Goodbye Earth (2024)
5/10
The stars are for Yoo Ah In
7 May 2024
Warning: Spoilers
As if there's anything to spoil. My word, what was Netflix thinking? This show is a chaotic mess. Slow as going uphill on skates. No continuity, weird dialog, and what the heck is the point of the plot? The earth is going cataclysmic in less than a year; the 'heroin' is out to save children that have been abducted, while her three students roam about day and night unsupervised? A military with no power, ammunition, food or even a base? Ultra weird agents that just show up and take over whenever they want? No police, anywhere. Now epi 9 introduces yet another group: European Mercenaries!! Lol, I just realized that I'M the crazy one for still watching this train wreck.

Her weird treatment of her fiance is out of joint. There's 150 days left on the planet, and she's constantly lying to him about what she is doing and what's going on. Yoo Ah In is the only reason I've kept watching. Although he has very little dialog, his presence is intriguing and I love his ability to emote. I'm hanging in just to see what the red light shining from inside his body is. (Update: just finished the series, and NOT one reference or explanation for the red light). Why show it if they're not going to explain it? So disappointed.

An asteroid that size hitting the planet will kill the whole planet, so where do these weirdos trying to escape think they're going? It's just plain silly. Fast forward, there's mention of two of the children being able to be adopted internationally, but only those two; the other kids were not "qualified". Huh? So much for save the children. But, before we see the two sent off, here comes a scene where ALL the kids featured in the series are lifting off in a Teddy Bear shaped helium balloon, along with other kids in dozens more balloons... ...take that in for a second... A balloon that is going to deliver them to a "safety zone" thousands of miles away? With what navigation? There's so many things wrong with the writing, editing, character development, continuity, plot, you name it, it's a mess. This drama has made me question what planet I'm on.
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