I found the Imperfects to be a fun show overall. The plot was pretty neat and the show had some moments of great execution. Sometimes funny, sometimes a bit scary and sometimes just good fun. However, (the following may be spoliers?) I thought the motivation or reasoning as to why the genetic treatments were necessary was a bit weak. Perhaps I just missed it but it seemed that the show glossed over what happened to cause AGDS, a fictional genetic disorder, in the human population asides from a brief mention of climate change and the degradation of the human genome. That probably could have been thought out a bit more but it did not slow the show down at all.
What really brought this show down for me were the main characters, especially Juan and Tilda. The show never definitively defines their age but based on context they all seem to be in their early to mid twenties (a few years of college or more). Given that some of their characterizations were quite jarring. I felt Juan was the weakest link, his interactions are often awkward and stilted and beyond that his angst is constantly over the top, especially in the later episodes. Not enjoyable. Tilda's character has a lot more to like but her dialogue is often pointlessly mean, it contributes nothing to the plot nor does it move the story forward, just doesn't really seem any reason for her dialogue to be that way. There are better ways to show that a character is 'hard', she just seems a bit petty and needlessly aggressive at times. Also the conflict between 'being monsters' or not was handled a bit sloppily, personally I do feel the trope of the 'superhero moral dilemma' has been played out a lot in the last decade, so unless it is done very well it feels a bit trite or boring, which in this case I felt it did.
Other than that the effects can be a bit campy at times but they do a decent job with what they have. This was a fun show, and despite the problems I was interested enough in the plot to see it through. This review was written after completing the series.
What really brought this show down for me were the main characters, especially Juan and Tilda. The show never definitively defines their age but based on context they all seem to be in their early to mid twenties (a few years of college or more). Given that some of their characterizations were quite jarring. I felt Juan was the weakest link, his interactions are often awkward and stilted and beyond that his angst is constantly over the top, especially in the later episodes. Not enjoyable. Tilda's character has a lot more to like but her dialogue is often pointlessly mean, it contributes nothing to the plot nor does it move the story forward, just doesn't really seem any reason for her dialogue to be that way. There are better ways to show that a character is 'hard', she just seems a bit petty and needlessly aggressive at times. Also the conflict between 'being monsters' or not was handled a bit sloppily, personally I do feel the trope of the 'superhero moral dilemma' has been played out a lot in the last decade, so unless it is done very well it feels a bit trite or boring, which in this case I felt it did.
Other than that the effects can be a bit campy at times but they do a decent job with what they have. This was a fun show, and despite the problems I was interested enough in the plot to see it through. This review was written after completing the series.