White Lines Netflix Series Review
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2020
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A woman tries to solve the mysterious death of her brother, a famous DJ who disappeared from Ibiza many years ago.
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The great hulu
Once you finish the 3rd episode, you'll be hooked.
I was hooked on the first episode 🤣
Its shit its absolute shit!
Thank you for this info: I was struggling to get into the first episode so stopped about 15 min in. Will definitely give it anither whirl and go ahead and watch at least the first 3 episodes. It's not even that I didn't like the little i have watched, I just wasn't getting sucked right in. But if I know that a show is exceptionally good once you get into it, I don't mind a having to get through a less than stellar start of the first couple episodes.
@@AshDub86 yup give it a shot , the sub plots are interesting at times it's pace is too slow but the reveal at the end was good .but the ending doesn't seem to give closure to us
Not for me, honestly found it unbearable at times
This was difficult to watch for me because of some of the decisions made by the characters. The resolution was anticlimactic. It made me think, "This was how he was killed?", once again a series of choices that do not make sense. This series could have been resolved in the first episode.
I knew from the moment she stopped Boxer that she fucked up. Also do you remember how many times Boxer brings her actions and impulses Into question? Also she never even cared about her brother In the end and the cherry on the cake gets her father killed by not returning to Manchester just so she could relive a lost youth or teen adolescence. This show is absolute shit and Anna reveal was way too easy for me because she is a fucking nympho and she is cold towards Marcus😒
@@abdullaahiahmed8924 most series could be wrapped up in about 1 episode. They would just be shit. Yes the writing isn't great but it just seems you are complaining to complain
I agree I was like Zoe just walks away!! WTF agree with you
Did you even properly watch the show?
Zoey at the end even says that the journey is the most important thing, so much so as the show moves away from the whole "who killed axel?" Idea, clearly you were completely invested in the "main" story thread to care about the rest of the show.
@@NFSchampion its just a bit of a flop and pointless and anticlimax.
What made me watch the series was especially the drenched Mediterranean scenery mixed with a beautiful soundtrack and flashbacks to the Ibiza of the 90's. Although the main character was a bit annoying to me, the side-characters (Marcus, Boxer) were way more intriguing. I was curious to watch more about their background in the story. Loved it!
Flashbacks to 90s Ibiza was amazing, loved the soundtrack and low key, fell in love with Boxer 😍😅
I thought the acting and the visuals were good but the story was all over the place and the ending was anti climactic 😔
I really loved the flashback scenes, they were logical, they made sense and it stayed true to the all the characters. All the Zoë scenes however were very messy, she makes the weirdest decisions ever. It was very hard to watch scenes with her in it. The ending was not worth it at all, the whole time you want to know how Zoë will react on finding her brothers murderer, all we see is her walking into the ocean and screaming. I would give the flashbacks a 75 but the rest like a 30
You will understand this level of nudity sex and drugs if you do an hollydays in Ibiza, believe me what they is really near of the reality
I enjoyed it. It was a little slow at times, but i would recommend it
could have compacted the episodes more
Don’t really understand why people could be uncomfortable watching a netflix show like this one on their own, I mean I get it, but you’re not watching this with your parents aren’t you? So, in my opinion it was all tastefully done. And for those who complain about its pace, you’ve got to watch it slowly, an episode a day, and there you’ll get the ultimate experience, trust me.
I’m addicted to this series
How the family just normalized incest like it was nothing was when I lost hope for the series
Yeah, especially near the end when they had the "family therapy" and went about like it never happened.... that was just strange 😂
I have absolutely no idea how you got that from what happened in the show?
Normalized is the furthest thing from how they showed it.
When the mom said she’d wiggle her butt until she felt his shorts warm and wet pressed up against her
To me, the ending was not worth the wait. You’ll fall in love with a few characters. It does look great .. I totally agree! Your review is spot on 🎯 ... however I would give it a 30%
&& the insect was 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
Thank god this show had slow pacing, one can only handle so much high octane TV🤣
😂 I understand
I recommend Tales From The Loop (on amazon) if you’re looking for that! I enjoyed it :)
@@goodial Ah I've heard about that one, will surely check it out soon. Thanks for the recommendation :)
The show almost feels like an X trip. Especially after the 3rd episode.
