We will start off with what I thought of the art and sound. Luckily with a music background, I can still find some closure in my thoughts of this. This show is based in the prohibition era in America and has to do with the mafia around the Chicago area. With those in consideration, I think the show did a good job occasionally throwing in some nice musical ideas commonly associated with such things. Nothing really stood out to me except maybe some climax scenes, but nothing out of the ordinary. Art seemed a little dry at times but wasn't bad either. Both things got decent scores.
91 Days did excel in many other categories, though. I thought the story was really intriguing and had my attention a couple episodes in. I didn't really get bored of what I was watching and I think it had good progression. There were a couple minor parts that seemed a bit off to me, but ultimately a lot of things came around giving good contribution to the story.
The characters blended incredibly nicely in this show. You got a little bit from everyone and that's about all I can ask for when it comes together. Sure, I have seen other shows do it better and in much bigger numbers, but for a show with 12 episodes, I thought the character balance felt right. The backstories of different characters and finding out more details (especially about the initial murder in the beginning of episode 1) drove home the idea of the characters' humanity. There was emphasis on family and I think that really helped drive the characters home for me and I think they did a good job developing that theme, especially with the climax in episode 10.
Finally, the enjoyment. I really enjoyed everything that was wrapped into the show. The character and story interaction is what really got me to rate this show up at an 8. I was not expecting to enjoy the show as much as I did due to it being really outside of my comfort zone, but it brought in enough ideas that I liked and connected to that I just couldn't help but to enjoy my time watching it. Thanks for a good watch!
