Reviews

Half way through this I thought I was going to rate this at least 6 stars. The end made me want to rate it 1 star. So I settled on 3 stars simply because it kept me interested and I pretty much binge watched it.

Forst was a complex character who had flaws and a backstory that was horrible-both his recent and his past stories. In this, his past comes back to not only haunt him but to also horrifically kill people. He also spends time engaged in sex with no less than 3 different women. Why we had to watch these scenes is beyond me as they mostly had nothing to do with the mystery.

Then came the ridiculous ending. Or should I say non-ending. It made no sense to me and the first thing I said was "Well I just wasted my time." Why do that to your audience? I realize they may be hoping for another season, but will they really revisit this? Not based on most of the reviews anyway. The thing is, I don't want to watch another one of these. It was non-stop dreary, had no redeeming features and nothing besides the whodunnit part is resolved. We know nothing about what happens to the remaining alive characters including the main characters. Just No.

This was a movie I saw 10 years ago and decided to rewatch it thinking I would probably turn it off in minutes. I ended up watching the whole thing. The story of a family being visited and terrorized by unknown beings was pretty fascinating all over again. These beings mainly focus on the youngest child although no one was immune. There were plenty of scary scenes as well as uncomfortable scenes as you see the experiences tearing apart a happy, but stressed out family. I thought the acting was good and the plot was intricately written as well. The pacing kept the story moving fast and there wasn't a boring moment to be had. J. K. Simmons was just the icing on cake for me.

I had no idea what to expect going into this series. Once I was into it, I was majorly hooked. Time travel has been done so many times before, but I thought this one was the most unique I've ever watched. It's four time periods and has four different London police officers trying to solve the same murder complete with the exact same body.

The story was really intricate and well thought out by the author, although not without plot holes-some of which were pretty major. It's hard not to have plot holes when time travel is involved. Especially if you start thinking of what happens if you meet yourself! I thought the acting was amazing and the stand out to me was both the female detective from 2023 and the detective from 1890, although the ones from 1941 and 2053 weren't too shabby either. It's 8 episodes, although after episode 6 you'll be wondering why that wasn't the end? Keep with it as the last 2 episodes were outstanding as well. Highly recommended!

After being told how good this was I immediately watched it. It's one of those that takes hold of you and you can't stop watching. It's a mystery as well as an intricately plotted story about a mentally sick man who kidnaps woman and keeps them as hostages-but only one at a time. She in turn has to be mama to 2 children and each is renamed the same name.

It's also about the detective that has been trying to find the original hostage for 13 years and her parents as well. But to me the person that shone in this series was the twelve year old girl. Some of her actions and things she says are enough to give a person chill bumps. That's some good acting by such a little girl. Other characters were really good including the latest of the victims. She was almost stoic in her mannerisms-can you say Stockholm syndrome? She had me really confused at times to say the least. So did the grandfather. He was a piece of work too. Good acting all around.

I guess I should tell you that it's not in English, but that didn't bother me at all. Some of the best series or movies I've watched have been subtitled. I can't recommend this enough. If you like psychological suspense or even serial killer stories, this one could be your next favorite one.

I just finished watching and my head is still pounding from being on the edge of my seat. Seriously. This is science fiction/crime drama at its finest. It's French with subtitles in English and I was so involved in the story that I forgot I was reading subtitles. That's the sign of a good story to me although subtitles have never bothered me. This story jumps back and forth through time by way of a vortex machine used to solve crimes by homicide detectives. When a detective at a murder scene(where his own wife was killed 25 years before)sees his dead wife there, he uses the vortex to solve her murder. The not yet dead wife is helping him 25 years in the past figure out how she was murdered. I was better at the crime solving than they were-just saying. It was exciting and kept me on edge throughout the final two episodes. The acting was pretty stellar. Highly recommended to detective/thrillers/science fiction fans.

So many have already reviewed this amazing series, but I had to explain my feelings too. The first show although really well done, kind of upset me? I couldn't watch the second until two days later. Nor could I get it off my mind. This dystopian world that was built was fascinating to me- especially things like set decoration or how the monsters are actually made. The sheer scope of special effects involved was in a word-unreal.

The story involves a danger filled cross-country journey much of which was done on foot. There's a young girl who should be up for all the acting awards. Not just best supporting, but best actress as well. Her journey with the man assigned to take her to doctors looking for a cure gave her the chance to play a huge range of emotions. Interspersed with all the moments fraught with danger were flashbacks from her life before. That was especially interesting to me as we get to see how she was infected initially with the murderous fungi and other moments in her life. The man charged with taking her to the doctors, was very well acted. The two together were amazing and the side characters were all pretty great as well. I think my favorite episode involved a "prepper" who was more than ready for the apocalypse. His story and that of the person he lets into his life is lovingly told and acted.

I'm not a gamer nor do I have any idea if this followed the games well or not. I had no set standards for it as I started watching it and in the end loved it. So you definitely don't have to be a gamer. At the end, I especially liked that they left it open for another season. Highly recommended to adults who like dystopian shows as well as violence and an extreme amount of action. Or just anyone that likes a good, very well acted series. People that dislike violence should probably watch something else. FYI There is an extra about the making of the series and it was well worth the watch. It's also on HBOMAX.