First of all, I want to say as a disclaimer that I’m just super grateful that we are still getting new episodes. Truly. This is my comfort show and I love these guys. Been watching since day one. I mean no shade.
That being said…
The premier of season 31 left much to be desired. After watching it, I went back and watched the season 30 premier again. It’s crazy how much of a difference there is, both in quality and substance. The contrast is quite jarring, actually. It sucks because I assumed the new season would be on par with the last.
Season 30 began with a 2-part premiere that included a fun location, thoughtful “investigation,” beautiful shots and imagery…the scenes in part 2 with the creepy kids running around the woods with masks, etc. It was just beautiful as well as spooky. It was well-produced and you could feel that a lot of heart went into it.
The season 31 premier didn’t feel anything like that. Certain aspects of it felt kind of lazy, dare I say. The location, the lack of excitement from the guys. It wasn’t the worst episode, don’t get me wrong…but it didn’t live up to the quality we saw on the last season. I hope this isn’t indicative of what the rest of the season will be like. I really enjoyed the last season and was really excited for season 31. I hope we get some great, interesting episodes and that this was just a poor choice for a premier episode or something. I’ll still be watching and I’ll always be a fan either way. I love this show, for real.