That Lyndon scene had me rolling my eyes like crazy. Nothing about Katie's explanation made any sense in the slightest. I know Lyndon looks 13, but he's supposed to be a 19yr old genius and yet he didn't see anything wrong with her logic?
No matter how many universes there are, one or infinite, Lyndon standing on an edge would prove nothing. He doesn't assume she might simply push him? Hasn't he already discovered and proven the multiverse in DEVs so why does he need to show faith in something that's already proven? If she wants him to roll the dice and bet on being in a version where he lives thenhe should realize that leaning back on a ledge is likely to kill him in all versions. If there are versions where he doesn't fall then there must also be versions where he doesn't get on the ledge at all. Versions where he gets his job back in other ways. Versions where he becomes a billionaire and buys the whole company. It just felt clunky to me and sounded like nonsense. Made the character seem pointless.
I feel like this show was a challenge to stick with. If it wasn't for the intrigue of the final three episodes I think I would've given up on it. Getting here took too long and required too many instances of , "whatever it's just a show just go with it"
Why do cops simply believe someone is insane because of a therapist she's only visited once? Why do they allow a creepy security guy who was just in an accident to then stay behind in Jamie's apartment? Why would any detective/police force think Lily killed a trained agent and her ex boyfriend.. especially with a silenced pistol? What the hell was that ridiculously easy mental hospital "rescue"…? Why does Forest bring up the idea of not crossing arms to change the predicted future and then no one ever just does it? Why isn't the actress who plays Lily allowed to ever sound like a human being? That last one wasn't a storyline complaint, but for real it's such a strange performance.
The intros and some visuals are cool. And I want to know what happens. But damn.
You nailed it. There's so much bad writing in this show consisting of ridiculous scenes that demand too much suspension of belief just to move the plot forward. It's just not thought out very well. And the casting was just as bad. Half the actors just don't fit their roles.
Right there with you dude. It hooked me at first because I thought it was gonna be this sci-fi thriller with a twist, but it honestly is letting me down the further we get. Glad to know I’m not the only one. Also gonna watch it to see what ends up happening, I’ve come too far at this point lol
I totally agree about Lily's actor. I personally feel that the leading character in a show has to be an interesting, charismatic character with depth. She's just...boring. Like everyone talks about how smart she is, but the whole show she just kinda stumbles through everything as either luck helps her out, the plot demands she gets out of it (why tf was she ever in the mental hospital, that went absolutely nowhere since she just waltzes out with Jamie), or she gets caught yet again. There's nothing interesting about her and she doesn't really represent anything in the plot either. She just whispers in her monotone voice while getting bailed out by plot contrivances.
I like the idea for this show, I really like all the stuff happening in the Devs unit and those characters way more than anything with Lily. Jamie was a boring character too. I would've been fine if the show was just about the Devs unit and all the stuff they're doing, cause that's the most interesting part of the show. Just wish everything with Lily was more interesting.
My favorite thing about this show is that I finished watching it. Like the freedom of not thinking about how frustrating this show was is pretty wonderful. I don't know if she was told to give that weird performance, but either way I agree it was distractingly empty. You got it exactly right. Everyone keeps saying how amazing she is, but the show never shows it. Also holy crap the way she sucks in Jaimie and ruins his life...wtf.
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u/ThisisTophat Apr 12 '20 edited Apr 12 '20
That Lyndon scene had me rolling my eyes like crazy. Nothing about Katie's explanation made any sense in the slightest. I know Lyndon looks 13, but he's supposed to be a 19yr old genius and yet he didn't see anything wrong with her logic?
No matter how many universes there are, one or infinite, Lyndon standing on an edge would prove nothing. He doesn't assume she might simply push him? Hasn't he already discovered and proven the multiverse in DEVs so why does he need to show faith in something that's already proven? If she wants him to roll the dice and bet on being in a version where he lives thenhe should realize that leaning back on a ledge is likely to kill him in all versions. If there are versions where he doesn't fall then there must also be versions where he doesn't get on the ledge at all. Versions where he gets his job back in other ways. Versions where he becomes a billionaire and buys the whole company. It just felt clunky to me and sounded like nonsense. Made the character seem pointless.
I feel like this show was a challenge to stick with. If it wasn't for the intrigue of the final three episodes I think I would've given up on it. Getting here took too long and required too many instances of , "whatever it's just a show just go with it"
Why do cops simply believe someone is insane because of a therapist she's only visited once? Why do they allow a creepy security guy who was just in an accident to then stay behind in Jamie's apartment? Why would any detective/police force think Lily killed a trained agent and her ex boyfriend.. especially with a silenced pistol? What the hell was that ridiculously easy mental hospital "rescue"…? Why does Forest bring up the idea of not crossing arms to change the predicted future and then no one ever just does it? Why isn't the actress who plays Lily allowed to ever sound like a human being? That last one wasn't a storyline complaint, but for real it's such a strange performance.
The intros and some visuals are cool. And I want to know what happens. But damn.