VERY low 4.5.The thing that gets this at a 4.5 for me is the fact that even though the first 6 eps were 4s they were all strong 4s and i fell in love with this show so much.Carm's arc was amazing and slowly building up to that perfect monologue (social problems , the asshole he used to work for destroying him mentally , panick attacks , the whole are you ever afraid of something good happening mentality etc.) , also the fact that 1×7-8 were masterpieces really helps too ofc.Loved the cinematography (so special capturing the city and the needed vibe perfectly) , the berzatto family mythology being built up as eps pass by (GOT vibes) , loved the whole cast (even tina who is a very side char develops and goes from sabotaging syd and being a bitch to actually wanting to learn and adapt etc).

The whole idea of a traumatised individual returning home after there is no brother to impress alive and try to fix his business while at the same time fixing that wound of the brother not wanting him there , to only then find out he was stacking up tons of money for him to make it their dream place after his death cause he does not want to be a part of this world anymore is one of the most poetic , sad and greatly written plots ever.

Add to that every employ struggling to change cause of age or cause of the safety we feel when in the ordinary but they eventually understand they HAVE to change some stuff to move on.

GREAT first season.

Top 3 chars
1.Carm
2.Richie>=Syd
3.Tina>=Marcus

Top 3 eps
1.Braciole
2.Review
3.1×4

S2 review soon!