Episodio #1.6

Did they give everyone Thorazine at the start of filming? The content may be interesting but who would ever know?

This show is a struggle to watch. Example, the seemingly interminable opening this week. Yep, I get the "deep artistic " attempt, but it's pretty to look at but actually just eats up time. It's as bad as the WWII film by Terrance Malik, The Thin Red Line. It also had long, long shots of scenery to no point. And I still detest the acting by the Character Lilly. She's as animated as a stump of wood. Now that quiet reflective thing can be done to great effect...just watch Clint Eastwood in his early westerns. But he managed to convey something without saying much. Lilly conveys nothing to me. This is a show I want to love but damn if it doesn't try to send me away.

I really enjoyed this episode. It shows more of a human side to some of the characters instead of a corporation side

The show wants to be deep and mysterious. In fact it is very shallow and has telegraphed whatever was intended to be intriguing from the very beginning. Also, the material is very thin with a layer of pretentiousness on top. I'm afraid the season is turning into what should've been an OK episode of Black Mirror.

Well six eps in and I guess I am going to stick with this one. It's so silly at times and the main actress is such a block of wood plus the henchman is just not believable in his role as terror inspirer especially his physicality I just don't buy that he would be able to intimidate anyone - Bardem would have done such a better job. That said I like the cause and effect stuff and Offerman is quality throughout. It would have worked so much better as a 90 min feature film and I hope Garland goes back to the big screen after this forage into "quality" TV.