This, the opening story of this series of unrelated stories based on the works of Philip K Dick, is set is a world where telepathy is a reality and the 'Normals' who don't have these abilities are not happy with the 'Teeps' who do. Our protagonists are Agent Ross, a Normal, and his new partner, Honor, who is a Teep. We are introduced to them as Honor 'reads' members of a crowd to spot those who are really dangerous; one of them is wearing a strange mask and she can't read him at all. Ross chases him down and it emerges that somebody is making these hoods which stop Teeps reading the wearer's thoughts. Ross and Honor set about finding the eponymous Hood Maker and in the process Honor learns an interesting truth about her partner that makes her question whether she can trust him.
In many ways this story feels like a chapter in a longer story; we are not told too much about this world before the story gets started and the ending feels like a cliff-hanger before a next episode that will never come. Some may find this a little frustrating but I didn't particularly mind. I liked the grim, noirish, post-industrial look of the story and the protagonists were interesting characters; Richard Madden does a fine job as Ross and Holliday Grainger really impressed as Honor. The story was intriguing and deeper than one might expect for something only an hour long (including adverts). The conflict between 'Normals' and Teeps was well handled as it was hard not to feel sympathetic to both sides. Overall this was a solid start to this series; I hope future episodes are as good.
In many ways this story feels like a chapter in a longer story; we are not told too much about this world before the story gets started and the ending feels like a cliff-hanger before a next episode that will never come. Some may find this a little frustrating but I didn't particularly mind. I liked the grim, noirish, post-industrial look of the story and the protagonists were interesting characters; Richard Madden does a fine job as Ross and Holliday Grainger really impressed as Honor. The story was intriguing and deeper than one might expect for something only an hour long (including adverts). The conflict between 'Normals' and Teeps was well handled as it was hard not to feel sympathetic to both sides. Overall this was a solid start to this series; I hope future episodes are as good.