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Unlike the 1st two seasons I'm trying my best to get through season 3 but boy is it a monotonous confusing mess. Loved the 1st two seasons and was excited to watch season 3, only to be let down right away in episode 1. I will try and grind through season 3 but it won't be easy.

Like most people, I enjoyed the movie enough to give this show a chance. Season 1 was good enough, with some glaring issues but not TOO many. Season 2 was still watchable, but a clear decline in quality. As for Season 3, it has been painful just to get through each episode, and I'm only still going because I very rarely just stop watching something mid season after I've invested many hours in it already. I truly don't even know where to begin, when explaining why the current season has been so bad. Many reviews have already stated how bad of an actor the guy who plays Layton is, but even the characters who were once interesting and often likeable are barely recognizable anymore. Also, the attempts at artistic shots and dialogue fall flat every single time; it feels like a college student wrote most of the monologs. I'm currently on episode 8 of Season 3 and will, at the very least, finish with this season... but not because it is interesting or captivating. Rather, just out of a general curiosity to see where they're going with the show and to confirm my theory that it can't get any worse (even though episode 7 proved me to be painfully wrong already). You've been warned.

Season 1 review. Will update if needed after season 2.

Not too bad of a show, but has some issues that really drag it down.

Acting is a very mixed bag. Jennifer Connelly does a good job as Melanie Cavill and I also enjoyed some of the supporting roles like Ruth and Miss Audrey, even though most of those supporting roles don't add a whole lot of meat to the story and often feel like underdeveloped, missed opportunities.

While not always or necessarily a bad thing, a lot of characters are one-dimensional caricatures, perhaps more fitting for a cartoon. This works well for some, like Ruth, but not too great for most, like LJ.

There's way too much overacting in general, where the performances of the actresses playing Josie and Bess stand out as pretty bad on average in that regard.

The biggest issue with the acting though, is the lead actor, Daveed Diggs. The guy can't act and he has no presence. His eyes are always empty and he is apparently only able to produce one facial expression. His monotonous voice and inflection also don't match the character. I always see the actor trying to play a character, never the character itself. It really breaks immersion. Massive miscast here and easily the weakest link of the show.

Immersion is broken even more by the fact that his character is all over the place and isn't believable at all in most of the contexts he finds himself in. This isn't a revolutionary leader, but a street corner criminal at best.

He's not even likeable, being that self-righteous smart ass know-it-all (while still failing to accomplish anything), with his unfitting nonchalant demeanor and hilariously large wig.

CGI is mostly well done. Music is good, and I do like the overall atmosphere it tries to create.

The general story is interesting enough to keep me wanting to know what's going to happen next. The first three or so episodes don't make a whole lot of sense in hindsight and I feel the story is a bit too shallow in most of what it tries to accomplish.

This could have been an easy 8 or 9 if the casting and acting would have been better, possibly also while burning through the story a bit slower and not focussing on the rather unoriginal and obvious stuff.

I can't really give this more than barely a 6/10 in it's current form, even though I enjoyed some parts more than that rating would suggest. Will update the score after season 2, if needed.

People are weird. Sometime really ridiculous TV series and movies gets very good reviews and sometime decent series gets bad. This TV series is the example of later. It's not an Emmy winning series but nevertheless quite interesting to watch. The actors are doing good job and the plot has some life to it. I am not sure, how come some science fiction movies and TV series, like Star Wars, gets high ratings, despite being quite away from reality but some get judged based on scientific laws.

Don't be misled by the reviews. This show is interesting and leaves you wanting to know more about the setting. Is it an award winner - no. Is it entertaining and suspenseful - yes. Does the intrigue make you want to keep watching - absolutely. I read the user reviews before watching but decided to give it a shot regardless of the low ratings because I was I intrigued by the concept. I haven't watched the movie nor have I read the source material. I've now watched 4 episodes and I'm hooked. To enjoy this show you first need to accept that the premise is unrealistic. What it does accomplish is a very interesting analogy of classism. Many people seem to dislike the police procedural plot. I enjoyed it and I think it succeeds as being a plot device to give the audience a tour of the train from the perspective of someone in the lowest class, while showing the massive injustices between the haves and the have nots. Give Snowpiercer a chance if you enjoy dystopian genres and you aren't too picky about technical realism but want something that will make you think about the ugliness of wealth privilege.

The show has potential and seems to be at least similar in concept to the movie, but the male lead actor is just not good. Most of the time he has the same demeanor and expressions without any real emotion. Others are better especially Jennifer Connelly but I keep rooting for them to kill off the main guy. I don't think it's going to happen.

For those stating that the premise of a train wrapping around the globe that has to keep running is too unrealistic - that is correct. Though it's a great metaphor for how our class based elitist society is part of a never ending circle that, given the right circumstances , could entirely collapse at any moment.

So no, train like this isn't possible. But that's not the point. Watch the story unfold and if need be pay attention to everything else and let the train part fall to the background. Either way, it's an interesting story and the acting is well done. The scenery is amazingly well thought out , and for a pilot episode they did decent job knocking it out of the park.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the film- but I'm quite interested to see how they do with this. So far, so good.

WARNING - you do need an imagination to watch this show. So if you take everything too literally you won't enjoy it.

The only unbearable part of this show is daveed Diggs- he doesn't sell the part very well at all. The show would be much better without him as a centrepiece: it's a shame they couldn't find Idris or someone a bit more captivating in their acting - Diggs is lacklustre at best and he's outshined by every other character , even the background ones.

