bergermanuel

The show could be quite enjoyable, as the main plot actually immediately captures your attention and seems to be quite original. Also The setting is pretty appealing. Problem is, the characters soon turn into cliches, the underlying glorification of the military is becoming increasingly unbearable and then there's subtle sexist tendencies in there as well, not to mention the weird transfiguration of historical witch burnings...

Up until episode 6 Sløborn goes strong with convincing character and story build-ups (although there's a few too many different storyarcs), and does especially well with introducing the main issue - a deadly pandemic - quite in quite subtle tones, focusing more on societal reaction and the slowly growing awareness towards the virus, instead of throwing in right into your face. Thing is: everything that was built up before is drawn through the mud during the last two episodes, where the tone of the Series changes radically, nobody in the writers room seems to care about inherent logic anymore, but just throws one wanna-be drastic moment after the other into the plot. It's actually really painful (not in a good way) and even cringey to watch in the end - especially because of the fact that it had so much potential in the beginning.

Episode 1-6: 7-7.5/10 Episode 5: 4/10 Episode 6: 2/10