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So most mystery box shows, basically.
It's funny how such a complicated genre can also be so predictable lol
I think the associated "mythos" and all the online communities they create is a big part of the appeal of these shows. Scouring every scene and interview for clues, predicting what will happen well in advance, etc. Because they take forever to answer the big questions, tons of different theories can exist at the same time and everyone can feel like they're right (until they're eventually not, another reason why people often hate the endings of these shows).
From. Such an interesting premise, great first season, but now that it's going into season 4 it's clear they have no idea what to do. I swear, this show wasn't so much "we haven't written where it goes yet and we're trying to sort it out", as much as "we didn't expect to get renewed and planned to end it without having to explain anything". It's getting the Lost treatment and introducing 3 new mysteries for every 1 that gets kinda solved.
Maybe the show was more succesful than they hoped and instead of letting it end there they were suddenly told to please produce another season.
Or the actors are good actors, but don't click in that certain way that is necessary for shows to remain entertaining across multiple seasons.
Or season 1 is based on a book, and subsequent seasons are just based on its characters.
Often small pointers during the episodes will tell you if a season 2 was ever envisioned.
Anyhow, the decline after the first season is very common. I wish they'd just leave it at that. I mean, try season 2 by all means, but if it doesn't take off, leave it for the sake of good entertainment. Don't go churning out more.
Kind of a dilemma, especially for american TV shows. They need to be able to go for 10+ seasons, but also need to be prepared to get cancelled after the first season and not end it on a cliffhanger. Usually they're prepared for neither.
that was the way with kripke and supernatural 1-5 was mystery/horror,,etc. new showrunners from 6-15 was just all wtf it was.
it wasnt even suppose to last past 5 seasons anyways. although they had somewhat decent seasons like 8 and 11, the others were just fillers, and kind played into the fanfiction, they gave what fans want. the leads being in love with each other,sorta.
they are so obssesed it spilled over being a parasocial relationship, when the actors started doings cons for the fans, it just got awkward and wierd, if you heard about the death threats agains the actors(the mother and child that was with dean in first few episode of season 6, they couldnt return because of that) the fans got it in thier head they were ruining the relationships, that the characthers were gay. the more cons they did the more bizarre the questions were, plus i think thats why mark sheppard(crowley) stopped doing them.