Pluribus

We are living in a new world where basic stories need 40-50 hours to tell. Writers are obliged to barely advance plot points so that viewers have enough interest keep their subscriptions, and the streaming services their profits. Long gone are the geniuses like Serling, who could have told 80-100 original stories in the same time. Then we now have Gilligan commenting that the show is so slow because he wants viewers to "savor" it. BS. He wants to push out the show into a 4-5 season series for the cash grab, to maximize the cash return on his small amount of original ideas (and let's face it: this is basically the "Species" premise with some "Twilight Zone" ideas mixed in). At the end of Season 1, I'm bored with every single character. They just ran around in circles for 7.5 hours. To delay plot progression even more they throw in convenient flashbacks when the story starts to develop. If you want to "savor" something, watch a Kubrick movie. Those last 2-3 hours, less than 1/2 the time you'll waste watching season 1, and you get a full story. If I continue on with Season 2, Ill binge watch on at least 2x speed. I don't need to chew my food 1000 times before swallowing.

When I started watching it, the series had a 9.1/10 rating, so I was expecting something extraordinary. Maybe I'm jaded, but it definitely wasn't. Nothing revolutionary, nothing new. Not bad, but not innovative either.

The first episode is promising, but the second is rather boring...

We'll see if the rest lives up to expectations, but it doesn't bode well. At first glance, it looks like a series with only dialogue, differing opinions, more dialogue, and not much else.

To be continued...

The problem is- I do not care about the well being or success of any character in this show.

Their motives and aims are not fascinating.

This makes it hard to follow what could have been an interesting concept.

Carol shouts expletives at everyone for 45 mins each episode, then realizes something to move the plot forward in the last 5 minutes. Rinse and repeat.

Edit: After watching all 9 episodes, I'm still indifferent as to whether our main characters succeed or fail.

Pluribus is a breath of fresh air. At last, a series that isn't recycling the same plot or stretching a remake until it snaps. It actually tries something new (shocking, I know).

The story keeps you alert, the world has its own flavor, and for the first time in a while I find myself curious about what happens next instead of checking how many episodes are left.

A rare thing these days: a show that remembers viewers aren't zombies.

I really don't know what I think of this show. Is it genius or rubbish. Really it is the eye of the beholder and what mood you are in. The initial premise was great . The first 2 episodes fun and intriguing and then what appeared to be a metaphorical brick wall, a show condemned really by its own story limitations. Literally it appears to have no where to go but takes a long time not to get there. At least 3 episodes did nothing . I really mean nothing. The acting is good the filming looks great. The lead has a well fleshed out character but 9 episodes was too much. Its worth watching you could probably jump the middle 3 maybe 4 episodes you wont miss anything.