For starters, I gotta admit that I haven't fallen in love with a TV show this hard since Breaking Bad.
Unfortunately, I've never seen the "Prisoner Cell Block H", the allegedly brilliant TV show from the eighties, that Wentworth is loosely based on.
I used to love "Oz" and when "Orange is the New Black" started airing, I hoped that it will be like "Oz", only set in women's prison. It turned out to be a cartoon-ish dramedy, with the emphasis being more on comedy than the drama.
I can't even begin to describe how happy I felt when I finally discovered "Wentworth"! It depicts it's characters in such a profoundly humane manner that it's almost impossible not to feel empathy for them. I've just finished watching season 3 finale and I was on the edge of my seat during the entire episode. Gradual character development is better done than in any other show I've ever seen.
I like shows with strong female characters, so this show is a real treat for me. Conflicts and tensions build up slowly throughout the season and each season's finale brings resolution and a hint of the events that will take place in the next season. Character's motivations are revealed slowly as we get glimpses of their traumatic past experiences and/or transgressions which govern their behavior and goals.
Retribution and empowerment are the most prominent themes of this story. In the beginning, it was hard for me to watch some scenes of brutality between prisoners, but luckily, these scenes aren't shown too often and when they are, they serve a bigger purpose plot-wise.
This show is very realistic and it truly fleshes out it's characters to the tiniest detail. I can't wait for the next season to start!
Unfortunately, I've never seen the "Prisoner Cell Block H", the allegedly brilliant TV show from the eighties, that Wentworth is loosely based on.
I used to love "Oz" and when "Orange is the New Black" started airing, I hoped that it will be like "Oz", only set in women's prison. It turned out to be a cartoon-ish dramedy, with the emphasis being more on comedy than the drama.
I can't even begin to describe how happy I felt when I finally discovered "Wentworth"! It depicts it's characters in such a profoundly humane manner that it's almost impossible not to feel empathy for them. I've just finished watching season 3 finale and I was on the edge of my seat during the entire episode. Gradual character development is better done than in any other show I've ever seen.
I like shows with strong female characters, so this show is a real treat for me. Conflicts and tensions build up slowly throughout the season and each season's finale brings resolution and a hint of the events that will take place in the next season. Character's motivations are revealed slowly as we get glimpses of their traumatic past experiences and/or transgressions which govern their behavior and goals.
Retribution and empowerment are the most prominent themes of this story. In the beginning, it was hard for me to watch some scenes of brutality between prisoners, but luckily, these scenes aren't shown too often and when they are, they serve a bigger purpose plot-wise.
This show is very realistic and it truly fleshes out it's characters to the tiniest detail. I can't wait for the next season to start!
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