This episode works hard at dismantling any sympathy built up for at least three of the main characters, but I guess that was the point. Unfortunately, that also makes for the least interesting flashback story so far. The rising tensions kept it interesting, but it feels like this should have been distributed among other, more interesting episodes, rather than getting a whole hour dedicated to it. I anticipate that this will be one of those 10-hour shows whose story would have been able to be told much better in a 2-3 hour film, and this is the most excessively stretched episode so far. It was a very weak watch.
On the plus side, the episode further confirmed that Troy Winbush's character is probably my favourite on the show. Not despite, but to a large degree because he doesn't say or do much. It's the way he doesn't say and do much that I find brilliant. However, what is this place they're being interviewed in? You'd think that for welcoming back a bunch of teenagers who have been through a harrowing, life-threatening ordeal, they'd find a facility that is slightly less than the most depressing place in the States.
It was also the first episode where the main characters' swearing didn't feel forced and out of place, the way that only out-of-touch scriptwriters trying to write teenage dialogue could manage. Also, the main mystery is getting new aspects and information – although that they're only revealing those at the rate of about half a minute an episode, supports my point that this show is really way too long for its own good.
Review by DanielVIP 4BlockedParent2021-01-27T23:59:37Z
This episode works hard at dismantling any sympathy built up for at least three of the main characters, but I guess that was the point. Unfortunately, that also makes for the least interesting flashback story so far. The rising tensions kept it interesting, but it feels like this should have been distributed among other, more interesting episodes, rather than getting a whole hour dedicated to it. I anticipate that this will be one of those 10-hour shows whose story would have been able to be told much better in a 2-3 hour film, and this is the most excessively stretched episode so far. It was a very weak watch.
On the plus side, the episode further confirmed that Troy Winbush's character is probably my favourite on the show. Not despite, but to a large degree because he doesn't say or do much. It's the way he doesn't say and do much that I find brilliant. However, what is this place they're being interviewed in? You'd think that for welcoming back a bunch of teenagers who have been through a harrowing, life-threatening ordeal, they'd find a facility that is slightly less than the most depressing place in the States.
It was also the first episode where the main characters' swearing didn't feel forced and out of place, the way that only out-of-touch scriptwriters trying to write teenage dialogue could manage. Also, the main mystery is getting new aspects and information – although that they're only revealing those at the rate of about half a minute an episode, supports my point that this show is really way too long for its own good.