Be warned ... - Hunters (2020) Discussion

[–] jekporkins (1978) 5 years ago

They couldn't decide whether to be a tongue-in-cheek action/comedy or a serious depiction of Nazis and the effects of the holocaust. They sprinkle in a ton of woke culture, some shock twists that aren't believable, and you have a show that wastes a fantastic cast.

I think they were going for a Boys from Brazil, but it was so all over the place and trying to stuff so much in it fell flat for me.

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[–] BuckSwope (3511) 5 years ago

Woke aside, because I hate the term and it's overused, I agree with you. It never formed an identity as a series.

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[–] exatera (3963) 5 years ago

Fantastic cast?

I didn't feel that way about them. Only a couple of people stood out to me - Greg Austin and Dylan Baker.

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[–] brux (14807) 5 years ago

I am not sure how this could have been saved or been modified or fixed so that it had a point. If I was a Jew I am not sure I would be happy with this, pretty sure I would not be. I think maybe the only general idea that it succeeded on was "never forget" in that it kept the idea of the Holocaust alive ... just barely ... and maybe as a action movie? Not sure that is very positive or productive.

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[–] BuckSwope (3511) 5 years ago

LOL. Interesting twist for sure. That actor had no interest in continuing with the series.

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[–] exatera (3963) 5 years ago

And you mean throughout the 10 episodes the show struck you as being very serious?.. 🙄

Obviously this was a Tarantino dark comedy / alternative history imitation, just not as successful.

But if it took you until the very end to understand that, then something is very wrong with your comprehension rather than the series.

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[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

Is it a complete series or a "to be continued in season 2" deal?

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[–] smidget28 (805) 5 years ago

I could be wrong but I am pretty sure they set up season 2 with the Dossier at the end, and Joe being "trapped" where he is with his hosts

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[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

Thanks.

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[–] diagoro (490) 5 years ago

I thought they set up a second series with the FBI agent being given a chance to run her own crew of Nazi hunters?

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[–] smidget28 (805) 5 years ago

It seems like that, yes.

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[–] puplover (89) 5 years ago

I agree with OP. I just finished and I feel betrayed. The ridiculous twist unravels the entire thing.

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[–] exatera (3963) 5 years ago

And I repeat what I said to the OP:

Obviously this was a Tarantino dark comedy / alternative history imitation, just not as successful.

But if it took you until the very end to understand that, then something is very wrong with your comprehension rather than the series.

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[–] smidget28 (805) 5 years ago

Yep

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[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 5 years ago

Spoil it for me. How does it end? What's the big twist?

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[–] Batty67 (358) 5 years ago

Arghh. Hated the ending and pretty much everything about it. The big reveal was bad enough, but then they manage to make it worse. I did not like first 2 episodes, really got better 3-8, and then...splat.

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[–] brux (14807) 5 years ago

I felt the same way. At first I was not going to watch it because it was very confusing and incoherent, and kind of boring. Then it seemed to pick up as the picture got more detailed, and then they twisted the whole thing about to the point where I regretted watching it at all.

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[–] smidget28 (805) 5 years ago

I guess I was expecting a twist the whole time after seeing who was involved in making it, and also getting the "tone" of it. Not a serious, 100% historically accurate docu, more of a pop-culture twist on the serious concepts associated with the Nazis. So the twist didn't surprise me or ruin anything. I just took the series as a comic book come to life; that's what it felt like.

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