Der Morgen davor und das Leben danach

I bumped into this series by chance and I really didn't know what to expect. It starts slowly as if for many people the tragedy of the plane crash had frozen them in time. But it's just a facade a multilayered one but a facade. A group is formed for the grieves and beneath the surface of every single character, there's an entire world to discover. One one hand a tragedy has ripped people apart and on the other the tragedy has brought together a variety of people that would not have met otherwise. Then we have our miracle boy, the only survival of the plane crash who has to find the strength to carry on with life despite having lost his parents and his hero older brother with whom he was inseparable. Yet, he is not alone: nobody is! This series is a reminder for us all not to take anything for granted because every moment can be your last or someone else's. We get lost in our human drama and suddenly a wake up call happens and we regret not having said or done certain things. We don't know why we are here but every moment counts and every person needs a hug. It's an extremely profound drama which touches a lot of no no buttons. Watch it with an open heart because that's where this series belongs.

After watching the 3st episodes, I can tell you that this show, so far,is pretty good.

I like what they did, without going into too much details to avoid any spoilers, they pretty much wanted us (the viewers) to be interested/focused on the plot. But then, brought really interesting characters and then skillfully shifted the focus of the show to another in a really chirurgical way. Beautifully done.

As i'm sure you've read the synopsis, it starts by you being focused on the whole crash/incident and then will have you focus on the aftermath and especially onto these characters.

And I think they did this transition really well.

I can't put my fingers on what exactly I was expecting going into this show, but it wasn't this, and i've suprinsingly really been enjoying those 3 episodes.

So if you're looking the reviews to decide on whether you should give this show a shot or not, the answer is yes.

And if you don't like it, it's fine.

As Episode 1 of "Dear Edward" (2023 release; 10 episodes of about 50 min each) opens, we are introduced to siblings Jordan and Eddie, roaming New York's Central Park on their bikes. Big changes are in the air: their family is about to move to Los Angeles. In a parallel story line, we are introduced to Congresswoman Washington, whose staff includes her granddaughter Adriana. They are getting ready for a flight to LAX. At this point we are 10 minutes into the opening episode.

Couple of comments: this mini-series is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Ann Napolitano. I have not read the novel so I can't comment how closely this TV adaptation sticks to the book. Equally important, this adaptation is spearheaded by Jason Katims, best known for bringing us the critically acclaimed "Friday Night Football" TV adaptation. I have seen the initial 3 episodes of "Dear Edward", and bottom line is that I am now emotionally invested in the story line in a way that I did not expect. Kudos to young Colin O'Brien, who is masterful in the title role of the 12 yo boy who must deal with being the sole survivor of an airplane crash. Taylor Schilling plays the role Eddie/Edward's aunt, herself struggling with various life-altering doubts. There are LOTS of parallel story lines and characters, so it will take you a while to settle in, or at least it did for me, but I was surprised how it all works so well.

The initial three episodes of "Dear Edward" premiered this weekend on Apple TV. The remaining 7 episodes will be released on a weekly basis on Fridays. If you are in the mood for a heavy duty, emotionally-laden family drama, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.

This has some excellent writing and acting, I mean the actors are really outstanding in this. It's pace is a little slow, but that is really ok because it's a drama and fitting. The only distraction and issue I have personally, and maybe it's just me, is how it is constantly and endlessly drowning in music. The kind of music that is so sappy, so depressing, and it's overpowering in so many scenes where if they took it away we would have so much more power in the moment without feeling like we are being pushed to emote, So that is my only complaint, is the soundtrack. The music producer needs to just pull back about 60%. Again, phenomenal acting. What a great cast.

Everything about it is designed to tug at my heart. The performances are wonderful. But, I find it slow and tedious with implausible moments and scenes. But, worst of all are the constant pop songs for every scene. It just feels like a giant club beating me into CONNECTING & FEELING. Let ME find the moment, don't point a giant emotional song at it like: "Here is the part where you should feel melancholy."

I like Jason Katims, I love Connie Britton but, this is a miss for me. I'm sad because I was looking forward to it and because Katims is talented but I just feel this is so constantly poignant that it dulls you after a while.