Monday, November 18, 2019

Lost in Space


Back in September, I discovered that Netflix had remade the classic Sci-Fi series "Lost in Space" and was very intrigued. Typically, I'm not a fan of remakes, but when the source material is pretty weak but had a strong premise, then it's prime material for this sort of thing. The original series was cheesy, but the idea of a family being lost in space is genius.

This series was rather impressive. Visually, it was stunning. The characters were strong. The over arching plot is exciting. And Parker Posey is mesmerizing. The one place it falters is the repetitive nature of each episode putting them in predicaments that need to be solved in one episode. The serial nature of it seems unnecessary in a streaming show and feels more befitting for Network television. However, it didn't stop me from pushing through. It's really the first few episodes that suffer from this, before the bigger plot is revealed. 

While the family dynamic is detailed, it's not formulaic, but somehow it works here. Perhaps it's because the actors are very good at staying in their characters and making somewhat formula characters still feel very real and still make you care for them. And by the end of the season, the show really found itself. The last four or five episodes were great and I'm really excited for Season 2 which is supposed to premiere next month.

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