[6.6/10] The late 90s/early 00s and those halcyon days when storm chasers were definitely having a moment. Suffice it to say, “Eye of the Storm” does not take real advantage of that moment, though it does deliver what feels like a backdoor pilot for a pair of sibling storm chasers.
That wouldn’t be so bad, but both of the brothers here are pretty boring, and stock characters to boot. The older brother is the hotdog flyboy who takes all the credit for the pair’s success, while the younger brother is the brains of the operation who resents his big bro for hogging the spotlight. The two have a storm chasing and erasing setup and naturally become entangled with Zeta and Ro.
There’s a decent story here, with Zeta helping perfect the storm-settling devices, the younger brother being at physical risk where the rest need to work together to save him, and the older brother learning to appreciate and credit his younger sibling. But it’s all pretty paint by numbers. The show doesn’t wring as much visual coolness from putting robot and futuristic technology near a tornado as you might think, and the whole thing goes pretty much how you’d expect.
Overall, there’s nothing glaringly wrong with this episode, but there’s nothing particularly noteworthy or engrossing about it either.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2020-08-04T00:24:01Z
[6.6/10] The late 90s/early 00s and those halcyon days when storm chasers were definitely having a moment. Suffice it to say, “Eye of the Storm” does not take real advantage of that moment, though it does deliver what feels like a backdoor pilot for a pair of sibling storm chasers.
That wouldn’t be so bad, but both of the brothers here are pretty boring, and stock characters to boot. The older brother is the hotdog flyboy who takes all the credit for the pair’s success, while the younger brother is the brains of the operation who resents his big bro for hogging the spotlight. The two have a storm chasing and erasing setup and naturally become entangled with Zeta and Ro.
There’s a decent story here, with Zeta helping perfect the storm-settling devices, the younger brother being at physical risk where the rest need to work together to save him, and the older brother learning to appreciate and credit his younger sibling. But it’s all pretty paint by numbers. The show doesn’t wring as much visual coolness from putting robot and futuristic technology near a tornado as you might think, and the whole thing goes pretty much how you’d expect.
Overall, there’s nothing glaringly wrong with this episode, but there’s nothing particularly noteworthy or engrossing about it either.