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Raised by Wolves (2020)
Season 2 more dribble
I am slogging my way through season 2, made it 3 episodes. If you didn't like the end of Season 1 - you probably should skip Season 2. It jumps off with mother & father back with their kids, a serpent baby, an atheist collective running the new colony led by an AI being, and Marcus still determined to deliver Sol's message and rebuild his flock. The show continues its religious theme, tension btw android and human rights, and its focus on what constitutes "family" stretching it further to explore raising number 7 the serpent baby. Note number 7 is the offspring of android/necromancer and an extinct indigenous life form, so we can also add indigenous rights to the tale. Not sure where this is going, but it's gotten even more ridiculous.
The Tourist (2022)
A so-so romp in the outback
This series was fun to watch especially since early on the show leads the viewer into rooting for the main characters even though they aren't what they seem. As it unfolds the sweet friendship btw the two leads, amnesia guy and finding herself cop, kept me engaged. Otherwise the story is quite cliche, and it drags on too long with no real surprises and lackluster action. It should of been cut into 4 episodes adding more humor to the characters and script. But I gave it extra stars just for it being Australian and beautiful cinematography.
Dexter: New Blood (2021)
love the reboot
This new setting and focus on simpler life really works for me. He's trying to build a new life until his soon shows up pulling him back to his former self. Only draw back of this season is that his old job as forensic expert really made for better story development and intrigue. This has been replaced by small town dynamics which kind of fall short. Still the new season is good enough to keep me watching and looking forward to new episodes, mostly because Michael C Hall is so good at playing the Dexter character. And the Kurt character is played very true to many of the original Dexter show's nemesis.
The Head (2020)
Kept me guessing...
This is an excellent who-dun-it series much in the old school style of 'And Then There Were None' like an Agatha Christie novel. Murderer on the loose, questioning the motive of each of the players with a little bit of the story unfolding after each death. I loved the multiple twists in plot and it kept me guessing. I appreciated the novel idea to set the story at a science station in Antarctica. Film gave a nod to some famous explorers as well as to another film set in an Antarctic science station that will go unnamed.... Unlike other reviewers I enjoyed the climate change elements in the script, it added a new dimension to the story-telling, but can appreciate why other reviewers thought it was perhaps insulting to scientists or weakly represented. One recommendation, this is not a show to binge watch in one sitting. Take your time with it, enjoy its complexity and excellent acting, there is a lot going on in each episode that you don't want to miss.