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photon · 12-16-2019, 05:55 PM

After more thought I think my only disappointment is that the series didn't finish like it started.

It started more personal with good characters that felt alive and doing things.

But it ended up as a big comic book spectacle (and a great one), but it felt like Angela was just along for the ride and the rest of the characters' arcs tied into a neat little bow; very different from the messy start.

About 2/3 of the way through I feel like it lost what it had created to move on to tell the end of a different story. At the end much of the great world building they'd setup seemed irrelevant. The actual plot was a cosmic scale power play that was only hinted at right up until it was almost over.

Which is kind of funny because that's similar my #1 criticism with GoT (even moreso the novels than the show), they setup this thing that's coming, then proceed to completely ignore it.

But endings are hard, and with this material it's probably 10 times harder. It was still great and I really enjoyed it, one of the better TV shows I've seen.

I'm still not sure if I actually want a season 2.

12-16-2019, 05:55 PM	#147
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	After more thought I think my only disappointment is that the series didn't finish like it started. It started more personal with good characters that felt alive and doing things. But it ended up as a big comic book spectacle (and a great one), but it felt like Angela was just along for the ride and the rest of the characters' arcs tied into a neat little bow; very different from the messy start. About 2/3 of the way through I feel like it lost what it had created to move on to tell the end of a different story. At the end much of the great world building they'd setup seemed irrelevant. The actual plot was a cosmic scale power play that was only hinted at right up until it was almost over. Which is kind of funny because that's similar my #1 criticism with GoT (even moreso the novels than the show), they setup this thing that's coming, then proceed to completely ignore it. But endings are hard, and with this material it's probably 10 times harder. It was still great and I really enjoyed it, one of the better TV shows I've seen. I'm still not sure if I actually want a season 2. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.