As discussed in my previous thread (
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CrystalRaindrops — 4 years ago(September 17, 2021 12:24 AM)
Sorry, I left earlier.
I'm interested enough to at least watch the next episode. I think some things in the show could've been done better. None of the characters are particularly likeable. The guy who survived is kind of whiny, and he thinks he's engaged to a woman who clearly turned down his proposal. His priority is to find her, even though she walked out on him before the apocalyptic event.
The main thing that annoyed me was that the show completely skipped over what would've been the most interesting part. The first episode is mostly about establishing who the characters are, and men start dying near the end of the episode. The next episode starts days later. So by then, everyone already knows what happened. A lot of shows/movies with big events do this; they show a little bit of the main event, and then they jump to days, weeks, or months later. They don't let the audience see the characters realize what happened, and we just see them after they already know what happened and accepted it. I wanted to see the characters realize that it's only males who died, because they wouldn't realize it as it's happening.
They also didn't show enough of the initial reactions to what was happening; one character in particular had three young sons, a husband, and a father (her father was the president). Yet we don't see her reaction to losing so many loved ones. The actress could've had an Emmy moment!
They show other things that aren't really necessary, like the main guy trying to find his monkey. I would've rather seen the characters as they realize what has just taken place.
Anyway, so far, there's a government still in place, members of the military, etc. There are some scenes showing how they plan to deal with things like power plants shutting down. One scene in particular shows the president trying to convince a nuclear engineer to help them bring a power plant back online; the engineer is distraught because she lost two sons, so she doesn't feel up to doing the job. The president is able to convince her to help.
It's also mentioned that they "secured over a hundred sperm banks."
There's a man in the second episode who was born a woman, and he talks about how he always has to answer questions when people see him, since they're surprised to see a man. In the third episode, when the surviving biological man asks how many men were found, his mother replies, "We found plenty of men. None with a Y chromosome." -
hungryinconway — 4 years ago(September 17, 2021 12:27 AM)
I'm interested enough to at least watch the next episode. I think some things in the show could've been done better. None of the characters are particularly likeable. The guy who survived is kind of whiny, and he thinks he's engaged to a woman who clearly turned down his proposal. His priority is to find her, even though she walked out on him before the apocalyptic event.
Talk about suspension of disbelief there…
The Lion does not give a fuck. Bring. More. Sheep. -
CrystalRaindrops — 4 years ago(September 17, 2021 12:29 AM)
Characters like that are frustrating. The audience is thinking, "Give it up, dude, she ain't that into you!"
Oh also, he writes/spraypaints all over the town, "BETH, I'M ALIVE" and things like that. -
NZer — 4 years ago(September 17, 2021 12:31 AM)
Great review! Thanks Crystal. I have a feeling that it's not going to live up to the potential I thought it had. It seems to be dodging the big questions and dwelling on stupifying trivia. Maybe the next episodes will be an improvement. You said you're going to continue watching, so maybe you could give us an update occasionally?
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CrystalRaindrops — 4 years ago(September 17, 2021 12:38 AM)
Thanks! I'll watch the next episode and then I'll decide if the rest of the season is worth watching.
It kept me entertained enough to watch the first three episodes.
Oh yeah, one other thing. Some characters act like there's no food, and it seemed like it had only been weeks at that point. With half of the population gone, shouldn't there be a lot of food available? I guess we're supposed to assume hoarders got to most of it. I mean, look at last year ("in real life") with the toilet paper.
The streets in the show are full of cars, so I wonder if they'll show how the women get all those cars (most of which have corpses) off the road.
One other note: The guy's monkey is male too, even though male animals (dogs, rats, etc.) died. So somehow the guy and his monkey were protected. -
CrystalRaindrops — 4 years ago(September 17, 2021 12:48 AM)
The monkey is always running away, and the writers think the audience wants to watch the guy chase his monkey around. Although one time, that part led to something important to the plot. But hopefully there won't be any more monkey-chasing scenes.