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dpanter
Starts strong, quickly derails into an sluggish plot hole bonanza.
The writers must have thought they were working on a Dawsons Creek/Supernatural mashup. Teen angst permeates the entire show to a point you think it's a running gag.
I assume the characters are supposed to be grownups since their ages are confirmed over and over as they whine endlessly about their numerous personal issues, yet somehow also managing to avoid anything that could lead to conflict resolutions.
This show has almost nothing in common with the Marvel comic origins. Obviously Hulu doesn't have the rights to it, so everything including names and powers are tweaked just enough to escape legal issues.
They didn't even keep the original chest pentagram that Marvels Daimon Hellstrom (Son Of Satan/Hellstorm) has in the form of a birthmark.
In the show, it's just some random squiggles, supposedly scars from being carved up as a kid by his serialkiller demon father with a mystical knife. Yeah, they did that.
The ending is a fierce slap in the face, every ounce of intelligence and rational thought has long since been thrown out the window and we're left with a horrifically cringy and nonsensical cliffhanger. Please, no more seasons.
Not recommended. 3 years 5 months ago