It's horrible. It has potential, but its like the director is trying for the first time, and failing. why swim naked. why go back for her phone. why does everyone act like complete retards. I just wanted the show to end. I think my 6 year old son could write a better show. i hope the writers and director get their *beep* together, because this could be very good.
Carter sucks as writer, his own written episodes back in X-Files weren't the strongest. Surprisingly its his team that did the best writing with the likes of Vince Gilligan, James Wong, Glen Morgan etc.
shareTerrible pilot, I lost my *beep* at "my phone!" Bitch what are you gonna do with it, the battery's already dead!
shareWhy does she want to go back for the others, why does D. shrug her off - says that it's every man for himself - and then comes back, afterwards. Those are all things that require having a brain, to think about. You gotta work on that. ;)
shareHey, great news- CC is making The X-Files again and we can all pretend like The After never happened.
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I was actually personally quite happily surprised by this thing being quite enjoyable—after being so recently horribly disappointed by the abysmal "Helix". :p
Even though I agree with most of the minor to moderate annoyances mentioned above.
I agree. The writing was pretty terrible in this episode. There were several very unbelievable reactions characters would have to situations. They are trying way too hard to be something like Lost. The part about the birthdays made me roll my eyes so hard. I know they are going to keep throwing in stupid crap like that throughout the first season; most of which won't ever be explained.
All in all, this was a pretty terrible introduction to a show. They just want to make you so confused that you come back hoping to get answers. I hope they don't get too carried away with adding more and more loose ends to the plot. For Amazons first show, I think they need to keep it simple and have one good season with a great story. Not a show that will take you 5 seasons to get any damn answers.
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Come on it's not that bad. Now the writing on Revolution, that is bad. This could have been worse.
shareWhy not swim naked in a gorgeous pool situated in grounds of a private Beverley Hills mansion? It's summer in liberal Southern California the series was not shot in ultra-Puritanical Saudi Arabia. Besides it beats swimming fully clothed and most of the time one sees only the woman's head (unfortunately as the actress has a great body). It seems to me that Gigi had a perfectly valid reason for going back to the hotel for her phone before its battery went dead. She wanted to be in touch with her husband and child in another city.
shareThe OP is not talking about that, he is talking about when generic Hispanic thug #1, 2, and 3 are chasing them out of the house and shooting at them, she gets away and then immediately says "oh no, my phone (which is out of power) I have to go back for it."
shareI thought it was terrible. I too question the swimming naked, not through any moral objection (I actually thought it was the only decent part of the pilot!)but from the perspective of plot; these people go from being terrified, running for their lives to acting like its just any other day in a matter of minutes. There,s very little questioning about what's happening, they just seem to accept it. Not a show I'll be watching again.
shareThe naked swimming thing was clearly used as a tool for two characters, the blonde call girl (to show she is somewhat into money and luxury, and as a vehicle to portray the irishmans randy side at seeing attractive women and only offering to help because he wants something in return.
However saying that, the show was written pretty poorly and therefore i can't remember their names, nor can i even be bothered checking them on here...
Some shows do have a poor start and go on to become popular, whether this does i don't know... i mean personally i really loved Terra Nova and Primeval: New World and look how long they lasted, so what do i know!
They probably saw the dumb latina cop on Under the Dome and thought, gee we really need one of those!
shareI found all of it inexcusably clunky.
-the ridiculous speed at which they went from discomfort to panic in the lift.
Considering climbing out after 20 seconds? Really?
- the hurried shooting of convict nr.1.
- how did convict nr. 2 get that car jack under the door?
- the way the protagonist slides her suitcases full of food against the garage door.
‘Believe me…if you knew what’s out there, you’d want to stay here’…really?
- why are all those generic looking masses clogging up the streets, walking around like headless chickens?
- why is the cop hanging on the back of the ambulance? There’s plenty of room inside.
- The scooter coming out of nowhere. The totally unwarranted public’s reaction.
- That cheesy ‘alea iacta est’-line…as if the devil only took one year of Latin.
Not to mention the cussing, the cheap nudity, the old woman’s make-up, the sleek, unpersonal look of the sets, the acting, the play-acting, the faces from central casting,…
Oy Vey
‘Lost’ had mystery. This was just absurd.