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- Netflix
- May 27, 2016
- Netflix
- May 27, 2016
Summary The return of eldest son Danny Rayburn (Ben Mendelsohn) to his Florida keys hometown for the anniversary of his parents' (Sissy Spacek and Sam Shephard) hotel causes tension and secrets to spill out amongst his family including his three siblings: John (Kyle Chandler), Kevin (Norbert Leo Butz), and Meg (Linda Cardellini).
Created By: Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman
- Netflix
- May 27, 2016
- Netflix
- May 27, 2016
Summary The return of eldest son Danny Rayburn (Ben Mendelsohn) to his Florida keys hometown for the anniversary of his parents' (Sissy Spacek and Sam Shephard) hotel causes tension and secrets to spill out amongst his family including his three siblings: John (Kyle Chandler), Kevin (Norbert Leo Butz), and Meg (Linda Cardellini).
Created By: Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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44% Positive
4 Reviews
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44% Mixed
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4 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
60
44% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Series creators/showrunners Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler find their groove in Season 2, incorporating a handful of exciting surprises--both in story and storytelling techniques--at various points throughout the season to keep things fresh, build tension and expose the inner workings of John's brain.
Chandler's performance has gotten darker and deeper alongside an intimidating turn from (Owen) Teague.... When the plot focuses on John's unraveling, it's a taught work of suspense. [27 May 2016, p.53]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 90 User Ratings
7.2
71% Positive
64 Ratings
64 Ratings
14% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
14% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 90 User Ratings
7.2
71% Positive
64 Ratings
64 Ratings
14% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
14% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
This tightly-written, brilliantly acted, dark, and poignant series is one I will not soon forget. I just finished all three seasons. Anyone who had childhood experiences that changed your life's path will appreciate and become wholly lost in this exploration of 'the butterfly effect.' One act impacts the next and ever after. To Ben Mendelsohn, you are every bit the actor Deniro is. Your portrayal of Danny was nothing short of perfect and most likely more real than the writers ever envisioned. Deeply human. To the rest of the cast, I applaud you and your performances that brought each character such life that the viewer could almost predict how a character would respond in any given situation. I'm not saying the show was predictable; rather, your performances revealed the essence of each character in both nuanced and hard-hitting scenes. Thank you.
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SEASON 2
I agree with Groptimum's assessment below below so much that I really cannot add much, except to say that this is one of the 3- or 4 best shows of 2016. When the first season was done, I loved the show so much that I was hesitant to watch the inevitable slide in season 2. Boy was I wrong. The Season 2 aftermath of the final event in Season 1 is just as powerful, if not more so, than the time leading up to the event. Great show, great acting, great setting, and writing. With all of the sameness on TV, this show really stands out and is extremely highly recommended. The critics are a bunch of idiots who dont know what they are talking about.
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SEASON 2
Despite even their most reckless actions, the remaining Rayburn family struggles and strives to keep up appearances alongside [Kyle Chandler's John], and Bloodline similarly feels the need to stress the maturity of its characters and the seriousness of their situation. In doing this, the creators fail to fully survey the storm of feral impulses hiding beneath the postcard image of both the Florida Keys and one of its supposedly most celebrated families.
Though the plotting lets them down, the series’ actors continue to give the scenes everything they have.
The season feels like a dull, overlong epilogue, creeping along where it needs to be sprinting. If you think a slow-motion car crash is hard to watch, try watching the slow-motion clean-up.
Bloodline might not be the deeply meaningful prestige drama it wants to be, but watching the Rayburn family attempt to keep hidden all the secrets and lies constantly threatening to rise from beneath the surface, as they attempt to protect their business and reputation (and even, in John’s case, rise yet further up the social ladder), still makes for a diverting binge-watch.
The first new episode of season two--which takes place just a day after the first season's actions--seemed exponentially long, which was not a good sign. Getting through a second one was also a chore but had enough ridiculous signs of where Bloodline was going this time to be enough evidence to bail right then and there.
I think Bloodline is a GREAT show! I really enjoyed watching Season 1; however, I felt that a few of the episodes lacked substantial, meaningful content. I did binge watch, so that may have somewhat contributed to those feelings. Having said that, Season 2 exceeded my expectations. Because Season 1 had to focus on setting up the plot line, character development and relationships, etc., Season 2 was able to focus more on expanding and adding to the aforementioned. A city may not get blown up every 10 minutes, and there are no superheroes with super powers, but Bloodline is action-packed with psychological action and suspense! I really hope this show comes back for a season 3!
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SEASON 2
The first season of Bloodline was pretty slow, but it was compelling.
This season is just as slow, but most of the time I was just waiting for it to be over. I remember habitually checking the progress bar to see how many minutes were left.
New characters are introduced, but there's no real new story. There's no decades-old mystery that keeps you watching, waiting to find out what happened to the family. There's no "how will it happen" event that's foretold in the voiceover at the start. There's a whiny teenager (well, two) which is accurate, but hard to like.
Leguizamo is good as a crazy guy, but his character really doesn't do much.
After all that, there's no real climax. It kind of plods along with more shots of the beautiful Florida keys with ominous thrums of music. The main character, John, whose job was a big focus of the first season, doesn't actually do any work. His political motivations, which make up a big part of this season, are unclear. Even when directly asked by another character, he can't explain them in any detail.
That's mostly what happens this season: the characters just kind of do things, whether they make sense or not. Without a climactic event to drive the story, it ambles around aimlessly.
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SEASON 2
Like I always said, they killed Danny off too soon. His disaster-of-a-life is what this show was really about and now that he's gone, they're left trying to deal with the ghosts of his life. It's an awesome cast, the acting is superb, but the story just isn't there anymore.
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SEASON 2
After an engrossing first season, the sophomore outing of "Bloodline" was simply terrible. The acting was dreadful, most notably Enrique Murciano, whose laughable portrayal of Marco was the worst acting seen in a TV series since David Harewood's abominable performances in "Homeland". Thank goodness this dross has been cancelled; I think they should save some money and put it out of its misery now, rather than bothering with series 3. I doubt that many of the ever-decreasing viewers care what happens to John and the rest of his ridiculous family.
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