Here's the best summary of the show I can give: The positive reviews are from people that don't know anything about the games, and the negative reviews are from fans of the games. If you're a fan of the games, you'll hate the show. If you've never played the games, it's just another goofy gory action show.

For a show rocking the Twisted Metal title (and all that comes with it), it was an absolute ATROCITY. As a violent action show, it barely broke mediocrity, but didn't get unwatchable until the end. Taken on its own merits, separating it from the source material it boldly disrespects, the first half of the season is actually somewhat enjoyable. It reminded me a bit of Blood Drive, and the characters were interesting enough, despite not bearing any true resemblance to the games. I wouldn't call it "good", but it wasn't the worst, either.

The second half of the season, whether judged on its own or as a part of the Twisted Metal universe, was just awful. It was slow, boring, and frequently got preachy in all the ways modern entertainment likes to get preachy. You know exactly what I mean. The fact that none of the characters are even remotely likeable does not help. By episode 7, I was skipping roughly half of each episode just so I could finish it.

During the entire season, I only remember two car battles. Those were actually pretty interesting, and they made a point of setting it in an arena. They were easily the highlight of the show. A show based on the Twisted Metal games should have an arena battle in every single episode, not have the whole season build up to one big battle.

The Twisted Metal games were a staple of my youth, so I expected to be disappointed by this one. I did not, however, expect it to be THIS bad. I mean, they cast Will Arnet as Sweet Tooth. I almost didn't watch it because of that alone. And, yes, despite Sweet Tooth being the best character in the show, I did not think Will Arnet was a good fit there.

Stop ruining beloved IPs. Make something original instead of tainting something you don't love or understand.