10. "I don't understand the characters, the dialogue, the plot, or the show" In response to In response to 6
it's horrible.
for serious, though -- the scene in the 1st episode where it seemed to me there was something about a jockey being told to run his horse slow, but he was saying he was going to ignore the order?
-- who was he talking to? -- who was issuing this nebulous order? -- was I actually understanding the dialogue because everything was drowning from inside jargon? -- was there any kind of resolution to that scene within the episode? (I watched it, and I seriously don't know, I was so lost and tuned out by the end)
this is just one example of basically my entire experience watching the show. this is the first episode. I shouldn't be so horribly lost. pretty much the ONLY thing I understand about it are the jockeys, because they're dressed like jockeys, and horses, because I know what horses are. everything else about it was utter trash.
gave the second episode fifteen minutes, further backwards progress in my understanding happened, and now I'm refusing to watch a minute more. don't let the foolish fans hide behind "America just doesn't like horses." actually, it's just a terrible show.