Loop

Every episode is a piece of art. It evokes different emotions in different people. It is what you take out of it, somehow it mirrorsones iyernal atmosphere. Its scify...yes but it's so much more. So many connections yet so subtle. The music, the production design, the frames and the lencing everything is perfect. The flow, pace , continuity is so consistent that one doesn't realize it's eight different directors. Hats off to the show runner/ producer.

Brings up so many great questions about identity metaphysics, information and metaphysics while also being so touching and emotional. Barely 8 minutes into the show, and I was invested in the characters.

The best of the 'science fiction' bits are in the trailers and promos. If you're in it for the sci fi, don't get your hopes up.

I waited until the end of the series before submitting reviews because episodes should be a part of a whole. This one (Episode 1) was enough to get my attention and keep me going because I naturally expected an arc to develop and the storyline to continue. Um... no.

I started out wanting to care for the girl in the center of this episode. It quickly became clear that I was the only one who felt that way. The writers certainly didn't, nor did the other characters, or even the girl herself. Is this really just a day in the life of these people?

I'm not one of those people who feels every question should be answered, so i'm okay with things left to the imagination. As far as this episode being part of the whole, it certainly was if you consider the overall depressing tone that carries on throughout the series.

This is a village of Stepford families. If the affect got any flatter, no one would have a pulse.

It has a nostalgic feel, like it's set in the 70's or 80's. This does a few things: it appeals to the people who grew up in that time; it adds a mystique for the people who grew up after that time; and it lowers the bar for the science fiction bits one might expect.

But this isn't really a science fiction series. It isn't even a human nature series, because there is very little natural behavior about how any of these people act or react to make then relatable as humans with human issues. It's just people having absurd reactions to absurd situations.

So maybe it should be called Stories from the Absurd instead.

This show is a meditation on the human condition. It requires patience and perhaps a little more life experience than the average television binger. Tales from the Loop is certainly not for everyone. For those who want to relate to characters ripped right from our daily lives but taken from a different perspective, Tales from the Loop will not disappoint. Those looking for the ecstasy of space battles and explosions can watch all the rest of the stuff that Hollywood churns out on the daily.

The fascinating creations by Simon Stålenhag are the artistic fields and foundations of this tv adaptation. This is a wonderful and touching first episode, that perfectly introduces the audience to the surreal and dreamlike tone of the show. Wonderful cast, inspired direction by Mark Romanek and great music by Phillip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan. - Vote: 9