Infected Memory

After episode 3 I though it might develop into something watchable , something that would not insult a person of any intellectual competence and might even entertain .

I'm afraid I was wrong .

It remains to by a cheaply made Scifi themed show fishing for fan cult followers , by providing a most shallow philosophical veneer and a corny religious/spritual framework .

The unbearable acting and character portrayel don't help either , nor does that cheap editing filter hiding the shortcomings of filming and CGI .

As this series progresses, I'm becoming more & more certain that Ridley Scott should've simply adapted the story of the very first episode in to one self contained, feature length movie & left it at that. The rest has been superfluous to requirements & tacked on at best - increasingly showing little justification for any further continuation of the narrative being necessary.

Unbeknownst to us at the time, his debut seemed to have also visibly absorbed the rest of the season's budget & hence, from then on, fellow directors have had to compensate for that indulgence by doing their best with the small amount that's left - both in terms of allocated spending & substance within the following scripts.

The writing, acting, cinematography all blend together masterfully.

There is so much "food" to process in this episode.

One of my favorites episodes. I wonder what's coming next 👀

Amazing series so far!

Having seen Cosmo Jarvis with Niamh Algar in Calm With Horses the other day, it was great to see him have a big scene here with Mother.

It reminded me of Data and his twin being created in STTNG.

The show has been plodding a bit and this, the longest episode yet, probably didn't help.

Perhaps if each show was a tighter 45 minutes then it would keep my attention. Yes, I know back in my day most hour long shows had 53 minutes of film but you can get used to shorter shows.

This is the first unequal episode length series I have watched since the brilliant first 2 series of the Belgian version of Professor T. (the third series was a bit of a let down though!).

Apart from the flashback scene this was pretty average, stretching the story out.

We are only half way through the series, reading other reviews, it looks like things are going to get worse.

Rrtiverton says in their review that there are many British accents yet, apart from Father, I see very few British actors here. Mother is Danish, Sue and Campion Sturges are Irish, Campion is Australian, the female cleric and the bloke with bucket on his head are south African but, admittedly, they have used a British actor's voice artist.

I hope the other reviewers are wrong about future episodes as I am watching the other half of the series tomorrow.

I would hate to be disappointed.

Beautiful set pieces, costumes and well acted. The show is entertaining, but the plot lines leave a lot to be deserved. Each episode seems to raise more questions than they answer.

And British accents!