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Plot
On an island of rich and poor, teenager John B enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure tied to his father’s disappearance. Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, and their “OBX” co-stars brainstorm the best lines from their popular Netflix series. Was filmed on location in Charleston, South Carolina; it was originally supposed to be shot in Wilmington, North Carolina. I like this show, but it can be really frustrating to watch at times.
He doesn’t even remotely look like a 16-year-old
The acting is decent, but as many others have pointed out, the casting is a bit ridiculous. The lead actor, who plays a 16-year-old, is almost 30. All of the actors playing teenagers are way too old for the roles they’re cast in and it kind of ruins the immersion for me. Is it really that hard to find decent actors who at least look the age of the role they’re playing?
But that’s not really the main problem
The story is good on a high level, but it’s the details that make this show fall apart. All of the drama and tension is created by characters doing stupid things. The stupidity ranges from mild to incredibly dense, but it’s always what makes the drama. It’s hard to find likable characters when they’re continually doing stupid things and never learning or growing.
And it’s not just the teenagers who are stupid
None of the cops follow procedure, because if they did, the story wouldn’t happen. Every time a character does something smart, it has to be ruined by someone doing something incredibly stupid, because again, the story wouldn’t happen. I wish the writers had spent a little more time trying to find different ways to move the story forward, maybe by making the antagonists smart, instead of the heroes stupid. I’m done with Season 2 now, and I don’t regret watching it.
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