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This show is extraordinary in every way. The imaginations on the creators! They've made a work of art, from the brilliant writing full of empathetic multidimensional characters, and the beautiful illustration/animation to the sweeping dreamscape sound design. It's both a sci fi adventure oozing with conflict, mystery and emotion and a natural history documentary on a world that does not exist (as far as we know). It has moments of profound beauty too. I'm only on episode 7 but that scene in the tangled forest! I won't spoil it. And as a popcorn thriller it's got that too. Never a dull moment. Expertly paced. And unpredictable! The ONLY thing that chucks me out of the story momentarily is the fact that no way could the character have worked out how to take advantage of this alien natural world so well after 2 months. But forget that! Go with it. It deserves serious recognition. Hope you like it too.

Thought I'd try a new throw of review. Am halfway through and really enjoying it. Definitely elements of Old Boy and Victoria here, given the fighting and fk up missing his daughter's birthday premise, and real time unfolding of the story, albeit not one unbroken shot. But the lead guy is fantastic, he's really struggling here, physically and emotionally, and with ever increasing conflict his day is spinning out of control. And it's funny at times, without becoming facile or silly. And the journey through Berlin is accurate, he's just passing my flat now😾Will continue review when finished... It's great! The writers took SAVE THE CAT literally but in a very good way. They avoided most cliches and wrote something really quite lovely, and super entertaining, and you will not stop grimacing at the climax fight sequence, some lovely Korean cinema esque violence. But at its heart, and it has a big one, is the story of one man's mission to do the right thing for a change. And to put the confession scene in the mouth of the father was also clever. I loved this film and to redress one stupid 1 out of 10 review that seems based on racism I'm giving it 10. Bravo.

However that's all I need to be thoroughly assured that this show is going to be awful.... As a person in a boiler suit and Russian gas mask drags what must be a dead body in a bag across a lawn or something. Unless there is a major gas issue out there that is the lamest and laziest scary psychopath outfit going. Cut to inside the mask and the heavy breathing for a second. Obviously. By the way the music is an awful nondescript blues tune that repeats 'i did a bad bad thing'. Uff. Then the worst bit. The psycho lays down the body and starts dancing. OF COURSE HE DOES! Please no! So cliche and so badly done! THEN. He opens up the bag the body is in and stabs it and blood sprays out all over him (or her). Of course it would not spray if it was a dead body. But I wouldn't be at all surprised if they just messed that up. It looks dreadful. Do better. But then again I only watched the intro!