grown thin and that weak writing spills into several side plots.
Pros: supporting cast performance, acting quality
Cons: character consistency, screenplay quality
Screenplay quality trends negative. Reviewers criticize the contrivances and exposition-heavy mechanics more than the basic mystery hook.
Pros: cinematography, drama quality
Cons: writing quality, plot clarity
The harshest appraisal blames a weak script for unearned choices, broken character logic, and an ending the story has not properly justified.
Pros: special effects quality, soundtrack quality
Cons: screenplay quality, series finale quality