For the first 4 or five episode it was the type of series that left me wanted to shout at the lead actress and ask "Why don't you tell someone". So infuriating it was almost painful to watch and yet I did. I though she just has to confide in somebody eventually which, of course, she did. However if I written this review without watching the whole series I would have given it just four stars.
Even then after watching the whole series there were so many loose ends I thought it can't just end there. Having checked it seems that after this series won a fistful of awards then, somewhat reluctantly it seems, Foxtel may agree to a second series which it appears the writers had in mind. I can only say it would be madness not to do so. The loose ends are numerous and really have to be tied up even if we don't see what happens in the end. Somethings can be left to the viewers imagination.
Having said that it introduced an alien object that hasn't even been discussed but seems to be doing something to ready humanity for a change. But the change isn't fully explained even though it's implied it's going to be as a result of environmental changes. We have an "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" theme developing in the finale with two branches. One branch includes Anna, the Greeny, eco-warrior Jens Jorgenssen and a few others with the second branch including a bunch of psychos that haven't transitioned to their new state properly and need the help of the likes of Anna and Jens. The "toxic waste" isn't explained properly as it appears to be causing huge environmental problems but was introduced by the eco-warrior Jens in collusion with Anna's father and a couple of others. Just what is it really and what's it's purpose? Finally there is a sudden explosion of strange moss which is largely ignored but looks like it causes dogs to go mad if they ate any and it looks like it cause some people to get bark like sores on their bodies.
So unexplained mysteries abound and really need answering or a good storyline and series will be relegated to the likes of other, especially those with a SciFi theme, that showed great promise but were cancelled.
Even then after watching the whole series there were so many loose ends I thought it can't just end there. Having checked it seems that after this series won a fistful of awards then, somewhat reluctantly it seems, Foxtel may agree to a second series which it appears the writers had in mind. I can only say it would be madness not to do so. The loose ends are numerous and really have to be tied up even if we don't see what happens in the end. Somethings can be left to the viewers imagination.
Having said that it introduced an alien object that hasn't even been discussed but seems to be doing something to ready humanity for a change. But the change isn't fully explained even though it's implied it's going to be as a result of environmental changes. We have an "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" theme developing in the finale with two branches. One branch includes Anna, the Greeny, eco-warrior Jens Jorgenssen and a few others with the second branch including a bunch of psychos that haven't transitioned to their new state properly and need the help of the likes of Anna and Jens. The "toxic waste" isn't explained properly as it appears to be causing huge environmental problems but was introduced by the eco-warrior Jens in collusion with Anna's father and a couple of others. Just what is it really and what's it's purpose? Finally there is a sudden explosion of strange moss which is largely ignored but looks like it causes dogs to go mad if they ate any and it looks like it cause some people to get bark like sores on their bodies.
So unexplained mysteries abound and really need answering or a good storyline and series will be relegated to the likes of other, especially those with a SciFi theme, that showed great promise but were cancelled.