I almost gave up on the idea of watching the show, due to all the negative reviews here. Luckily, I decided to give it a chance nevertheless.
WOW! If Stranger Things and Black Mirror had a baby, this would be it. The beautiful reminiscence of Swedish rural countryside from the early 90s, squared Volvo cars blended with rusty imaginary machinery, all wrapped in cinematic dusk lighting, truly reflecting the mood of Simon Stålenhag's artworks.
I think some people were expecting epic battles between humans and Stålenhag's dystopian machines. I understand that by looking at his artwork one can imagine such scenes, so these people are surely disappointed and they're now writing negative reviews.
But instead, the storytelling of this show brings us back to a true, classic SciFi narrative, where the plotline is more focused on psychology of various "what if" scenarios, such as the ones we saw in "Black Mirror". The Stålenhag's art direction is still visible, but it's not the central subject of the show.
Every episode can be watched as an individual movie, although the characters are interconnected. If you are a true SciFi fan, just ignore all the negative reviews and watch this show.
WOW! If Stranger Things and Black Mirror had a baby, this would be it. The beautiful reminiscence of Swedish rural countryside from the early 90s, squared Volvo cars blended with rusty imaginary machinery, all wrapped in cinematic dusk lighting, truly reflecting the mood of Simon Stålenhag's artworks.
I think some people were expecting epic battles between humans and Stålenhag's dystopian machines. I understand that by looking at his artwork one can imagine such scenes, so these people are surely disappointed and they're now writing negative reviews.
But instead, the storytelling of this show brings us back to a true, classic SciFi narrative, where the plotline is more focused on psychology of various "what if" scenarios, such as the ones we saw in "Black Mirror". The Stålenhag's art direction is still visible, but it's not the central subject of the show.
Every episode can be watched as an individual movie, although the characters are interconnected. If you are a true SciFi fan, just ignore all the negative reviews and watch this show.