Ok, so in a bored moment I was searching out science fiction tv, and ran across this brit show from earlier this year (or last year?) Anyway, I read the reviews that it was too violent, that it had been boycotted / protested, etc., in the wake of the "real" school shootings - and then I read it was ordered for a second season, in spite of. This, I said to myself, I HAVE to see!
So. To the show itself. First, the brits do drama best, sorry - actually, at this point, I think they do sci-fi drama best as well. So that gives you context on my thoughts. The show went hard from the first episode. In fact, I was somewhat turned off in the first 5 minutes by the (gratuitous?) violence. But I pressed on, in spite of myself. I was like, "I know there's something good in there somewhere, and I'm gonna find it!" And good on me for doing so, because I remained riveted to the screen for the entire season (that I found online and watched over the course of days).
The show is centered around a conspiracy theory (you gotta love the brits - everything's a conspiracy), with all the answers contained in the highly sought-after manuscript of a graphic novel. The manuscript changes hands, the story of its being changes, the players are revealed, and people die as this story unfolds over 6 episodes. Drama? Certainly. Sci-fi? Maybe. All in all very atmospheric, and it moves along at a nice clip. You're never quite sure who is going to betray who at which point, but everyone is given opportunity to be either villian or saint in this tale - and the soundtrack is so unreal that you might even want to do like me and pause the show to search it online.
Im still not 100% sure that the entire story makes sense, and I have feel like there are illogical leaps in the explanation of who did what, but I can only imagine that these questions were intentionally left open so as to give rise to Season 2.
Recommended? If you dont mind a little blood, distubed people, and uncomfortably grotesque music, highly. Not for the children, but hihgly recommended.
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