The direction and atmosphere of this series are both competent, but the plot is full of things that make no sense. We are not told how long it has been since the zombie plague started, or what caused it, or how it is transmitted, and there is no possible consistency between any one answer to these questions and what we see happening. For example, some things suggest that at least several weeks have passed since it started, yet others can only be explained by it starting yesterday. Some people who die turn into zombies without being touched by one, yet others don't become zombies at all after death. Most shops have been looted, yet there is one supermarket that is untouched and fully powered up! One group's car is pursued by thieves in a pick-up wanting to steal their petrol, yet there is lots of fuel lying about in abandoned vehicles and filling stations. A group steals some guns, yet does not appear to steal any ammunition: but their guns work fine anyway, due to being loaded with 'Hollywood magazines' that contain 10,000 rounds! The characters are all murderers, halfwits, or both. I'm not sure why I bothered watching all eight episodes. If there is a Series 2, I will not be watching.
Review of Black Summer
