I binge watched this last night having avoided all spoilers but going in with way too high expectations after only reading praise and having it recommended by a friend. I guess the thing for me is that I just have a hard time to relate to it as I have no kids and when I was that age, things were just completely different with no social media and such. The 1-take filming techique indeed immediately was noticeable and from what I've heard they started making the series with that first in mind and coming up with a story afterward.
I fully understand though that many people really like it while it's not something for me I guess. If I started watching knowing there were 8+ episodes, I would not have gotten further than 1 episode.
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Our life, or even life 10 years ago for kids is very different from the kids today, I think I'd be petrified to step inside a school today. It's unfortunate that this wasn't your cup of tea, maybe people have set your expectations too high, I experienced that before as well.
btw, this only has 4 episodes, not 8=. You sure you were watching the same series?