The pacing is divisive. Some people love the slow deliberate pace of the show and others find it painfully slow.

I am with you, I watched the show without any prior knowledge. I enjoyed the noir detective half of the show far more than the sanctimonious speeches given in the courtroom so I am not particularly looking forward to the next season.

I personally couldn't even finish the first episode.

I'm sure others enjoy it and that's fine.

That joke is so brilliant

Maybe they thought they were working for the good guys, but the Citadel turned out to be an evil organization, like The Alliance of Twelve (Alias), that’s why they set out to destroy it, to save the world!

There's been quite a few pieces about the behind the scenes troubles of this series. Business Insider claims the show may have spent nearly 300 million dollars for three hours of content. The Hollywood Reporter reported that several writers and producers quit because the Russos had two competing versions of the series and couldn't decide which one they preferred. It's a mess, and the final product likely is going to be...well, worthy of the kind of movies the Russo brothers make for Netflix.

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-studios-russo-brothers-citadel-spy-drama-costliest-shows-ever-2023-2

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/russo-bros-amazon-series-citadel-1235210256/

I think he can pull of the same “gentle but disappointed dad” vibe that Alex had whenever no one got the right answer.

Like the sound of that!

i'd rather that they had put more effort into carnival row.

Isn't this exactly what they bought the Clancy franchise for? Jack Ryan, No Remorse, leading into Rainbow Six, and maybe Splinter Cell?

Hold on, are you telling me that I'm out of touch with young people? That can't be true! Just yesterday I was listening to Nirvana and watching The Simpsons!

This will be a hit like gray man and the other cop/military/detective shows on amazon but I hope it's good. While the spinoffs from other countries ideas sounds good on paper .....its all a bit much.

The Gray man was a waste.

Seems like it'll be an easy watch. A show like that, I feel like you can't make it too serialized, otherwise you'll deter people from jumping on. I'll check it out.

Ever since i saw the gif of Ian mcshane in Hercules go around I have been thinking of this show. Thinking of it makes me feel like a kid. It’s the last show I remember watching before going to college

Sure, blame me and my lack of attention span for the fact that there are tons of high quality TV shows so much that I can afford picking those that suit me immediately instead of waiting for months or years and hope for the best.

While you're at it, you can also blame me for being older and having a steady work, which are also big factors in me having much less time to spend and being more picky in how I spend my "free" time, which isn't that free anymore.

Blame me also because I have too many other interesting things to do, such as riding bike, hiking, reading books, playing guitar, playing with my cats, instead of being endlessly glued to my TV, hoping that any mediocre show becomes a masterwork if only I give him a chance.

Fuck me for having a life, right?

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My guesses: the critics will hate it; reddit will find failure and argue endlessly; the ratings will be high, better than the "darling" shows, but this sub will not accept it.

Until a new season of The Wheel of Time...

Good concept, lots of potential, but I'll go out on a limb and say that the two leads are actually the bad guys who contributed to the fall of the titular organization.

Finished episode 3. Fairly bland story and not sure I'll continue.

Anyone willing to convince me if it's worth the time?

Definitely one of the best animated shows out there. I really hope for a new season of it because there's alot to unfold from.

Edit: so it's true that it was cancelled after season two was already completed. It sucks that an amazing show like this gets canned after one season.

It took WAY too long to find M*A*S*H here.

Boy Meets World, Private Benjamin the sitcom, Alice, Happy Days.

> When head of Amazon Studios Jen Salke came to Joe and Anthony Russo with an unusual idea for a TV show, they were intrigued by the potential to do something brand-new.

> Salke imagined an action spy show that was the first-ever global TV series, with a main show and then local offshoots around the world, starring local talent. It had never been done before, but that’s what the Russo brothers liked about it from the start. “Anthony and I have reached a point in our careers where the ambition is the compelling part of the approach for us,” Joe Russo tells Vanity Fair. “We’re looking for new ways to tell stories.”

> Through their production company, AGBO, the Russos embarked on a years-long journey to bring Citadel to life. The Amazon series stars Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas as elite spies who work for Citadel, a spy organization that has no allegiance to any country. As seen in Vanity Fair’s exclusive first-look images, the high-concept, action-packed spy thriller is set after the fall of the spy organization, when the two agents must attempt to piece together what happened. One of the main problems: Their memories have been wiped. “This is secrets on steroids,” showrunner David Weil says.

> With standout supporting performances by Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville, this ambitious new series will premiere its first two episodes on Prime Video on April 28. It’s a big, bold swing—and it’s actually just the beginning, with spin-off series already deep into production around the world. “We’re not just creating a story, we’re creating this world that’s spanning countries and continents,” Madden says. “That can be daunting, but also super exciting.”

The biggest worry I’ve got for season 2 is them having to replace John Lithgow and Tatiana Maslany. They were both great in the first season. Despite that I’m still optimistic for the new season for the very reasons you mentioned.

This mentality is why tv series start off great and then crash and burn. I would rather stick with a mediocre first half of a series that builds up to something that pays off for your time investment than a show that starts off great but jumps the shark well before the end.

But I guess our collective attention spans are so diminished that if something doesn’t grab hold immediately, we run back to our phones and social media for that sweet serotonin.