I've been trying to make a cohesive thought to review this show and have come to the conclusion it's not possible.
This is a mess of a show, it's like a predcessor to stranger things / the gryphon/ paper girls/ black mirror/ trying to push boundries and social commentary of the worlds events but it comes across as cliche, tropey and ridden with plot holes.
It's well directed / music is well chosen, acting is ok, some stand out stars in the making !
Some episodes are better than others, for the stand outs are ep 1, ep 4, 5, 7 and 8.
The other episodes i wasn't a fan of are dumb kids and dumb people doing dumb things and then being shocked at the dumb prizes they earn from it and with mostly no consquences to those responsible.
I would be cautious in watching this (i hadn't read or heard of the originals and just happened to hear about the new movie the electric state ), 3 years later it still holds up in most area's other than the writing. So i hope this adaptation was just slightly mishandled considering the love i see for the originals.
This is a mess of a show, it's like a predcessor to stranger things / the gryphon/ paper girls/ black mirror/ trying to push boundries and social commentary of the worlds events but it comes across as cliche, tropey and ridden with plot holes.
It's well directed / music is well chosen, acting is ok, some stand out stars in the making !
Some episodes are better than others, for the stand outs are ep 1, ep 4, 5, 7 and 8.
The other episodes i wasn't a fan of are dumb kids and dumb people doing dumb things and then being shocked at the dumb prizes they earn from it and with mostly no consquences to those responsible.
I would be cautious in watching this (i hadn't read or heard of the originals and just happened to hear about the new movie the electric state ), 3 years later it still holds up in most area's other than the writing. So i hope this adaptation was just slightly mishandled considering the love i see for the originals.