That's how it felt to me, at least.
But I'm old. A rare high rating too... at least from first glances, not wishing to let trends contaminate my fresh impressions.
I was entertained from the beginning, relieved to see no plodding first hour of setting up primary characters and situations. Felt similar to a good paperback. The few absurdities in character (as in one guy who probably would end up in a makeshift brig sitting on his termination/legal charges) were worth it just to see the results. This character also had a damn good "arc" as they say, along with all the primaries. Most of which turned out to be ... different than expectations or first impressions as they developed.
Boiled down? You know the dozens of things you wade through for entertainment. So when something that makes you go back it's a nice change. Did it's job.
The negatives: 1. Oooh, Scottish. Cool as always but thanks for the closed captions at times.
2. CGI from Looks Durn Good To Me to A Bit Funny.
3. Just one character who doesn't seem too impressed about near-death experiences, still drawing breath in the first place and things damn high on the Wow. You Don't See THAT Every Day list.
4. Huh? Well, maybe that's because I've never been on a drill rig but then again, WTF?
-- Finally, already surprised at a lower rating than expected, I suppose I'll get outta here with a final hey... if you want what I saw as excellent writing and a story to match, go for it. It won't take long to see positive first impressions are consistent. Skip thru you choice of subplot.
But I'm old. A rare high rating too... at least from first glances, not wishing to let trends contaminate my fresh impressions.
I was entertained from the beginning, relieved to see no plodding first hour of setting up primary characters and situations. Felt similar to a good paperback. The few absurdities in character (as in one guy who probably would end up in a makeshift brig sitting on his termination/legal charges) were worth it just to see the results. This character also had a damn good "arc" as they say, along with all the primaries. Most of which turned out to be ... different than expectations or first impressions as they developed.
Boiled down? You know the dozens of things you wade through for entertainment. So when something that makes you go back it's a nice change. Did it's job.
The negatives: 1. Oooh, Scottish. Cool as always but thanks for the closed captions at times.
2. CGI from Looks Durn Good To Me to A Bit Funny.
3. Just one character who doesn't seem too impressed about near-death experiences, still drawing breath in the first place and things damn high on the Wow. You Don't See THAT Every Day list.
4. Huh? Well, maybe that's because I've never been on a drill rig but then again, WTF?
-- Finally, already surprised at a lower rating than expected, I suppose I'll get outta here with a final hey... if you want what I saw as excellent writing and a story to match, go for it. It won't take long to see positive first impressions are consistent. Skip thru you choice of subplot.