We binged it. Definitely has its moments, but the visuals, primarily electronic score and slow burn end up coming off as a softened Refn production. Makes me want to go back and watch Amazon’s Too Old to Die Young for much earlier and more frequent “payoffs.”
i was shocked when i heard my own language in this show.. i am from romania
Shure you guys got a deep dive in this show
In this 54 days of lockdown so far, I am bored of binge watching now....I am only watching movies from now on....Binge watching don't allow you sleep
I really enjoyed it am surprised with rating you gave 🤦🏾♂️ worth a binge
Hey Austin, you should definetly check out Gangs of London. its another hidden gem that folks are hardly paying attention to
Could you review spirited away, the Revenant and princess mononoke?
Zoe is the worst human being in the history of tv shows, even worse than skylar from breaking bad.
The show was going really well until the writers decided to get her to disregard everyones feelings and "find herself" which in turn messes up so many peoples lives. They basically made the show to make shy introverted women think they can go out and meet an awesome spanish dude (boxers character is great).
*SPOILERS*
- Leaves husband and daughter to stay in spain, barely investigates what happened to her brother.
- Steals marcus's cocaine which causes him to have his leg broke
- Sleeps with spanish guy she met a week ago.
- Moves chains on underwater bodies which causes them to float to the surface then tells everyone "they came loose".
Absolutely no accountability for her actions whatsoever, basically a 30 - 50 year old woman's crazy fantasy in a series.
I wish they would've just made a film about her brother Axel because that wouldve been so much better.
Wasn't difficult to watch but the acting was questionable and the drama cheap and tawdry. It didn't help that I didn't love or loathe any of the characters, either. It was just meh to me. It was constructed almost too purposefully for me. "We need a hit show. Quick, what's the fastest way to get people here?" "Murder, sex, drugs in abundance!"
I'm sorry I'm not a horny edgy teen anymore but nudity and psuedo philosophical droning no longer catches me like that. Again, wasn't bad. Just meh imo, worthy of a shoulder shrug.
i feel like this is one of those shows you have to binge-watch because you really need to get into the mood and familiarize yourself with all the characters to be able to follow along and not get turned away from all the excessive nudity, drugs, and the slow pace. overall I think it's definitely a good show but I think it definitely only attracts certain crowds and you'd need to be in the right mindset to watch it and enjoy it.
How do you get this much time to watch series /movies Austin 🙏🙏🤔🤔😁😁😛😀
Do a review of gangs of london, a big show no one is talking about
When will Austin hit 100k??
TOMORROW.... Too soon.. THE NEXT DAY! 😭
Should've hit 300k already if quality was the only factor. So many million plus channels that are nowhere near as good as Austin.
I've watched this twice. The first time I liked Boxer so much I looked on line for evidence of a second season. Generally speaking if i really like a show i have no problem watching it multiple times. The second time in i was much less impressed and have decided I will look for Nuno Lopez elsewhere than a second season. Zoe turns out to be totally cracked like her bro, relationships are so toxic theres no respite and though the acting was good I've had plenty enough of 40 year old angst.
It isn't that good. Strange decisions by some characters. Some cringy dialogue. The music is just intrusive and pointless at times (scenes with characters just singing in their car, while nothing happens), Zoe leaving all by herself to Ibiza leaving her husband and daughter behind to play detective, while husband doesn't mind.
I like nudity, but come on, some of it was so silly and pointless.
Some great performances on the other hand. Some interesting plots.
It all feels rushed, too slow, too long.
I'm surprised that more people don't mention the bit about Zoe hitchhiking to Ibiza with a random dude, and her husband is like "Sure! We've spent over a decade on your mental health but this makes sense!" It's like this show is about grown adults with the mental capacity of 9-year-olds, and it's torture to watch because of all the idiotic choices that are made. I think the best episode was when Marcus had his breakdown, and that made Axel's story more interesting.
