Lore

I didn't love his narration but to me it is necessary in something like this. The removal of it is a bad choice. I wasn't bored at all in the entirety of S1 but halfway through the first episode of S2 and it's just not interesting. This show should be documentary-like, not just short films. If this is the way they want to do the show, that's fine, but I'm not going to keep watching.

It's not as captivating without Mahnke's narration. Will not be finishing this season.

The show is based off of a podcast that has many followers and fans. The creator of the podcast narrated season 1 which was a nice carryover that fans enjoyed. People seemed to complain and they took him out of season 2. While the second season is well made and the stories great, but the lack of the origanal narrator is disappointing. It's just a generic dramatization now. They kept the title only, it's not the same show.

Like others have stated, the series was not what I expected, but it was enjoyable none the less. Prior to watching the first episode, I expected a complete tale without the frequent narration contained in each episode. But it was an interesting mix of re-enactments and narration of the historical context behind each episode.

My only advice to the producers of the show would be to confine the narration to the beginning and end of the show, because the frequent narration throughout each episode kills any build up of suspense during the re-enactment portions of the show.

I loved Season 1, despite the narration, which I found to be in stark contrast to the tone of the heart of the show. When I moved on to Season 2, I am finding it was an important part! It is now sorely lacking due to the lack of narration and important lead-in and backstory, but I am most disappointed in the abundance of very poor accent imitations by characters, poorer acting, and overacting. I know I'm in the minority wanting the narration back, but now to me it's like watching a poorly made late-night movie with no name actors. I'm truly saddened by the changes.