B+
Another season of Bloodline has concluded and another Rayburn sibling has brutally murdered someone else. Hey, at…
Reviews - Bloodline
B
Every once in awhile, Bloodline does an episode that amounts to a lot of the characters talking about the same shit…
B+
“Part 21” doesn’t nearly flow with the same rhythmic emotional turmoil as “Part 20.” But it weaves together a…
A-
This episode of Bloodline belongs to Jacinda Barrett. I’ve been waiting to say that for a while now. Bloodline most…
A-
Is the Rayburn bloodline too poisoned to ever recover? By the end of “Part 19,” Kevin has decided he can’t be a…
B-
It’s hard not to write about season one of Bloodline when writing about season two. I worried all my reviews would…
A-
This felt like the episode of Bloodline I’ve been waiting for. It doesn’t necessarily fix all the shortcomings of…
B
After the unrewarding slog that was last episode, “Part 16” offers a bit more energy and, most importantly, more…
C+
John Rayburn is running for Monroe County Sheriff. John Rayburn has lost his damn mind. Diana, who is maybe the only…
B
Cruising into its second season, Bloodline needed to find its hook almost immediately. Ben Mendelsohn became the…
C+
In dramatic television, there’s a huge difference between “What happens next?” and “What happens now?” The first…
A-
All along, Bloodline begged viewers for patience. Between the nonlinear story structure and John’s foreboding…
B+
Somewhere between the very fraught “Part 11” and this penultimate episode, Bloodline lost its steam. “Part 12”…
A-
Over time, Sarah Rayburn’s seahorse necklace has become one of the most important symbols on Bloodline. Watching the…
B
“I’m always at the end of the story now,” John teases in voiceover at the start of “Part 10.” It’s almost like the…
B
Sally Rayburn has been a weak spot for Bloodline. I feel like I’m still waiting for the show to realize it has the…
C+
Watching Bloodline is an intense exercise in patience. Getting through the series takes times—quite literally, with…
B
Bloodline’s seaside setting, mystery elements, and slow pacing make show feel tonally and thematically similar to…
B+
Bloodline’s sluggish pace has been its most divisive quality, with viewers expecting more of a thriller with some…
B
Ever since he collapsed, Robert Rayburn’s death has been iminent. Otherwise, all this conflict over estates and…