Cryptid

A teen horror series set in a high school in Sweden. I am a bit disappointed because after the first two episodes, I was literally excited (the scene where the teenager explodes is probably the best of a person exploding ever) and the sound design was well-deserving of praise, as the main character experiences quite strong hallucinations and the sound is truly perfect. But the excitement gradually diminished with the following episodes. I am a bit bothered that the series doesn't really know what it wants to be and includes a little bit of everything, but nothing is properly developed. There is a cult that doesn't make any sense, it's just there, but doesn't do anything. Something floats in the lake (when I say "something," it's because the creators don't show it), and when they tease a great scene in the beginning, you would hope to see it more than twice in ten episodes. Much more emphasis is placed on who sleeps with whom and who cheats on whom, which isn't as annoying thanks to relatively likeable characters, but dedicating 80% of the series to it feels deceitful. Additionally, I am angry that nothing is explained and you don’t get any answers to any questions. Fortunately, it is filmed relatively decently and the episodes are twenty minutes long, so the series doesn't have time to bore, but I definitely didn't get what I expected. Story***, Action>No, Humor**, Violence***, Entertainment***, Music****, Visuals***, Atmosphere***, Tension***. 5.5/10. (14/01/2021)