The votes are officially in for round two, and I am sad. It was fun watching some of the close results and hoping they went my way, but most did not. Some of my favorite shows are now eliminated. I never truly expected Dexter to win, but it is out nonetheless. I like Southpark but it is not in the same league as Sherlock. Rick and Morty got beat down by Curb Your Enthusiasm, which has now eliminated my two favorite comedies. I am just happy Death Note made it to round two and had a respectable showing. But the biggest tragedy of them all is Avatar going down against The Shield. This is how I feel about it…
Blow Outs:
The biggest blowout this week goes to Game of Thrones destroying Vikings with 97.7% of the vote. That makes me wonder how New Girl would have faired if it did not get the unfortunate draw that it did. Breaking Bad defeated Dexter handily, and The Office trounced House of Cards. I also wonder how The Good Place would have done in round one against other opponents.
Nail Biters:
The Wire barely edged out the underrated Handmaid’s Tale with 52.3% of the vote. The Handmaid’s Tale was winning by a bit for most of the week and The Wire had a last minute surge and lives to fight another day. South Park got off to a huge lead against Sherlock and barely retained it with a 53.5% win. Three other close matchups were The Sopranos beating Better Call Saul, House beating Death Note, and The Shield taking down Avatar.
Upsets:
The 5 seed, Simpsons beating the 4 seed, Narcos was not surprising, but it was surprising The Simpsons won by so much. The same can be said for Curb Your Enthusiasm beating Rick and Morty. Lost, the 12 seed, defeated Black Mirror. I am not surprised by this, but still Lost is a 12 seed. House over Death Note is not surprising, but The Shield over Avatar is both shocking and upsetting. I know it is a cartoon everyone, but it is the perfect series.
Round 3 Key Matchups
The Office(3) vs. The Wire(2). The Wire has not preformed well so far as a 2 seed. It did not beat You in round one by that much, and barely squeaked by in round two against The Handmaid’s Tale. I think we will not only see an upset here, but it won’t be close.
Chernobyl(1) vs. The Simpsons(5). Since starting this, I have started watching Chernobyl and am almost done. Simply put, it is fantastic. That being said, The Simpsons has been tearing through the draw. I think this one is going to be close.
Friends(3) vs. Curb Your Enthusiasm(7). Friends is a powerhouse that most people adore, but Curb Your Enthusiasm has preformed very well so far. I hope Friends can avenge Community and Rick and Morty, but I think this will be close.
Band of Brother(1) vs. Lost(12). It’s no secret by now that I love Lost, and know a lot of people that love it as well. I know that Band of Brothers is a very good though, though, and it has performed well so far. We should have another close one on our hands here. I am pulling for Lost, but can be okay if it loses to something like Band of Brothers, better than The Shield.
Make sure to get your votes in for your favorites. If you have similar tastes as me, you are feeling the hurt of round 2, don’t let it happen again and get your votes in! Lastly, even though I am sad by some results, I still love this tournament and can’t wait to see how it plays out, even it Breaking Bad comes out on top.
