jch_at_amazonuk
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This is a fascinating series hampered by 2 year gaps between season releases.
Having recently sat and watched all episodes over a few days seasons 3 and 4 make a lot more sense and the whole run of seasons is more coherent.
Having said that people are correct season 1 is the best and closest to Michael Chricton's inspiration. Season 2 is very good too but Seasons 3 and 4 struggle to maintain the high standard.
They are still good story telling but particularly in season 4 "Dolores" has little to do, and what she does do is not that interesting. Bernard and Maive have pretty much the same story line in both 3 and 4 so does not really develop them.
Given that most of the characters are destroyed/dead by the end I can't really see what another season could have added except another reboot of all the characters. But who are the guests in the new reboot?
It struck me at the end the entire story is told rather more succinctly in a short novella: Orwell's Animal Farm!
Having recently sat and watched all episodes over a few days seasons 3 and 4 make a lot more sense and the whole run of seasons is more coherent.
Having said that people are correct season 1 is the best and closest to Michael Chricton's inspiration. Season 2 is very good too but Seasons 3 and 4 struggle to maintain the high standard.
They are still good story telling but particularly in season 4 "Dolores" has little to do, and what she does do is not that interesting. Bernard and Maive have pretty much the same story line in both 3 and 4 so does not really develop them.
Given that most of the characters are destroyed/dead by the end I can't really see what another season could have added except another reboot of all the characters. But who are the guests in the new reboot?
It struck me at the end the entire story is told rather more succinctly in a short novella: Orwell's Animal Farm!
I thought Alex leaving was the worst episode until I saw this utter rubbish.
I like Kevin and Kim as actors in other programmes but the utter drippiness of Teddy and the car crash that is Owen cannot be saved by a bad script and good actors.
If two characters ever needed to leave/die/fall in a hole it is these two.
Owen is unbearable to watch at his best ... at first I thought the PTSD story line was interesting and worth telling but by this point it is clear that PTSD is not why Owen is so horrible - he is just a nasty narcissist.
Teddy has almost no redeeming qualities - she is so wet and indecisive. She had a few good moments with Christina but since then I just want to shake her and tell her to get a grip and grow up.
Watching this for the first time long after the original showing and even though I know it won't happen I still wish they would give everyone a break and move to Antartica.
I like Kevin and Kim as actors in other programmes but the utter drippiness of Teddy and the car crash that is Owen cannot be saved by a bad script and good actors.
If two characters ever needed to leave/die/fall in a hole it is these two.
Owen is unbearable to watch at his best ... at first I thought the PTSD story line was interesting and worth telling but by this point it is clear that PTSD is not why Owen is so horrible - he is just a nasty narcissist.
Teddy has almost no redeeming qualities - she is so wet and indecisive. She had a few good moments with Christina but since then I just want to shake her and tell her to get a grip and grow up.
Watching this for the first time long after the original showing and even though I know it won't happen I still wish they would give everyone a break and move to Antartica.