I love Sci-Fi and evolution type dramas. I thought I was going to love this.
The story itself is interesting and it seemed like this was going to be a series I loved. However, it soon deteriorated into a series fixated on gay, lesbian and trans love and sex as well as some straight sex as well as a bunch of orgies involving all main cast members. Now, don't get me wrong, I strongly support LGBTQ rights in every way. I also have no problem saying that I love sex and enjoy porn too.
BUT BUT BUT, the initial story gets lost and subsumed by a director or writers obsessed with shoving sex scenes down our throats.
In the first 3 episodes of season 1, over 80% of the content was about the relationships and very little plot. The writers really seem just to want to explore many of the issues surrounding coming out as gay, the pain and prejudices involved in growing up as a trans woman as well as portraying everyone as having some sort of fantasy about orgy fests.
There is way too much focus on exploration of a persons sexuality or orientation and not enough plot. In fact, the plot is actually secondary to the focus on sexuality. The director and/or writers are just obsessed with this. Very disappointed that there is so little plot. I dont know if the plot was so thin that they added the LGBTQ issues and sex in to fluff it up and fill the time slot with something they thought would grab the headlines or perhaps they just got side tracked by the very real issues involved. Either way, the whole story or basis of the series pretty much gets lost in the mix. Very, very disappointing.
As a side note, the cast in general is really good. Miguel angel Silvestre - Lito is a particularly hot guy (as a straight guy, I can still appreciate that he is exceptionally handsome). Brian J Smith - Will was great in Stargate which I loved. Jamie Clayton - Nomi is a very attractive trans lady, Bae Doona - Sun - is a fantastic South Korean actor who has starred in some excellent movies and dramas such as Stranger. No idea why she would agree to be in this 2nd rate show. Aml Ameen - season 1 Capheus - was way better than the actor who took his place in season 2. Maybe he left because he felt the same way I do about the series losing its way. Another notable actor in this is Freema Agyeman who I always thought was stunningly beautiful and was in Dr Who and Torchwood.
The story itself is interesting and it seemed like this was going to be a series I loved. However, it soon deteriorated into a series fixated on gay, lesbian and trans love and sex as well as some straight sex as well as a bunch of orgies involving all main cast members. Now, don't get me wrong, I strongly support LGBTQ rights in every way. I also have no problem saying that I love sex and enjoy porn too.
BUT BUT BUT, the initial story gets lost and subsumed by a director or writers obsessed with shoving sex scenes down our throats.
In the first 3 episodes of season 1, over 80% of the content was about the relationships and very little plot. The writers really seem just to want to explore many of the issues surrounding coming out as gay, the pain and prejudices involved in growing up as a trans woman as well as portraying everyone as having some sort of fantasy about orgy fests.
There is way too much focus on exploration of a persons sexuality or orientation and not enough plot. In fact, the plot is actually secondary to the focus on sexuality. The director and/or writers are just obsessed with this. Very disappointed that there is so little plot. I dont know if the plot was so thin that they added the LGBTQ issues and sex in to fluff it up and fill the time slot with something they thought would grab the headlines or perhaps they just got side tracked by the very real issues involved. Either way, the whole story or basis of the series pretty much gets lost in the mix. Very, very disappointing.
As a side note, the cast in general is really good. Miguel angel Silvestre - Lito is a particularly hot guy (as a straight guy, I can still appreciate that he is exceptionally handsome). Brian J Smith - Will was great in Stargate which I loved. Jamie Clayton - Nomi is a very attractive trans lady, Bae Doona - Sun - is a fantastic South Korean actor who has starred in some excellent movies and dramas such as Stranger. No idea why she would agree to be in this 2nd rate show. Aml Ameen - season 1 Capheus - was way better than the actor who took his place in season 2. Maybe he left because he felt the same way I do about the series losing its way. Another notable actor in this is Freema Agyeman who I always thought was stunningly beautiful and was in Dr Who and Torchwood.