I did not enjoy the traveling symphony storyline. It was weird, out of place, and boring. I get art would exist post apocalypse but this was just dumb. Theater kids might love it but I did not. My husband read the book (I did not) and he said he dreaded chapters that would focus on the traveling symphony.
I also didn't care for the Prophet storyline or obsession with the station eleven book Miranda wrote. It didn't make sense, it wasn't explained well enough, and it didn't invest me into those ideas to care about them.
Yes Tyler/the Prophet grew up without guidance after feeling rejected from his family and those at the airport, but his motivations didn't make sense. The storyline of the kids he lured into his cult also didn't add up for me. What was his aim in stealing children? How was there next to no resistance from the hundreds of kids he lured in? He didn't exactly have any strong selling points or compelling arguments that'd lead the kids to run away from home. What do they get out of it?
And you're telling me he managed to kidnap hundreds of kids and not a single adult or parent had been able to find him and take him out? You can't hide hundreds of kids! It was unrealistic enough that you can't suspend your beliefs to buy into the story. Plus it lacked explanation.
I did enjoy most of the flu apocalypse/year 1 storyline that didn't get enough attention, as well as the airport storylines, and Jeevan's storyline. Those were well done and interesting. But tossing in the traveling symphony and the Prophet nonsense detracted from the show.
It was also very slow. I don't mind slow if it fits, but it didn't for this show. They kept making the story feel like it was building to something but it didn't. There were some short payoffs that didn't get enough screen time but overall it didn't accomplish what I feel it should have.
There were a decent amount of one liners that didn't hit how I think they wanted it to either. "I remember damage", "There was no before", etc. Fell flat, overdone, insignificant to viewers.
Also why did people like Miranda? She was very cold and standoffish. We didn't get a single scene of her being a person anyone would want to be around, yet she was somehow beloved? What made her so likable to the characters? They did not sell that at all. If she is so awesome that a famous actor wants to marry her, his best friend adores her, etc-show us how that is possible when she completely keeps to herself and comes across as arrogant/self-righteous. She was quiet, receded inwards constantly, and just downright cold. Of course her trauma would lead to those feelings but it didn't make sense that anyone would find her so interesting to be around if she was like that constantly without any positive attributes.
Kirsten was an annoying character as well but it made sense. She went thru a traumatic experience when she was young and missed out having good parents raise her, so the hotheaded, control freak, immature, and rash personality she portrayed as an adult was logical, but nonetheless it wasn't enjoyable to watch her adult character. Still I'm glad there were so many female leads.
I really wish we had more of Jeevan and his wife. That was a very interesting story and the characters were great. I loved the doctor who helped train him, and the birth center storyline was a very interesting one. Also I did not see a live birth uncensored scene coming, that was a surprise!
All in all the show was just OK. It had a lot of missed opportunities and wasn't something I'll remember or recommend to people, but I can understand how others would feel differently.
I also didn't care for the Prophet storyline or obsession with the station eleven book Miranda wrote. It didn't make sense, it wasn't explained well enough, and it didn't invest me into those ideas to care about them.
Yes Tyler/the Prophet grew up without guidance after feeling rejected from his family and those at the airport, but his motivations didn't make sense. The storyline of the kids he lured into his cult also didn't add up for me. What was his aim in stealing children? How was there next to no resistance from the hundreds of kids he lured in? He didn't exactly have any strong selling points or compelling arguments that'd lead the kids to run away from home. What do they get out of it?
And you're telling me he managed to kidnap hundreds of kids and not a single adult or parent had been able to find him and take him out? You can't hide hundreds of kids! It was unrealistic enough that you can't suspend your beliefs to buy into the story. Plus it lacked explanation.
I did enjoy most of the flu apocalypse/year 1 storyline that didn't get enough attention, as well as the airport storylines, and Jeevan's storyline. Those were well done and interesting. But tossing in the traveling symphony and the Prophet nonsense detracted from the show.
It was also very slow. I don't mind slow if it fits, but it didn't for this show. They kept making the story feel like it was building to something but it didn't. There were some short payoffs that didn't get enough screen time but overall it didn't accomplish what I feel it should have.
There were a decent amount of one liners that didn't hit how I think they wanted it to either. "I remember damage", "There was no before", etc. Fell flat, overdone, insignificant to viewers.
Also why did people like Miranda? She was very cold and standoffish. We didn't get a single scene of her being a person anyone would want to be around, yet she was somehow beloved? What made her so likable to the characters? They did not sell that at all. If she is so awesome that a famous actor wants to marry her, his best friend adores her, etc-show us how that is possible when she completely keeps to herself and comes across as arrogant/self-righteous. She was quiet, receded inwards constantly, and just downright cold. Of course her trauma would lead to those feelings but it didn't make sense that anyone would find her so interesting to be around if she was like that constantly without any positive attributes.
Kirsten was an annoying character as well but it made sense. She went thru a traumatic experience when she was young and missed out having good parents raise her, so the hotheaded, control freak, immature, and rash personality she portrayed as an adult was logical, but nonetheless it wasn't enjoyable to watch her adult character. Still I'm glad there were so many female leads.
I really wish we had more of Jeevan and his wife. That was a very interesting story and the characters were great. I loved the doctor who helped train him, and the birth center storyline was a very interesting one. Also I did not see a live birth uncensored scene coming, that was a surprise!
All in all the show was just OK. It had a lot of missed opportunities and wasn't something I'll remember or recommend to people, but I can understand how others would feel differently.