The first effect, that you get from the story, is what I think of as the mental shift, the spin, the slipstream of a new Gibson world! William Gibson, this author of these books, is the man who gave us many other worlds, that will flip-ya, flip-ya for real; to quote Finster (movie Usual Suspects). So, keep in mind the difficulty level, as it takes a couple of viewings to really sink in; how bizarre life is fixing to be, in your little head! Gibson, is a hell of a conceptualist. I bet he, would be a great conversationalist as well; pity we don't know each other. So, the story starts with a tiny tease, that your left not having any idea what it means?. Suddenly, shifting to an entirely different place, that looks kind of like some normal place in the Quasi South of the United States but you quickly realize it isn't, not quite! So, you meet this family of pretty decent people: one is a veteran has a lot of Veteran friends in his neighborhood. You, meet evil people who you'll agree, in you know the old big daddy boss type you have watched on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof or at least read it? (This starts becoming the Tennessee Williams Twilight Zone) Maybe you saw HUD? We'll put it the other side for now. The story is convoluted, it is very well played out. The pacing is outstanding! The graphics and other things we've come to expect are excellent; but remember, any show must have a few basic things to be worth a damn!
First: it must be consistent and intellectually backing every one of the primary elements.
Second: the writing must be very good, intelligent, and not talk down to the customer, AKA us.
Third: the acting must be up to par, of high quality. We, expect the actor to be in the moment, and to deliver the lines and the concepts behind the lines, with aplomb.
These three things, and many others, are well developed and well applied here; not to mention delivered with aplomb. The Directors, Writers, Actresses, Actors and others, associated with the making of this and apparently the second episode as well, accomplish their task. So, expect a hard ride, and to be put up wet; because believe me this is going to try your brain and shake your realities, so get in and buckle down boy, cuz what you think is real just got served!
First: it must be consistent and intellectually backing every one of the primary elements.
Second: the writing must be very good, intelligent, and not talk down to the customer, AKA us.
Third: the acting must be up to par, of high quality. We, expect the actor to be in the moment, and to deliver the lines and the concepts behind the lines, with aplomb.
These three things, and many others, are well developed and well applied here; not to mention delivered with aplomb. The Directors, Writers, Actresses, Actors and others, associated with the making of this and apparently the second episode as well, accomplish their task. So, expect a hard ride, and to be put up wet; because believe me this is going to try your brain and shake your realities, so get in and buckle down boy, cuz what you think is real just got served!