First of all lets make one think clear, this is a show in a sci-fi setting and Sci-fi has always been experimenting with cheesy and illogical concepts. I don't know why people forgot that. Of cource the idea of a endlessly running train isn't realistic nor would the class system of the train work in real life, but thats not the point of the show. You wouldn't say that fighting with laser swords or travelling through time in a car is very realistic, but it is definitely fun to watch. That is why (at least for me) Snowpiercer works. Is it a show that would win awards for groundbraking acting or writing? No, probably not. But the story is definitely thrilling, the set pieces are fascinating and I am extremely invested in the show.

Sorry but EXTREMELY POOR ACTING skills. Unacceptable for a leading role (or any other role by the way).

He would be a good Snowman outside the train or, an engineering freezing outside on the first scene of the first episode of the first season. Aside from that... cast me (and I am not good, nor an actor).

This was a tv show I was eager to watch because of the original movie and of course, because it had a star on it. And then I got so badly disappointed that the main character is such a bad actor !! I could not believe it ! I'm not an expert, not even a native English speaker but if I notice this so clearly I can imagine how Americans should have their heads filled with not so good feelings about such a bad and void acting . Please, replace the actor , do something about him because his performance is so annoying that i cannot see much beyond it. The story itself is ok to watch , nothing great but with some good episodes and some nice CGI at times... but really... main actor needs to be replaced !

I can't believe I almost passed on this brilliant show. I loved the movie when it came out in 2013. To me it was for sure one of the better movies from that year, and I watch tons of movies. Bong Joon Ho did a great job with Snowpiercer. So when I read all those very negative reviews about this new series, that it was unbelievably dissapointing, so bad etc... I almost decided not to waste my time with it, but then again I remembered how many times I watched great movies that were badly rated on IMDb that I decided to give it a shot. I'm so happy I did that, as this series is a fresh breath of air, completely what I hoped for after that brilliant movie. Not only is it extremely well made but the story is well thought of, keeps you wondering in suspense what will happen next. It's one of those series I can't help but binge watch. Brilliant acting from a large part of the cast, especially Jennifer Connelly. The first season flew by, it's now waiting impatiently for the next season in the hope it's of the same quality as this brilliant first season. I'm not going to write everything is perfect, like some of the rooms look too big to be in a train, but it's for sure entertaining if you can look beside futile things like that. In short, don't pay any attention to the negative reviews if you loved the movie from Bong Joon Ho. You won't be disappointed!

Season 2 was just about ok, season 3 pathetic to the core. Season 1 was good.

Before releasing Netflix should check the quality of the content being released. Season 3 is not even worth watching for free.

Started strong, season 3 is unwatchable.

People who give this A +, probably wear their masks in the shower.

Acting is very poor.

Daveed is not a great actor and seems like he's about to break into spoken word poetry in front a mural.

Lots of "tough" female leads.

Stop Season 3 and write it again! Script doesn't make sense at all now. Unnecessary and unlogical events to pass time. Layton's acting is getting worse and worse in every season. Jennifer Connelly was wonderful in both seasons and her leave is quickly forgotten in season 3.

This role to Daveed Digs is not suits him . When he is acting he is like so beginner . He shouldn't be a primer role . I really don't like the way he talk he needs to act like at least a true story like he is in that moment. But he is not I don't feel he acting at the role send the message to us so we can feel he actually enjoying it ... not like Jennifer Connelly she is absolutely amazing and she is actually knows how to flow or Sean Bean he is great . You feel when he is sad or happy or angry . But Daveed doesn't makes you feel when he needs to show us when he is angry or sad or emotional. I don't see I should continue to watch this show if he actually in that role.

An incredibly boring mess. Enough said.

Unfortunately that review was too short to submit on IMDB, but I really have nothing else to say about this title.

Having greatly appreciated the original film, I had high hopes for this series.

Unfortunately Netflix botched the story and mostly casted terrible actors.

The main character, Daveed Diggs acting is absolutely terrible. The lines delivery, the gestures, the looks... they are just terrible, can't understand how they cast him in the main role.

The only brilliant exception is Jennifer Connelly that tries to carry the all set, but unfortunately she can't do miracles.

Watch this if you don't have anything else proper to see.

S1E1: Well, so far so good. The cartoonish opening credit wasn't very promising, but the visuals and sets where excellent. The "event" that brings a tail forward is an interesting and clever way to start a series. The quaint introduction to the current main characters was done effectively, casting choices are decent. I'm sure more characters will be introduced in time. Looks promising thus far.

Boring script, worse acting and a ruined story. This is more about peoples lives and dramas within them rather than Snowpiercer. Stay well clear each episode just seem to get worse.

The main actor Daveed Diggs is very uncharismatic and doesn't fit the role. Feel free to skip through most of his boring scenes, and enjoy the gems that are produced by other actors and actresses. I enjoyed Season 2 quite a bit more than Season 1. Well worth the binge.

Daveed Diggs is the world's worst actor and I'm fairly confident he can run any tv show or film he takes part in to the ground.

Daveed; if you're reading this please never act again. But even with the world's best actors; the plot holes are striking and show the mediocre production effort.

The director also really has absolutely no clue what he's doing as evidenced by the show's extraordinary slow pace. Snowpiercer feels almost senile and leaves me fuming more than anything else.

It also probably doesn't help that Season 2 was largely devoid of Jennifer Connelly's divine presence - which was the show's saving grace in Season 1.