Why I’m hooked on Bloodline
The Netflix Original show Bloodline has totally sucked me in (I'm sure there's a pun in there somewhere). This dark drama is absolutely binge-worthy with its slow-release tease of mystery, family secrets, lies, betrayals, and short flashes that promise a sordid ending.
The actors are excellent (Kyle Chandler, Sissy Spacek, and Sam Shepard to name a few), and the setting alone—the Florida Keys—is enough to keep me on the hook. Characters are multi-faceted and interesting and often straddle the line of good and bad. There's no black and white here, only lots and lots of murky gray.
The show's writers don't tell you anything. They just roll things out as needed and let you figure it out for yourself. And I do mean roll. This is not a lightning-paced action show, but it's absolutely riveting in both story and presentation.
Excellent cinematography rounds out the series into 13 episodes of quality viewing that gets better with every episode. And word is, there's a second season in the works.
I don't spend a lot of time in front of my television, but Bloodline has joined The Americans, House of Cards, Game of Thrones, Marco Polo, True Detective, and Sherlock—and a few more I'm forgetting—on my list of must-watch shows when I do take a break on the couch.
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