Please excuse the pun; I do know why I watch it and why I give it as high a rating as 5 stars (I'm being generous). I started watching in order to see the behind-the-scenes operation of a megachurch, but I'm sure I'd be better served by watching a documentary on the subject.
The premise that a megachurch is as corrupt as any other business is good, but this series is nothing more than a soap opera and can't explore the subject in any useful way. It is infused with melodrama and fake piety. Do real-life pious people truly signal their piety with "God is good" and the requisite response "All the time" at every turn? Pastor James Greenleaf speaks in sermons. All the time.
It's interesting to note that Charity Greenleaf is played by an actress/singer who is from a megachurch family herself. I'd love to know what she thinks the show is trying to portray.
On top of everything else, I'm hard-pressed to find any likable characters. The children are spoiled brats. The adults are self-righteous cheaters and grifters. The only likable ones I can think of are Corinne, Aaron, and Kevin. The main characters are all hypocrites.
So why 5 stars instead of 1? The premise is good, the Southern accents take me back to my childhood in Georgia, and (more seriously) the LGBTQ issues were handled well.
The premise that a megachurch is as corrupt as any other business is good, but this series is nothing more than a soap opera and can't explore the subject in any useful way. It is infused with melodrama and fake piety. Do real-life pious people truly signal their piety with "God is good" and the requisite response "All the time" at every turn? Pastor James Greenleaf speaks in sermons. All the time.
It's interesting to note that Charity Greenleaf is played by an actress/singer who is from a megachurch family herself. I'd love to know what she thinks the show is trying to portray.
On top of everything else, I'm hard-pressed to find any likable characters. The children are spoiled brats. The adults are self-righteous cheaters and grifters. The only likable ones I can think of are Corinne, Aaron, and Kevin. The main characters are all hypocrites.
So why 5 stars instead of 1? The premise is good, the Southern accents take me back to my childhood in Georgia, and (more seriously) the LGBTQ issues were handled well.