I was hooked when I read the series of short novels by Hugh Howey. The idea was good, the delivery excellent, the claustrophobia, suspense and intelligent writing was compelling.
The show takes the main ideas of the novels but does not try to follow them to the letter. This is good. I feel the result is better suited to a video series.
There are many things that the fans of the novels will not like as not being in the books to begin with, and even contradictory to some extent, but I really feel novels and video series are different and not really compatible. The show writers are perfectly within their rights to be inspired by a series of novel and write something different.
The acting by the leading lady is good, although I feel she plays mostly to one register, the tough, uncommunicative technician who follows through a single train of thoughts without fear of consequences. I feel she was better in Dune as the Lady Jessica.
There are some dull and unnecessary moments especially in the first few episodes, but the second half of the season ramps up in interest, suspense, action, mystery and grit. I really enjoyed it.
The show takes the main ideas of the novels but does not try to follow them to the letter. This is good. I feel the result is better suited to a video series.
There are many things that the fans of the novels will not like as not being in the books to begin with, and even contradictory to some extent, but I really feel novels and video series are different and not really compatible. The show writers are perfectly within their rights to be inspired by a series of novel and write something different.
The acting by the leading lady is good, although I feel she plays mostly to one register, the tough, uncommunicative technician who follows through a single train of thoughts without fear of consequences. I feel she was better in Dune as the Lady Jessica.
There are some dull and unnecessary moments especially in the first few episodes, but the second half of the season ramps up in interest, suspense, action, mystery and grit. I really enjoyed it.
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