The King Is Dead

Sci-Fi is about ideas, technology and action - stuff that is thought provoking. This show so far is 90% about dysfunctional relationships. This is like a techie chick flick. Totally slow paced and booooooring. Please speed it up a bit.

I gave it another shot. 6 minutes of watchable entertainment out of 56 minute program. Excepting the Japanese portion, the other people have no useful content. Focusing on irrelevant and unimportant events for no discernible reason. What happened to Sam Neill and his part? Sigh.

The problem with most TV series is they try and hook viewers early so they don't lose their viewership because most people don't have the patience for an exciting buildup in a TV series. Unfortunately we live in a society that wants everything NOW.

And then this refreshing series comes along, which has a storyline for 4 characters as their lives are turned upside down but strange events. We don't know what's actually happening as we wait for the invasion, which is ultimately coming. Often shows that reveal all in the beginning become so mundane and completely unexciting.

Well done to the show runners for going against the grain and not introducing the actual invasion and excitement too early. I'm enjoying getting to know the characters and I'm looking forward to the next episode each week. That's rare for me to be eager for a new episode.....not too many shows have that affect on me.

The jury is still out but so far so good.

I can't help but feel that many of the reviews here are slightly prejudiced, in no disrespect btw. I completely get the argument that it's slow - yes, I agree. Sometimes, at points and at times it's lethargic. The characters (some of them) are weak, and the attempts to make the audience reconcile and actually like some of them are often futile. But I also feel like some characters have been worked excellently.

Yes, there are multiple random story arcs with limited resonance but that's a refreshing take on TV. Yes, there's very little "Invasion" happening for a series named "Invasion", but overall I feel like so far it's building its way up. Little by little we are introduced more backstory, which allows for such powerful scenes (the ending in this episode and some other scenes in previous episodes).

It's slow, but for a reason.

There a billion hours of tv out there to watch, this is going nowhere and by the review ratings it's obvious it won't get another season. And we all at this pace aliens won't show up until season 4.

This feels more like a troll on the viewers than an actual tv show.