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Why I am not watching season 3 [season 2 spoilers]

Hi guys, I just thought I would write a post about my disappointment in the show. I partially want to get something off my chest and partially wanted some level of validation that I'm not the only one thinking this way. After watching season 1 and 2 I do not intend to watch the show anymore.

My first issue with this season was the gore. Ever single episode involved extreme gore. I get that people died in season 1 too but not en masse like in this season. The body counts for season 2 would make Rambo jealous.

Second, I found there to be a lot of plot holes or sloppy writing. To be fair, I had this same issue with season 1 (why when Maeve gets the "surgery" or whatever, did the boys not put an end to it right then and there). Some big things were the sudden expansion of the park to include multiple parks. I found that was pretty sloppy.

Third, I disliked the subtitle episodes. I don't want to spend multiple episodes reading subtitles, just not my style. Moreover, unless all the guests spoke Japanese, you would think that the hosts would simply speak English.

In order to keep this short I'll just include one last thing that is the biggest issue for me. Season 1 was world building. It was amazing to discovery new places and new concepts. It was interesting. Season 2 feels like someone with creative control decided to undo everything season 1 was about. Completely and utterly destroy all the creativity that made the show so interesting to begin with.

Just my 2c. Let me know your thoughts.

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