Perhaps I would have liked this show if I'd watched it in the '90s, when there were less quality TV series.
Certainly it started well. The first scene of the first episode, directed by Tobe Hooper, is really striking. And the whole mystery is built up nicely.
But by the end of that first episode I'd already lost interest. The protagonist is bland - his only emotion seems to be frustration - and the interesting characters were one-shot guests. And - and this perhaps would have been less of an issue in the '90s - I feel like I've seen too many of this paranoia mystery series and that this one is weak compared both to earlier ones like The Prisoner and later ones like Wayward Pines.
I was curious enough to read a plot synopsis for the series and then watch the final episode. I feel you could probably cobble a nice little movie out of the series. But my lack of interest in or real empathy for the main character and the slow pace means the two episodes I've seen are all I need.
Certainly it started well. The first scene of the first episode, directed by Tobe Hooper, is really striking. And the whole mystery is built up nicely.
But by the end of that first episode I'd already lost interest. The protagonist is bland - his only emotion seems to be frustration - and the interesting characters were one-shot guests. And - and this perhaps would have been less of an issue in the '90s - I feel like I've seen too many of this paranoia mystery series and that this one is weak compared both to earlier ones like The Prisoner and later ones like Wayward Pines.
I was curious enough to read a plot synopsis for the series and then watch the final episode. I feel you could probably cobble a nice little movie out of the series. But my lack of interest in or real empathy for the main character and the slow pace means the two episodes I've seen are all I need.