@@computron5824 I didn't end up finishing it, got to around episode 5 then gave up but yeah I couldn't quite swallow that either. I kept saying to my wife "if this doesn't end up as some shutter island-esque kinda shit where they've purposely left her there to help her get better (as they did mention her mental illness numerous times) then this writing is god awful"
Hi, Austin. Great review again
I still waiting your review for "Extracurricular" also I'm waiting for your review of "Space Force" on my birthday.
Are you doing a clone wars review?
Bru I felt bad about mike he deserve better
Nice review, I was wondering about this series
Am I the only one who is really confused about the timeline? It was really inconsistent on how long ago Axel was on the island, and how old each of the characters were… Also the actor of the Spanish mum is literally way too young to be the mum of Oriel. But apart from that I really enjoyed the series.
You should watch Normal People on Hulu
Thanks Austin, I’m 5 episodes in so far and I’m enjoying it. It’s definitely not a show to binge as I find it’s something to digest slowly. The show is slow itself but it’s not without it’s quick bursts of action, Marcus, the cocaine and the Romanians was a favourite little arc of mine
Basically, don’t go to Ibiza 😬
Rubbish.
It's an incredible place.
Great review Austin you nailed it! I would give it a B-. Personally I would have liked to see more focus on the flash backs. The back story of the two crime families just never really develops. Marcus is such a loveable loser and I felt like he kept me watching.
Am I the only know her fron Da Vinci's demons and Finnick Odair's wife?
She’s hot as fuk. Davincis demons was sweet
money heist was a master piece so i'm like gotta watch!
It is rare when a Netflix show does not suffer from pacing. I was not going to check out this series because of this aspect but your review has changed my mind. I will have to bear down and accept Netflix does not care about pacing for whatever reason.
Into The Night, fast paced action. Happy!, too.
Just saw the 1st episode and I must say I enjoyed it. Brought me nostalgia of the 90s Ibiza...
You should do a review on the lodge
Speak for yourself.
People go in to a show with high expectations, comparisons. Why? It's a new show, new story, go with it.
Being an immigrant, seeing things from a different perspective is a totally different watching experience. I thought the show was amazing, with some weak characters of course, but with the right amount of sex, nudity, travel adventures... vanilla at times, but I enjoyed it very much.
Not a family tittle for sure, if I want to watch family stuff I would be watching Disney Channel.
Worth it. Wondering what next season will bring.
This is a classic example of Netflix doing their research. This was clearly written for my generation and geo. I.e. over 40 and northern British. It was absolutely en pointe and a wonderful reminder of a time.
My favourite character is Boxer by a long way! I think Marcus was played absolutely brilliantly as well.
After the first few episodes I didn’t like Zoe character at all, I wouldn’t be bothered if she got killed off in season 2.
Great show overall, very enjoyable.
This show was twisted yet MASTERFUL! 10/10
I would say this is the type of show some people might feel identified with it and some people won't, that is why this show is controversial. These are characters with no boundaries, some of them find their limits 20 years later. I do agree some dialogues and scenes don't make sense, but overall is an intriguing story
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The question I’ve been wondering is how this show is rated 15??🤔
Should be higher or lower?
@@RedDevil_Joe they obviously meant higher
I think Zoes accent went from strong to soft and episode ones tone was soooo different as the series went on. I havent seen Money Heist but will now as I liked this. I felt the series has a Tella Novella feel
In the middle of a Breaking Bad rewatch and can't watch the video rn, what's the verdict? 😯
👀
I agree with you in every thing but the flashbacks are great
Gangs of London please
I tried to watch it and stopped in the first episode
I understand. It takes a bit to get going for sure!!
@@AustinBurke after your review i don't think i would ever try it again because i hate slow shows
Means you don't like Game of thrones
@@chiragpatel4533 how is that relavent, got was one of my favorite shows until season 8
@@chiragpatel4533 i never thought that got is slow because it was interesting, when i said i hate slow shows, i meant slow shows that aren't interesting in the beginning and it takes time to be interesting, got was interesting
watching this atm!
Ass to mouth?
I thought it was shit tbh. I lasted until around episode 5 and then ended up tapping out. I found the main character incredibly annoying and unlikeable and the writing was face palmingly bad.
