Review of Kin

Kin is a good show with decent characters and a formulaic story. The best part of the show is watching Amanda become Cersei before the seasons end. Unfortunately, there is not much room left for growth for any of the other characters. Michael is trying to be a good dad to his daughter, but we don't really learn anything about him other than he used to be called "The Magician". Not to mention we never get any sort of explanation of what happened to his wife. I feel like there should be more to that story thread. Jimmy is left to do nothing until the last episode, being put on the sideline to setup a potentially irritating love triangle. Eric is a whiny brat and deserves what he had coming to him. I almost feel sorry for Frank but again there is not much development for him for me to truly care. Birdy is potentially interesting, but we don't learn nothing about her. Eamon has one moment where we learn something about him, and it doesn't work to create sympathy for the character. The guy is an asshole and deserves what he had coming to him.

The performances from the cast for all of the characters are excellent. It's not the cast that hurts Kin the most. It's the dry-formulaic writing. Rarely anything eventful happens in eight episodes until maybe the last 15 minutes of episode 8. What kept me watching was the performances and the eagerness to see what would eventually happen at the end. Kin is good in a formulaic way if that is your thing, and it has the potential to be great in season 2. Especially with the amazing cast that it has. Hopefully that potential is realized and the pacing picks up.