It's painful to criticize something that is so splendidly acted, filmed, and directed. In the end, though, a story needs to have a coherent, self-contained plot, even if it's a fantastical one.
The leading characters perform admirably, and managed to keep my interest long after the story stopped making any sense. The story itself deals with many themes -- too many for the writing to keep together. It's not that the writing doesn't make sense -- although sometimes it does not. Rather, it's that so many thematic elements are introduced, and never developed.
The central theme is aging. The central characters are an old-ish couple (but not much older than me) struggling to make sense of their lives, as well all do. The presence of some sort of alien artefact (maybe) in their back yard should act as a focus for that human drama.
It does not, though, because so many other elements intrude.
I suspect that this series was originally intended to span multiple season. It seems to me that at least two more seasons would be needed to develop all the storylines, and tie up the loose ends. However, since it's been cancelled, that's not going to happen.
If you're the kind of person who can read the first third of a book and not worry about the ending, this might suit you. After all, there's a lot to like. If you like resolution, this show is ultimately frustrating.
The leading characters perform admirably, and managed to keep my interest long after the story stopped making any sense. The story itself deals with many themes -- too many for the writing to keep together. It's not that the writing doesn't make sense -- although sometimes it does not. Rather, it's that so many thematic elements are introduced, and never developed.
The central theme is aging. The central characters are an old-ish couple (but not much older than me) struggling to make sense of their lives, as well all do. The presence of some sort of alien artefact (maybe) in their back yard should act as a focus for that human drama.
It does not, though, because so many other elements intrude.
I suspect that this series was originally intended to span multiple season. It seems to me that at least two more seasons would be needed to develop all the storylines, and tie up the loose ends. However, since it's been cancelled, that's not going to happen.
If you're the kind of person who can read the first third of a book and not worry about the ending, this might suit you. After all, there's a lot to like. If you like resolution, this show is ultimately frustrating.
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