User-1020913619's review about Elite(2018)

Ranked among the top ten LGBTQ+ television dramas. Each season typically unfolds with murder cases in reverse chronological order, interspersed with numerous subplots. What I love most is how my emotions are stirred with every choices the characters choose - you can see shadows of yourself in every decision they make. Like the conversation between Patrick and Iván on the lawn in the fifth episode, where you can't choose the perfect person who is within reach just because of their gender.

Well...season 6 seems to be the worst season so far. It's obvious that the scriptwriters either got complacent with their writings or are out of ideas. The once compelling, suspense laden opening cuts no longer pack the same punch, they feel rather stale now. My most hated male lead is gone, but I'm not particularly fond of the remaining characters anyway. The only character worth watching for me now is Patrick. I gotta mention that I started to skip some of the scenes in Season 6 now.

I’m pissed. When Season 4 and 5 were being rated poorly, I still gave them high scores myself because I loved them. But Season 6 is just plain bad. There were too many sub-plots being crammed in, such as the hate crime against the LGBT community, the self-struggles within the transgender community, the discussion on PUA, and the sexual assault in the main storyline. This show, after all, was not produced to be a truthful depiction of reality. The final outcome is neither profound in the discussion of the subject matter, nor coherent in storytelling. I have to say I'm no longer interested in watching Season 7.

I think this is how they came up with the plot for season 6: First, type in a few keywords - toxic relationship, nightclubs, party, sex, crime, death, girls help girls, LGBT. Next, use AI to generate a script, and then go to town with that. (The Blanco siblings might mark the doom of the Carvalhos) 

Season 5 has been absolutely ruined to smithereens! The previous seasons were still kinda enjoyable because of all the brainless fun alongside the ridiculous plots. But Season 5 is pure stupidity. I miss the first three seasons so much. I kinda wish Samuel would just die, and that would be a relief for both the character and the actor himself. Omar, Rebeka and Caye, you’d better run away together because this show is going to leave a stain in your careers if it continues like this! It's just parties and nothing else, that's not what the so-called sexual fluidity is about!

The scriptwriters have finally had a grasp on what the audience wants to see by Season 5. Yes, we're here for Manu, and the more screentime he gets, the better. The duet of father and son that he's paired with is okay, too. It looks like the writers love him enough to not have put him in any misery. The other couples are just in for the same old drama. The good news is that the male lead has been appearing less and he's becoming a bit more likable. To my surprise, Cayetana, who I hated the most, has successfully became a little innocent angel in this season.

I'm already at season 4, and it feels like the series is going downhill. The suspense is gone. The plot is getting way too ahead of itself, with no regards to whether a sound conclusion can be reached eventually. It's all but a brainless dopamine inducing experience now. Frankly, this season is bad, and I would’ve given it a 6 if it didn't try to push the boundaries like season 1 did. My favourite characters in this series either died or have disappeared from the show. I really miss the countess and Paul from season 1!!!! And I hate Samuel so much!

I must be crazy to watch two seasons in a row and season 2 was a real let down. The plot was weirdly convoluted. The relationships between characters were unnecessarily complicated because everyone seemed to be somehow related to one another. The storyline driven by the characters' undetermined motives is so illogical that sometimes it can't even make sense of itself. The success of the first two seasons shows that real life can sometimes be outrageously absurd in certain hypothetical situations. But fate is like a set of dominos and someone like Polo could probably never be stopped.