Tiny Pretty Things is the absolute worst thing currently on Netflix
With good spirits, I started this weekend on the new Netflix series Tiny Pretty Things. The trailer looked pretty good, the series was immediately compared to Pretty Little Liars so I thought: I'll give it a chance. Now the creators must be happy with me because I watched the entire first season (of ten episodes) but miiiii gado... What a bad series. Seriously, I think this is currently the absolute worst thing available on Netflix. Maybe except for Verliefd op Cuba. This one belongs to that category.
What’s wrong with it all? I will of course list that with love for you. You understand: here come the spoilers. But if you’ve already watched (part of) Tiny Pretty Things, you also understand that there’s nothing to understand about this entire series. What a shitshow, I must say. The storylines of Pretty Little Liars are nothing compared to this. Okay, let’s begin.
1. The dance scenes are really amazing (starting positively, of course). The unfortunate thing is that they are shown less and less. Even more unfortunate is that the cast has been picked for their dancing talent and not for their acting talent. That they are dancers and not actors is already visible from moment one and it becomes increasingly annoying as they have to act more and dance more.
2. So. Much. SEX. Seriously, people, there is really such a thing as too many sex scenes in a series. This just makes no sense at all; they are all around sixteen?! Why are these people (boys and girls mixed) non-stop completely naked in the sauna? Why do all the adults have sex with minors without any problems? I seriously think that not even ten percent of all these scenes actually added anything to the story.
3. All those storylines that just suddenly stop existing, while the creators could have addressed some sensitive topics (that are also relevant). An eating disorder that suddenly disappears from one moment to the next. The same goes for having an addiction to painkillers. A boy who has casual sex with his homosexual best friend for no explainable reason, especially since he himself is straight and has a relationship with a girl and is therefore just cheating.
4. The relationships are really hard to follow. Without any buildup, there’s kissing here and there, then you hear nothing more about it and suddenly they are a couple in the next scene. I seriously thought I might have missed an episode, in which it became clear that these two characters even like each other, let alone run off together.
5. What is the point of that policewoman in the series? Her past really doesn’t matter at all, has nothing to do with the story and she is completely incapable. An adult policewoman in Chicago who is full-time busy harassing underage students without any evidence against them. And oh yes, when she’s not working, she does exactly the same. Doesn’t she have any hobbies?
6. The writers really don’t know what they want. They make Nevaeh (that name too…) the main character, also in all the promos, and then after a few episodes she is downgraded to a side character. Then it seems like it’s about a girl who is in a coma, Cassie, but after a few episodes it’s also about the school that is so corrupt, the teachers who are terrible and sleep with all kinds of students, donor fathers, that kind of nonsense. It’s really all over the place and hardly follows.
Seriously, I could go on for hours naming these kinds of things. The actors can’t hold an accent, causing it to switch from a Texas accent to ‘just’ English-American. The British accents are laughable (except for June’s, who is actually British) and it’s simply impossible to keep track of whether they are friends or enemies. That also changes every five seconds. You understand: I’m just going to rewatch Pretty Little Liars. Because even that series is better written and that says something. INSUFFICIENT.
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