So if you are unaware of the plot of this show; "The Society" is a Netflix original that is set in a quaint New England town called West Ham. There's a strange smell plaguing the town that no one can figure out, the adults in town are worried but all the teenagers have brushed it off. The West Ham is very small so there is only one high school so all the teenagers in West Ham get on a bus for an overnight camping field trip. During the trip, the weather gets really bad so the bus turns around. But when all the teenagers get off, West Ham is deserted. All of their parents are gone, seemingly disappearing without a trace. So the teenagers are left to figure out how to survive and work together, essentially creating a new society that they have dubbed "New Ham".

Okay now while the plot is very interesting, how insufferable the characters are takes away from the appeal of the main plot, the mystery of where their parents are and the strange smell. I truly do appreciate the whole supernatural aspect of it because while that could never happen in real life, it doesn't feel obviously fake or outlandish. But all the characters are truly the worst. The ensemble of characters is large which usually a good thing. But it isn't in regards to this show. Just more people to dislike. No one has any redeeming qualities. Even when you begin to like a character, through out the span of the ten episodes that character will do something to make you despise them. There are very few characters that a young viewer could relate to and even then, whatever made them able to relate to you does not make them any more likable. The lack of diversity is a bit annoying too, how is there maybe only three minorities left? Now, I do like how the show showcases a very realistic portrayal of how a new society would form and the challenges of doing so especially since everyone left in "New Ham" is under 18.

Now Netflix has way worst shows then "The Society" but this show isn't bad because it's controversial like other terrible Netflix originals. It's bad because all of the characters are just annoying and insufferable which makes it hard to get through the ten hour-long episodes. With a cast as large as the one in "The Society", there is no excuse for every single character being that unbearable. It's just bad writing.