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@isagrimorie
replied to your post “Hi, I’ve been following you for quite some time and you always…”

my turning point episode for me was episode 4, because of the world building & political back and forth between Dutch and Delle Seyah. and then the last few episodes sealed Killjoys for me

Yeah, but this anon specifically mentions ep 4, which was Delle Seyah’s intro. It was the surrogate ep, so a lot of the Qreshi politics were at play. I feel like if you’re not at least intrigued by then…

@aflawedfashion replied to your post “Hi, I’ve been following you for quite some time and you always…”

I felt similarly. I actually gave up after episode five in season 1, but I’m glad I came back a few years later and gave it another shot. I just skipped straight to season 3 (the latest season at the time) and that’s when I got hooked on it, but I did get to season 2 eventually, and I did enjoy it more than season 1.

Oh, well, anon, see, more testimonials for s3! The reason I’m hesitant to immediately tell people to start there is because it’s partly so good because it’s built on the dynamics and characters we’ve known for two seasons already. But it did feel more mature and deeper by then too. I think you’d be okay with starting from there and going back if you wanted more.

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Hi, I’ve been following you for quite some time and you always recommend some great books and shows. I decided to check out kill joys coz of your recent gifs but I’m struggling to make it past the first 4eps. I guess my question is, when does it get good? If that even makes sense lol

Well, that’s flattering, anon! But, hmm, I don’t know if it does improve to your tastes, if you’re struggling to even watch. It may just not be your thing. I didn’t immediately rank it as an all-time fave back then, that happened after s4 when I was able to say, okay, I really loved what they did in s3 and s4, but I did like the first season. I liked Dutch and Johnny even when Delle Seyah wasn’t around. It was funny, fun, and HJK is just always going to be super gorgeous and entertaining to watch.

I really loved the deeper mythology that unfolded around Aneela, who casts a shadow over much of s2 but really only appears in 2×10 and after, but to understand her parts, it’d help to know about Khlyen, who pops up randomly from the start. Maybe skip to s3 and just watch the previouslys and pick up things from context and go ahead from there?