The gang face a race against time to work out who is going to release the flu, and stop them in order to prevent global disaster.The gang face a race against time to work out who is going to release the flu, and stop them in order to prevent global disaster.The gang face a race against time to work out who is going to release the flu, and stop them in order to prevent global disaster.
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- TriviaMarius quotes the South African hip-hop/rave group Die Antwoord's song "I Fink U Freeky" when he tells Becky "I think you're freaky and I like it a lot."
- GoofsWhen Philip writes a molecule on a white board, the molecule changes every time the scene changes, probably because what he actually is writing does not mean anything in chemistry and the actor is randomly inserting letters to the molecule.
- Quotes
Wilson Wilson: You don't need a pandemic for people to take the vaccine. Just need the fear of a pandemic.
Featured review
S2: Satisfyingly dark and engaging, with great visual design. Tries too hard to be edgy at times.
The first season of this show took me by surprise; I had known absolutely nothing about it and was drawn in very quickly. Despite this I didn't jump into the second (and final) season until very recently. Perhaps it was a worry that it would not be as good now I knew the style, or that there would be no more after this. The second season opens by jumping back to the start of the Network and the development of the virus. In some ways it is a bold move because it throws us away from the cliffhanger of the previous season, while building more around characters who had been higher level rather than people. It also gives good space to the justification of the idea, as well as showing the level of ruthlessness even in those early stages.
The remainder of the season gets the old gang back together again, although with changed motives and allegiances. It continues the journey towards release of the virus, and does so with the same style, cruelty, violence, and impact. At times some of the scenes are trying a bit too hard to shock, and are only there to do so, but otherwise it wears its dark tone very well. The visual design is striking – with its heavy use of primary colors in large blocks providing a clash with the darkness of the plot and action. It builds its conspiracy well, and it sells its ideas forcefully so that you don't really question it too much. The writing is mostly very good, and there are some very memorable scenes which produce a sense of dread in the ordinary, or that lead to sudden callousness.
I would have liked a third season to bring it to a close, but then on the other hand it would have risked being a rerun of this thread but with a different Mr. Rabbit. Instead I like to think that the show is driven by the core idea of a 'solution', and that the idea doesn't get wiped out even if other things do. Two very strong seasons here – perhaps it is better to have it perfectly contained in just these 2 seasons.
The remainder of the season gets the old gang back together again, although with changed motives and allegiances. It continues the journey towards release of the virus, and does so with the same style, cruelty, violence, and impact. At times some of the scenes are trying a bit too hard to shock, and are only there to do so, but otherwise it wears its dark tone very well. The visual design is striking – with its heavy use of primary colors in large blocks providing a clash with the darkness of the plot and action. It builds its conspiracy well, and it sells its ideas forcefully so that you don't really question it too much. The writing is mostly very good, and there are some very memorable scenes which produce a sense of dread in the ordinary, or that lead to sudden callousness.
I would have liked a third season to bring it to a close, but then on the other hand it would have risked being a rerun of this thread but with a different Mr. Rabbit. Instead I like to think that the show is driven by the core idea of a 'solution', and that the idea doesn't get wiped out even if other things do. Two very strong seasons here – perhaps it is better to have it perfectly contained in just these 2 seasons.
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- bob the moo
- Oct 23, 2016
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- Filming locations
- Beckett Wing, St James' Hospital, Beckett St, Harehills, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom(Where Pietre is in hospital, actually an oncology wing)
- Production company
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- Runtime53 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- 2.39:1
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