05-19-2021, 07:05 AM
Okay. Initially, I had the same the what the fuck is going on reaction. I'm going to say the Queen was even more on board with WTF. But I realized it had to tie in somehow. And then they started to drop in clues. The biggest of which was the oldest soldier had a distinctive hand gesture I had seen before and she kept complaining about what time was she supposed to be in. And at the center of it all was the alien. Eventually there were a lot of tie-ins to the Victorian time. Once I had a handle on what was going on, i thought the show was very enjoyable, if a bit rushed in spots.
Lots of the review say it was a mess, but I don't think they fully got what was going in and how it all tied together. And episode six could very easily have been episode one if they show makers wanted to do a more linear and traditional form of storytelling. But I applaud what they did. They trusted in the intelligence of the audience to figure out what was going on. Which may or not be a mistake on their part.
But episode 6 was a fitting end to the season. It explained so much that you didn't know needed explaining and really rounded out the characters in some ways. I think the explanation of how Malady became Malady was really tragic. I also think they skipped a lot things for time which weakened the show, too.
All in all, I liked it. I hope they run another six episodes. I think this first season sets up the board and the pieces for the game and going forward we'll see how the game plays out.
Lots of the review say it was a mess, but I don't think they fully got what was going in and how it all tied together. And episode six could very easily have been episode one if they show makers wanted to do a more linear and traditional form of storytelling. But I applaud what they did. They trusted in the intelligence of the audience to figure out what was going on. Which may or not be a mistake on their part.
But episode 6 was a fitting end to the season. It explained so much that you didn't know needed explaining and really rounded out the characters in some ways. I think the explanation of how Malady became Malady was really tragic. I also think they skipped a lot things for time which weakened the show, too.
All in all, I liked it. I hope they run another six episodes. I think this first season sets up the board and the pieces for the game and going forward we'll see how the game plays out.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm