Streaming services, cable TV and Primetime television are fighting for your viewership now more than ever. UNBINGED is here to help you weed through it all, with reviews of the latest shows that highlight what we love, what we hate and what we love to hate-watch, too.Â
Supernatural series featuring teens and tweens are hotter than ever thanks to the success of shows such as Wednesday, Stranger Things, Teen Wolf, and whatever the hell was going on in the last couple of seasons of Riverdale.
Superpowers and super drama are in high demand but high quality can still be elusive. Right now, there’s a monster mash of paranormal thrillers out there, many featuring young adults. From spore-infected monsters to ghosts and werewolves, we take a look at The Last of Us, Wolf Pack, and Lockwood & Co. — shows in which the kids are far from alright, even if the shows are so much more.
The Last of Us (HBO)
Over the past few years -or at least since The Sopranos was the show of the moment- an argument has been made regarding the quality of television vs. theatrical releases. It can be a heated discussion between critics, Film Twitter, and Redditors, and both sides have compelling entertainment to make their cases. But if there was ever an example of exceptional, elevated television that surpasses most film offerings, it would be HBO’s The Last of Us. Thanks to creator Neil Druckmann and Chernobyl writer Craig Mazin, HBO has managed to produce more prestige television, only this time, from an unlikely source: a video game about zombies.
For those unfamiliar, The Last of Us follows Joel (played by Pedro Pascal) as he attempts to escort 14-year-old Ellie (Game of Thrones’ Bella Ramsey) through an apocalyptic wasteland once known as America. Civilization was destroyed once spores evolved to infect humans, turning them into fungi symbiotes with an instinct to kill. Traveling the open road and despite the dangers of…
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