I only created an account to rate this title honestly.
From the beginning, there were relationships established that were believable and fun to watch, until the end of the third season. Of course, by the end of the third season, anything could have happened and everything was up in the air.
By the time season 4 rolls around, all of the established relationships and chemistry went out the window. Cesar becomes unbelievable in his role as a Santos, and the way the rest of the kids come back together feels forced and restrained at the same time. All of these main characters haven't developed at all since the end of season 3, and the only character that has actually developed was Oscar.
So, Oscar, having his life planned out and having goals and achievements that he never saw as possible for himself, has his life taken from him for nothing - nobody knows who did it, nobody ever mentions it, and nobody ever mentions the gang life or Cuchillos ever again for the rest of the season. If Oscar was allowed to have what he had, then this season would have gone over much better than it did. The fact that there aren't any depictions of a happy ending after exiting the "gang life" doesn't sit well with the majority of latino viewers, because we already know it's a long-shot for anything good happening for a character in the end. Some say they saw it coming since the beginning, but again, anything could happen, and it was possible to let Oscar leave for Oregon with Isabel and their child. It was possible to let Oscar have what he's always wanted if it weren't for Cesar's arc having to have what happened.... happen.
On My Block was an amazing show, semi-realistically depicting teenage life, and giving performances that were well-done. It doesn't shy away from loss and trauma. But one loss and traumatic moment could have been spared, and the show would have been golden if they had let Oscar live and move on from Freeridge. He could have been the first actually success story.
From the beginning, there were relationships established that were believable and fun to watch, until the end of the third season. Of course, by the end of the third season, anything could have happened and everything was up in the air.
By the time season 4 rolls around, all of the established relationships and chemistry went out the window. Cesar becomes unbelievable in his role as a Santos, and the way the rest of the kids come back together feels forced and restrained at the same time. All of these main characters haven't developed at all since the end of season 3, and the only character that has actually developed was Oscar.
So, Oscar, having his life planned out and having goals and achievements that he never saw as possible for himself, has his life taken from him for nothing - nobody knows who did it, nobody ever mentions it, and nobody ever mentions the gang life or Cuchillos ever again for the rest of the season. If Oscar was allowed to have what he had, then this season would have gone over much better than it did. The fact that there aren't any depictions of a happy ending after exiting the "gang life" doesn't sit well with the majority of latino viewers, because we already know it's a long-shot for anything good happening for a character in the end. Some say they saw it coming since the beginning, but again, anything could happen, and it was possible to let Oscar leave for Oregon with Isabel and their child. It was possible to let Oscar have what he's always wanted if it weren't for Cesar's arc having to have what happened.... happen.
On My Block was an amazing show, semi-realistically depicting teenage life, and giving performances that were well-done. It doesn't shy away from loss and trauma. But one loss and traumatic moment could have been spared, and the show would have been golden if they had let Oscar live and move on from Freeridge. He could have been the first actually success story.