Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Released: 2023 Length: 10 episodes Language: English

Taylor's Review
★★
The series, at least this the first season, has failed to deliver. While I didn’t expect the sweeping kaiju fights of the movies or even a deeply complex plot, I also was not prepared for the excruciating family drama the seemed to dominate almost every episode. However, it had some very enjoyable flashbacks and some fun monster scenes that at very least made it worth watching once.

Cole's Review
★★★
On the one hand, there's some interesting world-building going on, with the story set in the 50's being exactly what I would want from a show like this. On the other hand, the modern-day plotlines are lot more hit and miss, with constant melodrama and interpersonal problems that don't end up going anywhere interesting. It does manage to dovetail everything together into a pretty solid finale, but I was still left feeling lukewarm about the series as a whole.

Did Justien Make it Through?
Yes, she was keen to keep watching it, even when the going got rough.