Onisciente

I enjoyed the characters, the mystery, the suspense and drama. I look forward to season 2 - because season 1 does not finish the story.

I had some suspicions about what was really going on, and as the season progressed I even guessed some of the motives. But it wasn't completely obvious, and even after I'd guessed some of it I still enjoyed watching the show to see how it would turn out.

I was hoping that Season 1 would be a complete story, but they ended it with a cliff-hanger. So I really hope there is a Season 2 and that the story is completed. I hate to invest so much time and emotion into a story only to have it never completed.

There was a brief time when I was doubtful about the antagonist's end goal - I didn't see that it would accomplish very much. But there were one or two lines that I remember that explain the end goal to my satisfaction. Blackmail is mentioned, but blackmail would only work once and then the whole system would be shut down because it would have obviously failed, and then everybody loses. Blackmail in this scenario is just the threat of 'mutually assured destruction' meant to protect the main goal. Don't try to take me down or I'll burn down everything and destroy us both. The main motivation is money, and there are many more ways of making money than through blackmail.

I get the points they are trying to make but despite sticking actual code on screens, Mr. Robot style (though in this case often where is makes no sense to be there), they pretty much missed the boat on the tech. For instance the drones are smart enough to learn to predict out comes from actions and even monitor your vitals to sense how nervous or angry you are but ignore differing outcomes and are not only totally confused by basic tampering but do not report tampering even when that results in them going offline. Even the most basic security camera systems are better than that. That is like designing a plane to crash instead of land.

In all basically the plot is a cross between Robocop (corporate take over of government) and Person of Interest (rise of the surveillance state) though both of those are closer to reality of where tech actually is going. Even if you are not technical enough to notice those flaws you might make out the other basic plot holes. If you can ignore all that though other wise it is a half decent who-done-it.

Interesting story of how dehumanising decisions allows those who simply 'function' can avoid responsibility. It is a big problem in today's corporate society. This show in the first episode does this without being preachy or assigning blame

Similar in tone to Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - the action is divided between a controlled social system that delegates law and order inside the city to a central computer, and an unmonitored outside zone. The design of the city settings is minimalist Stepford-wife suburban and rather stylised (it reminded me a little of the Good Place - a colourful and safe, yet socially stifling and souless utopia). The outside scenes are more redolent of contemporary Brazilian backstreets (or how those are depicted in other Brazilian movies I've seen). I enjoyed the contrast - which is very clear. As another reviewer said, it's essentially a Brazilian Black Mirror. But it has its own flavour and Carla Salle is rather compelling in the central role.

I was a little sceptic about this one. But turned out to be a nice surprise. Interesting plot and decent acting. Waiting on a second season to see how this will develop.