Onscreen, it’s just more of a clumsy swing at relevance than a tale anyone can really sink their teeth into, and more’s the pity.
As originally written by Schwab for another medium, maybe it did. (If anyone has chemistry on this show, it’s maybe Mitchell and Wise as their clashing mothers, but maybe that’s just the exhaustion of trying to locate a spark on this show talking.) Instead, Hook and Lewis’ complete lack of chemistry makes their dynamic so stilted that these moments come out of nowhere to land with an awkward thud. Jules and Cal being so overwhelmed with lust that they keep pushing each other up against a walls, trees, and pantry shelves should be hot. Instead, “First Kill” hangs Hook and Lewis out to dry with uninspired faux “banter” and poorly staged “sexy” scenes. Without letting Juliette and Cal have a single conversation about anything other than their natures and families for half the season, the show needs to make their immediate connection so palpable that it hurts. The worst offense “First Kill” commits, though, is that it never sells the central romance that should by all rights be its beating heart.
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It doesn’t help that the scenes explaining each family’s conflicting traditions, of which there are seemingly thousands, are full of self-serious jargon that give the appearance of a fully fleshed out world without actually creating a believable one. Pretty much the only actors who come close to making it out alive are Dylan McNamara as Oliver, Juliette’s black sheep brother, and Grace Dzienny as Elinor, Juliette’s formidable older sister with a heart of…well, if not gold, then at least a shiny brass. Sunk by a noxious combination of flat writing and flatter directing, the actors never get enough runway to make these characters anything but facsimiles of overwrought tropes. The same goes for the show’s blatant attempts to be a new take on “Twilight,” whose doomed romance gets an explicit shoutout in the (admittedly catchy) opening credits song. The Romeo and Juliet parallels are of course intentional, but too obvious to be particularly clever, Sapphic twist or no. Moore) both emphasize over and over and over again, the two can never be together. As Juliette’s parents Sebastian (Will Swenson) and Margot (Elizabeth Mitchell, somehow) and Cal’s parents Talia (Aubin Wise) and Jack (Jason R. Over the course of eight episodes, all of which drop on Netflix today (June 10) when the review embargo tellingly also lifts, the drama follows Juliette and Calliope (aka “Cal”) as they struggle to balance their birthrights with not just the hell that is high school, but their immediate attraction to each other.
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And yet, for all the work “First Kill” puts into making sure it hits all the right notes, the series feels more like an uncanny valley version of what it’s attempting to be rather than a worthwhile story all its own. There are star-crossed lovers - vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook) and vampire hunter Calliope (Imani Lewis) - caught between their family duties and raging hormones. There are vampires, ghouls and werewolves. There are bitchy sisters and ice queen mothers, overbearing fathers and wisecracking best friends. Schwab, who also wrote the first episode and produces the series, “First Kill” dutifully sets up its YA supernatural show bingo board. After watching the actual episodes, however, it’s necessary to apologize to The CW for the insult to a genre it’s done well for years, and which “First Kill” spends an inordinate amount of energy trying to duplicate without much success.īased on the short story by V.E. Visit megaphone.Watching the trailer for “ First Kill,” it was tempting to assume that Netflix’s new teen show got lost on its way to The CW. Leigh Holmes Foster and Ellie Brigida You can also join us on /lezhangoutpod and follow along on Instagram this show. You've got us for life Devon! Follow along on Twitter: Lez Hang Out and answer our Q & Gay at the end of every episode. We also talk about the moment that she found out that April and Sterling were going to become Stepril! We also talk about that which must not be named and the army of fans who will follow Devon Hales and the rest of the Teenage Bounty Hunters cast for all of the projects they'll be in for the rest of their careers. We talk about Christian LGBTQ representation in Teenage Bounty Hunters and why it is so important. We chat about when she learned about Girl In Red and the audition process for April Stevens. Leigh and Ellie hang out with Devon Hales who plays April Stevens in Teenage Bounty Hunters.
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