Mostly a period piece, and for the first time in any superhero drama we get to see life before the superhero, as well as important events that shaped the people who end up in the superhero's life.
It's sort of a "selective" period piece though, smart phones alongside 70s and 80s cars, idioms and colloquialisms less than 10 years old, and an occasional odd mixture of very adult material with very juvenile matter.
The current success of today's superhero shows arises from spectacularly well-crafted villains - fascinating, credible, and intricately developed. Not every villain here has quite that cachet, but some do, and a real effort has been made with most.
Basically, it ain't perfect, it ain't close to perfect, but it's gripping and it's fun!
It's sort of a "selective" period piece though, smart phones alongside 70s and 80s cars, idioms and colloquialisms less than 10 years old, and an occasional odd mixture of very adult material with very juvenile matter.
The current success of today's superhero shows arises from spectacularly well-crafted villains - fascinating, credible, and intricately developed. Not every villain here has quite that cachet, but some do, and a real effort has been made with most.
Basically, it ain't perfect, it ain't close to perfect, but it's gripping and it's fun!