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Narrative
On an island of haves and have-nots, teen John B enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure linked to his father's disappearance.. Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, and their "OBX" co-stars quiz each other on the best lines from their popular Netflix series.. Was filmed on location in Charleston, South Carolina; it was originally supposed to be filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina.. I like this show, but it can be very frustrating to watch at times.
He doesn’t look even remotely like a 16 year old
The acting is decent, but as many others have already pointed out, the casting is a bit ridiculous. The lead actor, who is playing a 16 year old, is nearly 30. All the actors playing teenagers are far too old for the roles they have been cast to play and it ruins the immersion for me somewhat. Is it really so hard to find decent actors that at least look the age of the part they are playing?
But that’s hardly the main issue
The story at a high level is good, but the details are where this show falls apart. All of the drama and tension is created by characters doing stupid things. The stupidity ranges from mild, to unbelievably dense, but that’s always what is driving the drama. It’s hard to find likeable characters when they continuously do stupid things and never learn or grow.
And it’s not just the teenagers that are stupid
None of the cops follow procedure, because if they did the story wouldn’t happen. Whenever a character does something clever, it has to be ruined by someone doing something incredibly stupid, because again, then the story wouldn’t happen. I wish the writers would spend a bit more time trying to come up with different ways to push the story forward, maybe by having the antagonists be clever, rather than the heroes being stupid. I’ve finished season 2 now, and I don’t regret watching it.
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