First season I did not have great hopes for the series - I watched more at the initiative of my wife. The fact that it was positioned as a drama, alarmed. But in general, the topic is quite interesting and painful - prison and its destructive effects on individuals. Immediately recall two adaptations of Stephen King, which have become classics of cinema. And then there are the unclear circumstances of the case, because of which the hero was on death row - the intrigue should be strong.
However, as I feared, the detective line is almost untraceable. The emphasis is on adapting to society a person who was last outdoors as a teenager. The main character does not know how to behave, what to expect from others, even in everyday life he is surrounded by unknown things and phenomena.
The first season, which I have mastered so far, is all about how the hero reacts to the people around him, trying to find his place in the world. As a man who has already resigned himself to near death and said goodbye to his will, he returns to the society of free men. It’s interesting to watch, but mostly boring. As if the writers deliberately did not introduce some intricate intrigues, love triangles and other plot nonsense that keeps the mass viewer at the screen. It was a good start, but in the end it was kind of bland. Characters just live on the screen, talk, do their usual business, have ordinary conversations. And I would not say that all this is so natural and devoid of theatricality – some scenes look very “arthouse”, the characters are a lot “weird”, but somehow not spectacular.
Anyway, it's an amateur show. It is good to shoot a full-length film on this topic - for an hour and a half or two, the viewer will not get tired of following the psychological nuances in ordinary scenery. For the series, I would still like some intrigue, a more dynamic plot, a thriller, a detective. Otherwise, you get a good sleeping pill.
Bottom line: TV series usually blow up the elephant, dramatizing ordinary everyday stories. Here, on the contrary, a wild story about a man who spent all his youth on death row, is filed extremely ordinary. For lovers of psychological drama. Maybe someday I will return to it, but for now I will limit myself to the first season – not my movie at all.
6 out of 10
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