So disappointing

Ya, it's falling apart for me now, too - like all amazon dramas. They are so damn uneven in terms of writing, acting, casting. They float somewhere between HBO and NBC all episode long. You will have these dizzying highs, followed by these cringe-inducing lows. It makes it so hard to care about any of these people.

I guess it depends on the type and style of show you prefer. I personally found it quite enjoyable and entertaining. It had it boring moments, true, but overall it's a winner in my books.
Really looking forward to season 2.

My god, you don't know SQAUD about the quality of this show. Go back to watching your daytime soaps.

"Dull" and "lifeless"? Clearly you're either a troll or a person with no understanding of what makes a plot great. And the plot of Sneaky Pete is GREAT!

I would like to know more about what you didn't like about it. Like specifics.

You mention "dull" and "lifeless", but I thought there were very high stakes, lots of tension, and all the characters had unique struggles.

Also, I'm not sure how many episodes you watched, but only the first episode was David Shore, ep's 2 thru 10 were Graham Yost as showrunner. If you didn't get past ep 1, and esp if you loved the show Justified, it's worth watching 2 through 10.

Actually as much as you love Cranston, the only dull and lifeless parts as you describe them for me were his long "Oscar-clip" soliloquies.

It was so derivative I felt like I was watching Rounders the tv show. That is, until it turned into Ocean's 11 with next to no notice. The end was a bunch of people we don't know $hit about standing around, drinking, and divvying up money we never once thought was the end game. They seriously could have been after some magical amulet Vince was hiding in his safe, and season 2 could go off on some weird and fantastical journey. That's how much commitment the show had to it's story. No wonder every major network passed on this. Seriously, if it wasn't money, it could have been anything, ANYTHING!
"With these documents Vince had in his safe, I can finally get custody of my kids!"
"Now that I finally have these parking tickets Vince was hiding, I can get my car out of impound!"
"Now that I got my giant jar of dog turds back from Vince, I can go back to eating dog turds! Yom yom yom, so yummy!"

Couldn't disagree more.

But most confusing part is why anyone--and I do mean, ANYONE---would sit through an entire season of something they didn't like.

Have you that much time on hands to just flitter away, such as it appears with that very decision (unsure if that makes me envy or pity you. No seriously, I turn OFF that which bores me right off, it's the sensible thing to do).

Sorta suspect it maybe wasn't ALL watched (as that does not make you look very bright) OR it WAS just to post about it negatively.

But hey, don't trust me, just look to THIS score or better, rotten tomatoes to see what the critics have to say. And God knows, they are paid to sit through ALL the shows so they have best measure of what is good.

Still, in the end, to each their own.
But again, too odd for words when you wrote later in thread you watched entire season. Yeah, I GET IT...suppose you HAD to write that to gain credibility (how can you fairly assess something you've not FULLY seen) but it also serves to bite you in the ass as normal persons TURN OFF what they don't find worthy of their time.

It's rated a VERY good series because, well...it just is one.
and of course there are going to be people arguing the merit of that but majority wins (at least here in the States, unfortunately sometimes) and that tells you otherwise, right?!!

Just sayin'!! Don't attack the messenger for truth here, as this poster won't much care.😄

I thought it was clever, creative and unique and there was plenty of tension. I would never describe it as dull and lifeless. But if you don't like it, don't watch.