Omg thank you I thought I was the only one, I really wanted to like it because it was made by the guy who wrote money heist, but the writing a lot of times was so cringey and I didn't like Zoe she just wasn't convincing enough to me and after a few episodes it felt like she was on a self finding trip, and the califats just a mess.. In general I just felt like the show did not feel authentic, the first thing that annoyed me was that boxer help Zoe and Marcus like I didn't get that at all, all in all I think the show would be a hit if the series took place 5 years after axel's death, I feel like that would be so much more authentic, because I find it super weird that they are all of a sudden all so or still attached to Axel, I get it he was their friend, lover, brother but I felt like they were doing too much like when kika told Marcus that Anna cheated with axel why after twenty years just out of the blue?? I just really wish everyone was younger and they was taking place 5 years after axel's disappearance I would have bought the emotions and the attachment
Agreed , needless focus on her blithering on in that faux accent. Truly awful.
Check out into the night Netflix
It was boring
Loved that one!
What he saying I was hooked at first and it's my fav show
If the nudity and drugs makes you uncomfortable then you are misunderstanding the show. Ibiza is a party island where drugs and sex is more than normalised. That is the whole point of the show.
At first i didnt like It but after the 4th episode you are hooked and you start to dig in the characters i agree whith your review .the shots and visuals were amazing .i think i prefer the flashbacks the show is good average. Regards From Guatemala .
You should watch Control Z, The new mexican series.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 AWESOME SHOW --- 2 thumbs way up 👍👍
underrated music
its so good , brings back memories for me off my summer holidays on ibiza, minus the killings lol
my favorite show at the moment. watched it two times
A series about a DJ. And EDM ...he’ll ya.
Fooocking Love the Series Mate!! hahahaha
I don't know if I want to watch this show. Don't convince me too much.
80% porno and 20% story
Hey watch Paatal Lok it's available on amozon prime
Already posted a review 💪🏻
Watch paatal lok by prime video it's nothing like you've seen before
I like this show wayyy more than money heist because the characters don't seem as annoying over time and the relationships between all of the friends and family's are so weird it's just fun to watch idk
Also BOXER
hey bro!! what about better call saul ??? greatest tv show in history... maybe equals to breakin bad....
It was a series that had no tangible plot, it was poorly written and acted and was all over the place. It regressed with needless frequency and the characters nauseated with their best hammy over acting. As Shakespeare would have said “Much ado about nothing”
Oh so not one to watch on the train to work then
I didn't like it. Too many stupid decisions are made. At no point in the serie are people hold accountable for what they did. Even when murder is involved. It is so unrealistic.
no such thing as too much nudity
but got to say as for that it was pretty shit
It was good but seemed very far fetched. Obviously alot of people are on coke in Ibiza but I doubt people just snort it out in the open infront of bouncers.
You just have to watch it with a better critical eye. I guess it’s up to peoples tastes
What I mean is it’s all about mixing up of Anglophone murder mystery with soapy Latin (here I mean counties like Spain, Italy and Portugal) which makes it so good. Sometimes you have to travel between boundaries and travel restrictions
I recommend to watch and review this awesome underrated anime show on Netflix called Beastars. It's like zootopia and this show is so much better than ghost in the shell.
Ach... so bad. They complicated the plot too much bc honestly is not that deep to have all those flashbacks. It was so repetitive. Many unanswered questions at the end. No memorable lines. The characters were unlikable and they showed complicated themes like motherhood, grieve, famili dynamics, etc in an immature way.
Yes it moves way too slow and only really picks up coming in to the final episode for me which is rather cruel for a 10 hour feat. 😩
It looked great visually but definitely not what I expected and was a bit underwhelmed and didn’t really care about Zoe or Axel. I was most interested in marcus’s storyline. I’d say it was an okay watch, wouldn’t be mad if it wasn’t renewed.
A show consisting of a bunch of cringe tainted characters most of which are stuck in the past and conveniently/coincidently all going through a midlife crisis. Not to mention every source of conflict in the show is either directly or indirectly tied and can be traced back to Axles death.. Very one dimensional but somewhat entertaining still.
review netflix reconing
I don't like it
Personally, for me writing is number one and for that reason I should have know better. Money heist was ridiculous and so poorly scripted as to be unwatchable. As far as White Lines, All the characters are deplorable except Boxer. Hard to enjoy a show when at best you don’t give a shit about the characters, and more likely you want to see most of the characters get a bullet in the head.
