Falling Water

This show is not getting much love from the gurus at Metacritic. You don't have to watch too much to see why. It is absolutely bewildering. To say that three people are sharing the same dream, as the first reviewer did, is to put it mildly. It would be more accurate to say that elements of the dreams of each show up in the dreams of the others. Which would be tough enough. BUT . . . .

There is a dream researcher, who may or may not be a mega billionaire. There is a baby, who may or may not have been born. There is a love affair, which may or may not have happened. There is a mass suicide, which apparently DID happen, but with someone on the scene who has no apparent role in the tragedy . . . but there she is. And so on.

But with all, I like this one. There are SO many shows on television these days, you can't watch them all. And too many that are similar - small town bewildered by death/disappearance of child - mystery to be solved by detective with his/her problems of their own; people have mysteriously returned from the dead; a plague has ravaged 99% of the earth - and - my favorite - what I have named the British plot - a great terrorist plot is hatched, hero must unravel, only to discover . . . .it's . . . it's. . . . the GOVERNMENT!!!! This was original 50 years ago, guys. It's a hackneyed cliché now.

So I started the show because of the credibility of the producer, Gale Hurd, and I will stay with it, bewildering or not. It is unique, and that counts for a lot.

So I am watching season 1 am now on episode 5 and to be honest I am no wiser on what is going on than I was 4 episodes ago? I neither understand connections in reality to the main characters or that in dreams and sometimes I am at a loss as to which is dream v reality?

In a previous review sombody compared this show to Sense8 and advised the viewer to watch that instead. Not sure I agree on the comparison however I totally agree that it is a far superior show and addictive sadly cut short of its full potential by the networks non renewing.

Being a masocist I will most likely continue watching this show in the hope that at some stage the story will fall into some coherence at which point I would most probably rewatch it to realise what I missed from the beginning and add things together. Unless it never happens then I will be angry at the wasted time I spent on such trash. At the moment it's heading in that direction sadly.,

Ok I am now on season 2 after prevailing and I have been able to know understand mostly the story which has improved my viewing experience a lot hence I have increased my rating to a 7 if the first season had been more explicit in script/storyline I would have given a 8 so prevail it Defo got better and more enjoyable

OMG how annoying to prevail through 2 seasons and they cancel the show before any answers or conclusions are revealed!! I have just watched the last episode of season 2 left on a pretty large cliffhanger and now I feel robbed would have been better if they had cancelled it after season 1 than allow another season! DAM NETWORKS!

Watched the first 6 episodes now, and i absolutely love it.

It is not the standard kind of series, it is unique in the way that it tells the story. You have to make some effort to follow, especially during the first episode you need to accustom. But that is why I love it: not just another one of the many TV-shows around, it is not straight to the point and all predictable. It is dreamy, mysterious and bewildering. Sometimes you even don't know for sure whether the characters are awake or dreaming.

A must see I think, at least if you are capable of absorbing a different style of TV- making :)

So I've never written a review before so bare with me.

Falling Water's preview was intriguing. Dreams, the sub-conscious mind, connecting on another level along with the required dose of mystery and the hint of coming answers. It looked to have all of the necessary ingredients for a tasty, high intellect sci-fi drama soufflé.

So, my highly intellectual, overly dramatic sci-fi loving mind insisted that I take a bite.

Bittersweet.Or rather "sweetbitter". It swirled around in my head like a slightly old chunk of dark chocolate would on my tongue, but in reverse.

For what little you get from the first episode the idea is very sweet having most of the qualities a TV series of this genre should.

But then you get the bitter.

The writing is harsh to say the least. Cliché, dis-jointed and seemingly lacking much direction. It just didn't flow very well and that took a toll on the episode as a whole.

I'll watch a few more episodes with the hopes that this was noticed by whoever is in charge of the writing and can somehow remedy the cheesiness. Maybe have the writers watch a few old Chris Carter X-Files episodes to get a "taste" of some excellent episode writing.

So, to summarize, you should take a bite of this treat but expect the bitter taste of sub-standard writing along with the sweet aroma that the premise creates.

Bon Appetit. ;)

Season 1 was ethereal, engaging, full of promise. Season 2 was formulaic, commercial garbage. It wasn't aided by changing the production staff, and supporting characters, with a weak story.