Good start did not carry through to the end
The underlying premise offered a promising amount of opportunities to show the dark mechanics (power, greed, hatred, envy,...), but also the brighter moments (community, joy, confidence,...) of a society.
Unfortunately, the execution is not very nuanced. There are many approaches that are not thought to their logical conclusion - and in the end usually slide into blunt violence as an end in itself. It must have been somewhere in the middle of the series where the plot slowly started to crumble due to inconsistent behavior and weird spins.
The concept of time as a currency has minor shortcomings that could be overlooked if it were otherwise a well-rounded story.
Unfortunately, the execution is not very nuanced. There are many approaches that are not thought to their logical conclusion - and in the end usually slide into blunt violence as an end in itself. It must have been somewhere in the middle of the series where the plot slowly started to crumble due to inconsistent behavior and weird spins.
The concept of time as a currency has minor shortcomings that could be overlooked if it were otherwise a well-rounded story.
- joern-de-jong
- Aug 19, 2024