What a waste of my time!!!

Instant Favorite.

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Whoever wrote it should be prevented from abusing a keyboard or pen ever again. It is almost fascinatingly terrible.

I've currently watched until S2:E12. I found the drama exciting, and the comfortably short episodes easy to go back to when wanting to watch something for a bit.Tolerable? Meaning, at some point I just noticed how every character's accent is super Arab / from the Sham region (ie the way they pronounce their "t"s, some of the facial expressions). Then I looked up the show and found that it's filmed in Israel, which is right in the middle of the Sham region (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel, Jordan). And that seems to explain the very distinct accent from seemingly every character (the few Black characters are harder to notice an accent from, if they even have an out-of-character accent... but the show consists of mostly just White and Black characters, of course). I know that LA has a lot of Hasidic-type Jews, especially near the Beverly Hills region, but dang... LA - the region where the show is set - isn't Israel. And it's super distracting when all the characters sound like they're from a different part of the world, yet they're supposed to be American and the school in the show is supposed to be set in the greater Los Angeles area.** Spoiler Alert ** Only exciting/tolerable until S2:E12? Well, the whole series till this point had a specific direction and purpose: there's rising action, climax, and falling action, where the show ideally might end around S2:E12... But, then at S2:E12, they seem to have a lack of ideas and make it arguably like every other teen drama, and I wonder why I'm even watching it.

I really like the mystery and the characters. But some things are not believable and annoy the viewer. I try not to spoiler but some things of the story will come out in my review. Nothing that ruins it though. 1. It was obviously not made in California. The makers have no idea about distances. It gets even worse. At some point (without spoilering) two people drive to a place where a sattilite is lauched. It is obviously far away since cookies are packed. Two others suddenly appear at the same scene but one comes late because of a hair/dressing problem. But she must have driven there since they all drive back together. So where is she getting dressed. After the scene they all just get into the car. No luggage no hotel.There are many story mistakes like that.2. the guys are getting into the school because they are smart and can play basketball. The girls are no more than supporting cheerleaders. But not the good ones with competitions, just sideline decorations. Just wrong. It also is a huge thing when one wants to be a captain of a team. What is this? The 70s? Wake up to reality of the teenager! 3. the school has two clubs houses but only as much students as 2 classes? Does not make sense.4. People wrote its racist. Thinking of it, i figure it's true. The black guys are good enough for the roles of bad leader, follower, liar and basketball player.5. They are supposed to be the smartest, it never shows so.Please continue the show because the idea is good. But let other people write and produce it. Sorry but it really makes no sense like that. Storyline is the quality of the third class telenovela.

I found myself watching this show because the title seemed interesting as well as the back story. The Greenhouse Academy is filled mostly with students who don't view themselves higher than other people or special. Not really snobby or stuck up. After watching this show, those qualities throughout most of the students is something that I came to like. One thing I wanted to point out was the contrast between Haley and Alex with the rest of the student body. It allowed the viewers to get a different perspective of the school. I liked that perspective and it's a major reason why I continued to watch the show despite the mostly predictable story-line the show has.The more episodes I watched the more predictable the show became. Some of the conflicts and resolutions some of the characters made and had to resolve was a big part of it. One thing that helped me see how predictable the story-line was is one of the labels of the show being a "high school drama" in my opinion. I could tell this as I saw the relationships between Leo and Haley, Alex and Brooke, Daniel and Brooke, Sam and Jackie and Emma and Sam. I could easily pinpoint how ALMOST all of these relationships played out. However, I was thrown off of the predictable story-line during Episodes 11 and 12. Something I will get to soon.I want to reflect on some of the conflicts shown throughout the first season. One is the Dean and Emma. Emma, manipulated, decided to follow her dreams of attending the Greenhouse Academy despite knowing what she was really getting herself into. And this all backfired during the last 4 episodes of the season. The whole buildup was really interesting and I enjoyed that part of the show. Another conflict I wanted to talk about is the bigger picture that will probably shape the next season. This being the truth about Dr. Ryan's death. The way the show tackled this is another reason I continued to watch the show and will probably season the second season. Some characters were a part of the conflict. Even people who I didn't expect at all such as some of the students and faculty at Greenhouse. Both Emma and her relationship to the antagonists of the season are what kept me watching the show. Without them, I would have given a lower rating.Lastly, before I wrap up I do want to comment on the predictable story-line took a turn I did not expect in the last two episodes. I think it's important to note these two moments in the first season along with a spoiler warning. The first thing I wanted to mention was the fact that Leo girlfriend, Aspen, showed up out of nowhere. My jaw literally dropped. I did not expect it, but I'm glad it happened. Even though this conflict might be predictable, I have faith the writers might be able to muster something up in the second season. I look forward to seeing a triangle with Leo, Haley, and Aspen at the three points. The other moment I wanted I wanted to bring up was Dr. Ryan laying unconscious in a bed in the "cave" near a beach by Greenhouse Academy. This was another jaw-dropping moment and it threw me off. This is going to be another major pointer in season two, but Daniel's mom has control over all that, so it will be interesting and will definitely be a great support to the plot in season two. In conclusion, I liked the show and I like it enough to see season two based on how I was throw off after the last 2 episodes.