Scream Queens

The series is undemanding and simple - a relaxing watch, which lets you just switch off and chuckle at the witty criticism of contemporary society. I quite enjoyed this series and had a lot of good laughs. Unfortunately, this only applies to the first season. The second season wasn’t that amusing, I was rather disappointed. (18.01.2020)

Season 1 – 70% – If you blink you'll miss the joke; if you don't pay attention you won't know whose doing the killing. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan rely on innuendos, winks, and openly parodic jokes with unstoppable speed. One of the funniest points of the whole murderous concept, however, remains how many people didn't understand it. I would never dare to explain to someone how they should interpret a specific genre in life, but the more users complain about Scream Queens being not scary enough and not seeing or wanting to see the humor, the more I have to laugh. Still, the Kappas are lacking much that keeps them from perfection. First, at least some, even pretended, coherence. The concept would work best in a full-length movie. This way, the search for the identity of the killer or other key characters is too fragmented with unruly nonsense. Not that Chad's self-centered monologues or the snarky jokes at the expense of Chanel No. 5 needed any further development. The key to appreciating the series, however, is admiration and respect for the main and supporting actresses. I would never have believed that Jamie Lee Curtis could get back in the saddle so quickly, and yet she steals every scene. The most appreciated scenes, of course, go to Ryan Murphy's favorite ladies, namely Emma Roberts and Lea Michele. Any one of their grimaces, grounding lines, or bewildered questions are pure gold. I enjoyed it, shook my head, enjoyed it again, but at the very end, I still need to know more. After everything that happened, a possible second season could be the real challenge. Season 2 – 70% – The guessing game of the killer doesn't work too well this time around due to the low number of new characters, and because there's no point in dragging it out, the creators reveal the truth quite early on. From that moment on, it intentionally focuses on mindless parody, which those who were complaining about that last year would certainly be unable to survive. Unfortunately, this also explains the very low viewership numbers, which were so low with each episode that I suspected the series was being watched by Czech pirates more than American TV viewers. However, the level of entertainment remains high because Abigail Breslin, in the role of the fifth Chanel, becomes even my favorite character, and she was the one I felt the most for when she was mercilessly pursued by the green monster. John Stamos was also a pleasant surprise, with his timelessly (?!) handsome doctor stealing the majority of scenes with his deadly comedic timing. If this is truly the end, I have even more positive feelings about it than the previous season. (13.12.2015)