I really tried to follow what was happening here but this show suffers from the usual pitfalls of poorly written mysteries. The plot is hard to follow and there are no coherent motivations or explanations for any of the episodic murderers or monsters. Characters jump to implausible conclusions purely because the plot needs them to, so it feels like things are just sort of happening with no rhyme or reason. The "villains" occasionally have motivations that are a little too understandable, and in a different genre we'd probably be rooting for them to get their revenge.
The acting is just okay, although most of the actors are charismatic enough that I wish more time was devoted to the friendships between the characters. That said, I hated Bea and Billy, and I absolutely despised the love-triangle between them and Leo. While Spike and Jess bring a level of carefree humor (like real teenagers), Bea is overly intense and mean to everyone around her (yet still has every guy falling for her lol). There was absolutely no believable character development and every time character relationships were seemingly progressed, they totally reset by the next episode.
Like other reviews have pointed out, the music is awful. Genuinely, unbelievably awful. It completely ruins what could have been some very creepy horror scenes. Even if the creators were hoping to use modern music, they could have at the very least tried to select songs that fit the tone of the show rather than just slapping a techno beat over it all.
I'm also not a fan of the "modernized" version of Victorian London (Actually, I like the colorblind casting - and if that's the thing that makes this show unwatchable for you, then yikes). I don't hate it, but the half-modern costuming and modern dialogue makes the whole show feel half-asses, like the creators couldn't be bothered to do their research.
The acting is just okay, although most of the actors are charismatic enough that I wish more time was devoted to the friendships between the characters. That said, I hated Bea and Billy, and I absolutely despised the love-triangle between them and Leo. While Spike and Jess bring a level of carefree humor (like real teenagers), Bea is overly intense and mean to everyone around her (yet still has every guy falling for her lol). There was absolutely no believable character development and every time character relationships were seemingly progressed, they totally reset by the next episode.
Like other reviews have pointed out, the music is awful. Genuinely, unbelievably awful. It completely ruins what could have been some very creepy horror scenes. Even if the creators were hoping to use modern music, they could have at the very least tried to select songs that fit the tone of the show rather than just slapping a techno beat over it all.
I'm also not a fan of the "modernized" version of Victorian London (Actually, I like the colorblind casting - and if that's the thing that makes this show unwatchable for you, then yikes). I don't hate it, but the half-modern costuming and modern dialogue makes the whole show feel half-asses, like the creators couldn't be bothered to do their research.