snicewanger Review of Manifest

Manifest (2018–2023)

Airplane Passengers Punch Inadvertently Through the Time Barrier and Create Chaos

[7/10 · 25 September 2018]

Much more of a CSI than a SciFi. I have seen most of the story lines before as far back as the Twilight Zone and One Step Beyond with XFiles and Lost thrown in. The cast is solid and the story possibilities are intriguing. For the passengers a 3 hour flight with a few frightening minutes of unexplained turbulence has left them displaced in time. For the friends and family they have rejoined, 5 and 1/2 years have elapsed and thinking their loved ones dead most have moved on with their lives. There is also a 5 and a 1/2 year age gap to contend with. The government sees the people as a possible threats. The scientific community sees them as lab specimens to be intricately studied and tested The story lines are almost endless. Lets hope the plot doesn't bog down on person or situation. As I said this series has possibilities. Lets hope it lives up to them!