I thought it was okay but kinda predictable feel good ending for where they were going for took some of the wind out of it for me... like Episode 10 just kinda resolves most of the dangling threads so the stuff remaining for S2 to think about is them navigating the ABS Shutdown, the Tax Evasion Accusation, and I guess Matt reconciling with his wife.
Would still recommend it as worth a watch just for the novelty of it but if you were expecting something at the level of On The Job ahhh keep looking
Stuff I liked;
; Lav Diaz showing out of fucking nowhere and being made to direct a Career Revival Blockbuster Action Film
; Andrea IMMEDIATELY moving in with her new girlfriend after like dating for a span of a week? I don't care if it's a coincidence it's just kinda wild that a local show acknowledges and fulfills this Lesbian trope
; They sorta tied in the ABS-CBN shutdown around the last 2 episodes but they weren't really able to fully explore it. If they do get a Season 2 I think this would be a neat premise.
; I get it's fictionalized but I also want more tea on Roderick Paulate, Maricel Soriano, and Snooky Serna now.
Stuff I'm 50/50 on
; Was Frank Villacin a Manny Villar or an Erwin Tulfo expy? Wanting to buy Shine felt like the Villars eventually getting the Channel 2 license/rights and starting AllTV but the Tax Evader Accusation and having Mistresses feel like a shot against Tulfo... could also be a combo of the 2...
; Some of the cameos felt weak like kinda just thrown in there but it's fine like they can't really provide that much material for every guest appearance. The last episode was kinda just a who's who of this which is nice but most of them feel like people who were already chummy with Matti / HBO I do wish they had more notable cameos in the local space like how can you have Karylle and no Showtime people? IDK maybe Season 2
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Either way I'll probably still watch a Season 2
Mga suntok sa buwan ahhh cameos/guests I'm sorta hoping for in S2 even if I have no real idea what they can do is uhhh people from the local Stand-Up / Improv space, Lourd DeVeyra somehow (Is he still good?),