tupolev-2

I persevered, I really did. The premise of the show was intriguing, with similarities to Wayward Pines from ten years ago. Unfortunately most of the characters are annoying and I ended up hoping the monsters would get them. I did have some sympathy for the Boyd and Kenny characters. Some of the acting was terrible and quite over the top. However the most irritating thing was the constant and absolutely unnecessary use of F*ck. All the time! Every episode! I lasted until S2E2 but I just couldn't take it any more. Reading some other reviews I get the impression that the story goes nowhere. Glad I'm not missing anything.

Given the subject matter one would have expected a tense and exciting story. Unfortunately what we are presented with here is dull and tedious. It follows the story of the destruction of the RMS Lusitania from the time of her departure from New York City to her torpedoing off the coast of Ireland several days later and the subsequent Inquiry into the sinking. It is in docudrama format and is narrated in part by John Hannah's character of Prof Ian Holbourn. The acting is rather mediocre, the sets are uninspiring and the outside shots, particularly the sinking, were obviously not shot in the North Atlantic. The scenes on board the German U-Boat are somewhat more convincing. The special effects are sparse but adequate. Kenneth Cranham puts in the best performance as Captain Turner. Very disappointing, I found myself looking at the clock waiting for it to finish.