I haven't written many reviews, but I had to get this off my chest. I've kept away from Danish productions because the ones I've seen have always been gloomy and depressing. But I liked the premise of this series, so I decided to give it a try.
The first episode was actually pretty good, albeit a tad slow, and it kept me interested. By the second episode, I was having doubts. And by the third, I literally wanted to scream in frustration and anger.
The person I hated most was the lead character, Emma. She starts out well as a teenager who is sick of people lying to her, and all she wants is the truth. But by the end of the series, she herself has lied to everyone and badly hurt the people who love her most.
The character I hated the second most was Mads, the budding megalomaniac tyrant in a wheelchair. He's the kind of person who goes to any lengths to ensure people only listen to him, while he attempts to be the only person who knows the truth and how to discover it. For this reason, he turns the other characters against one another and betrays them.
I couldn't identify with any of the other characters, and none of them are in any way likeable, with one huge exception: Marie. She's shy and honest, and really wants to believe Emma loves her. Of course, Marie is also the person Emma hurts the most.
Emotionally and otherwise, the series makes little sense. For instance, why would the super-powered alien help Emma? There's no real reason for it. And if he senses when people lie, why can't he sense her lies? Of course, when he discovers the truth about who Emma really is in the final episode, he turns on her. But how is it possible he didn't kill her? He has super-speed, and Emma was standing only a few feet away from him. She turns and runs, and he should have had her in a split second.
Of course, the end leaves everything open for a second season after the super-powered alien destroys the ship in which Emma was supposed to escape. But if the war on their planet is over and they can all go home again, why is a super-powered alien here who is trying to kill them all? Doesn't really make sense.
I'll keep an eye out for the second season (should they even decide to make one after this bomb) to see if they can in any way redeem themselves from this fiasco. But I could only be tempted to watch it if Marie has a much more dominant role, and Emma can somehow reform herself and become a bit likeable. Like I said, the premise could be interesting (although it's been done before), but what they've created with it leaves me mainly just sad and disappointed.
The first episode was actually pretty good, albeit a tad slow, and it kept me interested. By the second episode, I was having doubts. And by the third, I literally wanted to scream in frustration and anger.
The person I hated most was the lead character, Emma. She starts out well as a teenager who is sick of people lying to her, and all she wants is the truth. But by the end of the series, she herself has lied to everyone and badly hurt the people who love her most.
The character I hated the second most was Mads, the budding megalomaniac tyrant in a wheelchair. He's the kind of person who goes to any lengths to ensure people only listen to him, while he attempts to be the only person who knows the truth and how to discover it. For this reason, he turns the other characters against one another and betrays them.
I couldn't identify with any of the other characters, and none of them are in any way likeable, with one huge exception: Marie. She's shy and honest, and really wants to believe Emma loves her. Of course, Marie is also the person Emma hurts the most.
Emotionally and otherwise, the series makes little sense. For instance, why would the super-powered alien help Emma? There's no real reason for it. And if he senses when people lie, why can't he sense her lies? Of course, when he discovers the truth about who Emma really is in the final episode, he turns on her. But how is it possible he didn't kill her? He has super-speed, and Emma was standing only a few feet away from him. She turns and runs, and he should have had her in a split second.
Of course, the end leaves everything open for a second season after the super-powered alien destroys the ship in which Emma was supposed to escape. But if the war on their planet is over and they can all go home again, why is a super-powered alien here who is trying to kill them all? Doesn't really make sense.
I'll keep an eye out for the second season (should they even decide to make one after this bomb) to see if they can in any way redeem themselves from this fiasco. But I could only be tempted to watch it if Marie has a much more dominant role, and Emma can somehow reform herself and become a bit likeable. Like I said, the premise could be interesting (although it's been done before), but what they've created with it leaves me mainly just sad and disappointed.