The initial concept of good man sent to jail for a crime he didn't commit, then revenge, was a good one, but it quickly degenerated into a soap opera. The sub-plots had nothing to do with the original premise, the characters were too often hot-blooded idiots who had problems putting two and two together, they couldn't keep their hands to themselves, and there were an unusual amount of "brave" and edgy LGBTQ+ sidelines with a lot of needless lecturing.
I'm up to episode 34 of 39 now (determined now to just to finish this tedious mess off). Typical of soaps, the characters get to the point of saying something important, and then backing down -- endlessly -- to keep the plot stagnant and the truth in the dark. That, the social preaching, plot holes, the unnecessary flashbacks, the gratuitous sex and half-dozen love triangles, and, most of all, the annoying characters, filled with angst and drama, is leaving me with a bad taste in my mouth. It's as if they were paid by the video footage. This could have been so much better if they could have kept to the plot.
I'm up to episode 34 of 39 now (determined now to just to finish this tedious mess off). Typical of soaps, the characters get to the point of saying something important, and then backing down -- endlessly -- to keep the plot stagnant and the truth in the dark. That, the social preaching, plot holes, the unnecessary flashbacks, the gratuitous sex and half-dozen love triangles, and, most of all, the annoying characters, filled with angst and drama, is leaving me with a bad taste in my mouth. It's as if they were paid by the video footage. This could have been so much better if they could have kept to the plot.