Carnival Row

okay so lets say that this is a show thats like an adult bedtime story type of thing there is fariys werewolves and all sorts of stuff like that though be warned its entirely for adults only theres plenty of sex and swearing even gore so if your looking for a nice exscape from the rest of the world then defintely try this one out

UPDATE: I just finished season two and I think it was even more captivating than Season One. I give the whole series a 10 (captivating) out of 10.

[Season One] Initially, I abandoned the series 3/4 of the way through the first episode. Cable and streaming services have fallen into a habit of front loading their series with salacious content and unnecessary nudity to grab an audience rather than relying on their audiences' higher functions to engage with their premise for a story. This definitely did the former. However, three months later, I decided to push past the inauspicious beginning to see if there was anything worthy of attention. I'm pleased to say I found it. Fantasy is a favourite genre of mine and this series has great world building using some archetypes from folk lore. The characters were interesting. I don't agree with the reviews that say Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne gave poor performances. I believe that the intensity they brought to their characters was confused with wooden portrayals. These character had internal motivation to be intense. The social commentary is obviously paralleled to prejudices, pitfalls and conflicts of the socio-political climate of our day and our history. No matter whether you agree with the views of the writers, it open a point of comparison. The CGI and ambient effects were captivating. Prague brought all the right architectural undertones to house the series. The mystery was intriguing. The production was well resourced. I give this series a 9 (superb) out of 10 and can't wait for the next season. [Fantasy, Steampunk, Crime, Thriller]

been a minute since i had such a good binge. 2 nights, lopsided @ the first. pacing tight as can be and everything that comes with that

orlando & cara! everything tht comes with that

Beautifully filmed, well acted but very derivative and everything is a metaphor for our times. Still enjoying it.

I thought it was a beautifully told if simple story... I’ve been reading critics reviews and am wondering why some people even bother if they’re going to compare everything to GoT, and then complain because the show isn’t a perfect season.

I think it’s as good a first season as anyone can expect from any show that’s not Battlestar Galactica.

The costume design was impeccable, the set design so wonderfully rich, which is impressive considering there is so much grey. Whoever was responsible for the lighting did an amazing job of giving it a complete personality in this narrative.

The performances were a little uneven here and there, but what first season has a perfect possession of every character? None, that’s how many.

All in all it’s a glorious entry, and I love the way The Fae are presented, and as gritty the allegories are with Nazism and the nascent authoritarianism and white nationalism on the loose in the U.S., I appreciate the tone and structure of the politics and how it’s played out from the top down.

I enjoyed this tremendously and am looking forward to more yarn for this story...

#CarnivalRow #FaeForever #FaeUnity #FaeOfTheWorldUnite

This wasn't such a bad show people make out to be. I binged it and season 1 was better than S2, but it still had a decent ending. The production was amazing, and the story wasn't that bad so give it a go when you're down on fantasy shows to watch.

It's rare that I feel satisfied after a show I've enjoyed has ended, and even more so when a show has ended after only two seasons. There are some stories that require several seasons and big budgets to convey an idea and adequately represent the whole of the story by the time it is to wrap, often either being cancelled, which often results in an unfinished story leaving the viewers with the dissatisfaction that anything unfinished might cause, or running the course of the originally planned seasons and extending a show far past its time to end simply to make more money. Carnival Row is one of the few shows I've seen that was ended because the story was told in the allotted timeframe leaving me with a feeling of satisfaction of watching an idea brought forth with a beginning, middle, and end tying up loose ends to make a well rounded conclusion. I, for one, have always been against bigotry and prejudice [spoiler] (not sure if this is a spoiler, but didn't want to blow it for anyone in case it is) so I really enjoyed the closing scene of Fae and Humans alike, sharing drink, music, and The Row leaving the human's sordid past behind. Even though it seemed that everyone found a way to get along so well overnight instead of the generations that it would have more realistically taken to heal and get past the years of oppression, it was still a nice conclusion of the story. The amount of time it would have taken to heal would have just been a pretty boring story in comparison, as growth of the human spirit is usually a slow process. For that, I liked the story ending on how it should be, which always leaves us with hope for the future, or at least mankind's part in making it. [/spoiler]

Without a doubt, the final episodes were the best. Can't wait for the second season.

Excellent. We'll thought out . Good suspense and Drama. Things fit together bit by bit. Last episode explains everything. Would like a season 2.👍

Very good fantasy and suspense series. The story of Philo and Vignette hooked me. It left me wanting to see more chapters.