‘Eternally spellbinding’: the TV shows that baffle you – but you can’t get enough of
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So glad to see DARK on the list!
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I'm glad The Prisoner still makes these kinds of lists because the show was absolutely genius, but also like... I'm a little perplexed that it's still making these lists because it was just so bad. Surrealist post-kafka allegorical scifi primarily focused on the differences between english and soviet countercultureal ideology and it's relationship to the individual really doesn't seem like it would resonate with the modern viewing audience.
Maybe that's just me though.
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Monkey Dust getting a shout out 2 decades later was an unexpected surprise.
I still regularly think about that and Nathan Barley as standouts that haven't got the love they probably deserve as contorted absurdist reflections of what life felt like back then
BBC Three and E4 were on a run of absolute gold in the early to mid 00s. I think they were still on the "we get more freedom on digital" vibe that a lot of the new channels had back then.
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Mrs Davies was fantastic snd super fun. Can highly recommend.
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I’ve only seen Legion and season 1 of Westworld from this list but they were both great.
I’ve heard Westworld falters after that but season 1 is good anyways.
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BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. The OA!!
There was nothing baffling about that stupid shit other than how the five actors did the interpretive dance scene with a straight face.
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Please stop posting the guardian without an alternative (archive) link. The only options are "accept all" or "reject and subscribe" (pay money). And I don't get how this is so rarely mentioned in the comments.
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The Prisoner is free on YouTube.
Sixty years old and still ahead of most TV shows.
I can also recommend "Legion"
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Please stop posting the guardian without an alternative (archive) link. The only options are "accept all" or "reject and subscribe" (pay money). And I don't get how this is so rarely mentioned in the comments.
.. it's so rarely mentioned for the same reason no one is complaining about the ads between paragraphs...
Are you not running an ad blocker in 2026?!
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I'm assuming this is a list of all completed shows but I want to recommend Severance - the best show I've seen in like a decade.
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Several good shows on that list. Wishing some of them were able to get more seasons and finish up those wacky story lines. 🫤
Some I've never heard of and should look up!
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It’s a Marvel spin-off with no superheroes.
Sort of true. Legion is actually based on the comics and even in the TV series it is revealed that he is Charles Xavier's son. Also, a big part of the reason that the show is so wild is that you are dealing with a main character who is either a schizophrenic, or a telepathic/telekinetic mutant with reality warping powers, or worst of all both.
I cannot recommend this show enough. I am so tired of shows that lead you around by the nose and explain everything in detail, sometimes over and over. Legion dumps you in the story, apparently in the mind of a madman, and leaves you to figure out what's going on for yourself. The show guides you, it doesn't lead you around on a leash. It is a refreshing experience.
Also, Aubrey Plaza and Jemaine Clement are simply amazing in this show. Eight stars out of five in my book.
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I’ve only seen Legion and season 1 of Westworld from this list but they were both great.
I’ve heard Westworld falters after that but season 1 is good anyways.
I've watched all of Westworld and I would agree that it falters in later seasons. I really loved the first season and enjoyed the second too. I found the later seasons a bit disappointing.
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I’ve only seen Legion and season 1 of Westworld from this list but they were both great.
I’ve heard Westworld falters after that but season 1 is good anyways.
Stick to Westworld season 1. It is a complete story. The rest of the seasons feel like a completely different show and aren’t very good.
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It’s a Marvel spin-off with no superheroes.
Sort of true. Legion is actually based on the comics and even in the TV series it is revealed that he is Charles Xavier's son. Also, a big part of the reason that the show is so wild is that you are dealing with a main character who is either a schizophrenic, or a telepathic/telekinetic mutant with reality warping powers, or worst of all both.
I cannot recommend this show enough. I am so tired of shows that lead you around by the nose and explain everything in detail, sometimes over and over. Legion dumps you in the story, apparently in the mind of a madman, and leaves you to figure out what's going on for yourself. The show guides you, it doesn't lead you around on a leash. It is a refreshing experience.
Also, Aubrey Plaza and Jemaine Clement are simply amazing in this show. Eight stars out of five in my book.
I feel like 5/7 is a better rating.
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I've watched all of Westworld and I would agree that it falters in later seasons. I really loved the first season and enjoyed the second too. I found the later seasons a bit disappointing.
Yeah that’s pretty much what I’ve heard of the series. I’ll probably check it all out eventually, not really any particular reason why I haven’t seen more just kind of happened that way.
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Please stop posting the guardian without an alternative (archive) link. The only options are "accept all" or "reject and subscribe" (pay money). And I don't get how this is so rarely mentioned in the comments.
Why not set your browser up to "Accept All" and then "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed." Any cookies you want to save you add that domain in the "Manage Exceptions" section.
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I feel like 5/7 is a better rating.
Best callback ever. Well done.
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It’s a Marvel spin-off with no superheroes.
Sort of true. Legion is actually based on the comics and even in the TV series it is revealed that he is Charles Xavier's son. Also, a big part of the reason that the show is so wild is that you are dealing with a main character who is either a schizophrenic, or a telepathic/telekinetic mutant with reality warping powers, or worst of all both.
I cannot recommend this show enough. I am so tired of shows that lead you around by the nose and explain everything in detail, sometimes over and over. Legion dumps you in the story, apparently in the mind of a madman, and leaves you to figure out what's going on for yourself. The show guides you, it doesn't lead you around on a leash. It is a refreshing experience.
Also, Aubrey Plaza and Jemaine Clement are simply amazing in this show. Eight stars out of five in my book.
The show is really good even if you're not into superheroes it plays more like a surreal psychological thriller, but if you are the 80s/90s legion comics have some really cool art, along with new mutants, gen 13, etc.
