The Peripheral

[Drunk Monk]

We’re nowhere near SF now. It’s all way future London and the Blue Ridge mountains in the near future. There’s a lot going on in the show. The juxtaposition of the two settings makes for great contrast and the tangled story arcs are woven to tie it all together. Honestly, I’m a tad confused about the exact details with some of the arcs, but they’re revealing themselves just enough to stay credible. I’m rather enjoying it. Chloe and whoever is playing her brother are killing it. Great characters, as is the one armed dude. And a new villainess has emerged - she kills with bees. Overall, what’s striking me the most is the world building and overall design. It’s feeling like a smarter sci-fi, although I might just be getting bamboozled by the technobabble. It’s reminding me of The Expanse in terms of pacing and feel - especially the opening credits - even though they are very different shows, there’s a parallel vibe in how they are approaching their storytelling.

Hope someone else dials into this soon because I’m like talking to myself about it. One of my dog park friends is into it - same person who was into Extraordinary Attorney Woo. I guess we share tastes although you wouldn’t guess that to look at us.