The overarching themes are universal and compelling. What do you do when an occupying force compels behavior with threats to you and your loved ones? How do you maintain civilized humanity when you are dehumanized every day? Many episodes of these themes are well handled.
However, as the show progresses, it often bogs down into romances that we don't care about, actions that are incomprehensible, given previous behavior and the constant use of coincidence.
Characters from the past always show up at the exact moment to further a plot line. There is a lot of nick o' time savings and telegraphed plot occurrences.
At least the characters don't have plot armor. The good guys miss and the bad guys hit, so that trope isn't used.
But, characters make bad decisions that every watcher knows is a bad decision. And, it almost seems that the writers want to fulfill the stereotype that l'amour is more important than actually accomplishing anything, as almost every character makes a bad decision and compromises their beliefs in love stories for which there is no on-screen chemistry.
There is some fine acting and good writing in spots and when the show hits, it hits hard, but there is a lot of reliance on plot tropes and coincidence. The 1944 season is particularly guilty of long uninteresting melodramatic sequences.
However, as the show progresses, it often bogs down into romances that we don't care about, actions that are incomprehensible, given previous behavior and the constant use of coincidence.
Characters from the past always show up at the exact moment to further a plot line. There is a lot of nick o' time savings and telegraphed plot occurrences.
At least the characters don't have plot armor. The good guys miss and the bad guys hit, so that trope isn't used.
But, characters make bad decisions that every watcher knows is a bad decision. And, it almost seems that the writers want to fulfill the stereotype that l'amour is more important than actually accomplishing anything, as almost every character makes a bad decision and compromises their beliefs in love stories for which there is no on-screen chemistry.
There is some fine acting and good writing in spots and when the show hits, it hits hard, but there is a lot of reliance on plot tropes and coincidence. The 1944 season is particularly guilty of long uninteresting melodramatic sequences.