Motherland: Fort Salem (2020)

Watchseries; I really wanted to like this series. I even watched all of it in the hopes that there would be redeeming qualities. But, alas, I was sorely disappointed. How can an "elite group of powerful witches" be defeated, you ask? Well, according to this series, all it would take are a few catty retorts and side-eye looks and they'd be emotionally and physically destroyed. Cliché plots and writing, as well as some atrocious acting and direction only add to the misery.

I really wanted to like this series. I even watched all of it in the hopes that there would be redeeming qualities. But, alas, I was sorely disappointed. How can an "elite group of powerful witches" be defeated, you ask? Well, according to this series, all it would take are a few catty retorts and side-eye looks and they'd be emotionally and physically destroyed. Cliché plots and writing, as well as some atrocious acting and direction only add to the misery.

Motherland: Fort Salem watchseries. The premise is certainly pretty ridiculous, but that has never stopped me from enjoying a fiction. While nothing on the technical side is remarkable, the first episodes were pretty entertaining. Unfortunately I couldn't help but feel like the writers were making up the story as they went along and never had a clear idea where it was going.

At least that would explain why I am suddenly expected to route for the woman who killed thousands of innocents in the first five minutes of the first episode. Or why I am supposed to care about a "love story" where 90 % of the dialogue has been "I can't tell you" or "You don't want to know" so far.

Which is part of a bigger problem: They haven't fleshed out the characters or build a world that is nearly complete enough for the kind of narratives they are going for. It's like watching an orchestra consisting of a panflute and three triangles playing Beethoven's "Ode to joy". You can make out what it's supposed to be, but it seems hollow, disconnected, and since you already have to suspend a lot of disbeliev it just falls apart.

This title was so promising, the atmosphere, good cinematography, decent acting, great concept all ruined by the lazy writing and filler teen drama.

This show could have been an epic fantasy show but sadly its so focused on the side plots and the main scenario never picks up. Instead we are left with a boring, never-progressing story.

Maybe season 2 will be better if they get good writers, we'll see but i am not holding my breath.

Most of the witch shows you see witches with their covens running around doing whatever they want for their own cause. This show put an interesting spin on it. The witches fight for the USA as a part of the military. The graphics are pretty good, and i'm honestly quite impressed. Excited to see where this show will go in the coming episodes. Really not sure as to why it is rated a 5.2 on here. Deserves atleast a 7-7.5

There seems to be lots of reviews with very similar headlines. Amazing, unique etc.

I've watched 4 episodes and it's not bad but not great. The underlying story seems good but it hasn't progressed that much. Too much teenage angst thrown into the story.

Maybe I've forgotten what's it's like to have teenage angst to worry anout.

So far they've worried too much about getting laid and prom night.

Its and awsome show so sad has only 10 episides renew it. Kindly make it available on netflix so people outside usa and canada more like in south east asia can also watch it.