Money Heist shits all over this cash grab.
The way Americans say Ibiza makes me cringe
😂
The romance of Zoe and Boxer is just beautiful, you forgot to comment that.
I watched up to the 6th episode, feeling really booooooooored and was sure that I were going to thumb down it. It felt pretentious and sounded like dumb philosophizing up to that points and all the decisions made seem dumb to me. The main character feels more like a figurine, the one I couldn't relate that much with. We don't know too much about her, can't even remember her name now. Or Alex at the beginning and that's horrible for attracting viewers. He just sounded like annoying idiot who was presented as mysterious but just wasn't, I was like "What are you even trying to do there just standing??" Up to more than half of the episodes, damnit, felt like stupid dumb gimmick quotey scenes. However towards the end, I understood where the story was trying to go. You're very right, all the background stories are very good. And Alex ended up being a very interesting character. We know that charismatic guys who would just thrust beyond the limits and love extreme sensations. As much as I can't relate to the main character, I think even the psychology of her character has been considered thoughtfully, just like most the others, except Axel's girlfriend.
I ended up thumbing it up.
*Oh yeah, and the flash back scenes. Some times the same exact scene is being repeated twice in a row. I was wondering if that's editing issues or they just really like flash backs. Well, not cool, mate.
Agree for 100%
he said Ibiza when its pronounced ibitha
All the club scenes were cringe inducing. And the dj was so unlikeable had to fast forward. And too many incestuous overtones. Wholly unlikeable characters
Austin is Playboy!
By the trailer I thought it would be more interesting and fast paced but it was quite a disappointment.
She was in the inbetweeners movie
Was so disappointing and axel was the most unlikeable character of all time
2016imhere That’s the point, you’re supposed to feel sympathetic to begin with and realize he was the root of most of the issues
Krato yes I know that , he was the root problem. But it annoyed me so much that all the other characters glorified him when he treated them all like dirt . That’s why the show didn’t work & that ending was just terrible second series or not !
Terrible show.
The show is called White Lines, but it's not because of the drugs. Zoe's therapist said that Zoe wants white lines marking out her life, like a barrier that symbolizes stability. Then she says that she thinks Zoe's going to break those white lines and even cross red lines. Zoe's issue was that she hadn't drawn those white lines herself. She had other people doing it for her all along. First her father and brother, then her therapist, and then her husband. She had to break those white lines, like her therapist said, to make new ones. Her own white lines. Her own sense of safety, stability and peace. She needed to give herself the closure she was looking for. And that's what happened in the end. The red lines she crossed on the way were collateral damage.
Now I think that the ultimate question that this series poses is; how far should one go to get closure? Maybe "closure" is overrated? She got it in the end, but she destroyed her whole life just to find out that closure is something you give yourself. Boxer told Zoe that he's someone who always says yes, and that Zoe always says no. After their relationship ended he finally learned when to say no, and she finally learned when to say yes. He quit his job, and she scattered the ashes of her family and moved on with her life, reborn.
I think this was a well written show, apart from all the vulgarity. And I think it tells the tale of many tortured souls out there who are desperately looking for answers that they may never get. Axel tried to fill the void in his life with drugs, sex, parties, friends, love, fame, success, money, "good times"... None of it was ever enough. When he finally realized that and wanted to start over it was too late. His father realized that he probably could have prevented all the shit that happened to his family if he had just pulled himself together and helped his son all those years ago. At least he realized that in time to save his daughter. That's why she let Anna go and finally moved on. Every character in this series was a cautionary tale, and after watching the whole show over again I must say I'm glad it didn't get a second season. I think it ended perfectly.
I thought “money heist” (la casa de papel) was pretty bad. A big rip off of Inside Man in my opinion. With sub par acting and ridiculous script.
Well, I just watched the first episode of this turd without knowing it came from the same source.
Terrible script and abismal acting. Impossible to watch.
Las Vegas on TNT is better then this show. Absolute Instagram trash
It’s absolute garbage 😂
Terrible storyline and main character