The parts I liked-
1. Atmospheric cinematography
2. Portrayal of teenage emotions
3. Lgbtq+ representation
The parts I didn't like- 1. Lack of a strong conclusion for the story 2. Lack of accountability for actions
This show felt like watching different memories of a group of people living in the same environment - a military base. I've never been on military-based colonies but I do know about corporate employment-based colonies. And the way these teenagers are never held accountable for their actions is bonkers. The main character is hurtful to his mother, the group 2x go to a luxury house and break it apart. I listened to Luca's vision for the house. That house was supposed to be Eden's garden where those teenagers are fully themselves without any filters. I adored the representation of emotions. The confusion regarding one's sexuality and preferences, inner dialogues of a teenager during social interactions with family and friends.
But when these kinds of heavy topics are discussed, the creators have to understand that being realistic is very important. Those teenagers in the name of exploring their sadness and emotions were putting their lives and the lives of their parents into grave danger and they faced no repercussions for it.
I had this theory that the main character was suffering with may be undiagnosed autism or something similar, but no explanation was given. Series touched on many topics like The other black family was showcased as Republican supporters (which was a very interesting choice, especially around US-elections), the story of a religious mother with homosexuality, the story of estrangement of a father-step son, exploring Islam, all of this has so much potential. But none of the concepts were not explained further. I've very conflicted thoughts.
The parts I didn't like- 1. Lack of a strong conclusion for the story 2. Lack of accountability for actions
This show felt like watching different memories of a group of people living in the same environment - a military base. I've never been on military-based colonies but I do know about corporate employment-based colonies. And the way these teenagers are never held accountable for their actions is bonkers. The main character is hurtful to his mother, the group 2x go to a luxury house and break it apart. I listened to Luca's vision for the house. That house was supposed to be Eden's garden where those teenagers are fully themselves without any filters. I adored the representation of emotions. The confusion regarding one's sexuality and preferences, inner dialogues of a teenager during social interactions with family and friends.
But when these kinds of heavy topics are discussed, the creators have to understand that being realistic is very important. Those teenagers in the name of exploring their sadness and emotions were putting their lives and the lives of their parents into grave danger and they faced no repercussions for it.
I had this theory that the main character was suffering with may be undiagnosed autism or something similar, but no explanation was given. Series touched on many topics like The other black family was showcased as Republican supporters (which was a very interesting choice, especially around US-elections), the story of a religious mother with homosexuality, the story of estrangement of a father-step son, exploring Islam, all of this has so much potential. But none of the concepts were not explained further. I've very conflicted thoughts.