I read a lot about the genocide in Rwanda, which is why I was curious about the show. Isn't bad, but it seems to me that the potential has been wasted. The description says it's a thriller, but it looks like the creators have forgotten about it. So in the finale we get a historical series, drama psychology, political fiction, adventure, detective-mystery, romance and melodramas.
They set themselves an ambitious plan to tell viewers about history of Rwanda, genocide, current situation, difficulties in prosecuting criminals and much more. Everything should be connected and at the beginning everything goes great - plot is focuses only on Kate, her mother and her boss, who is family friend. However, when new characters comes, creators decide to focus on them too - on their ambitions, past, plans and intentions. Their role in a plot for a long time is unknown, so when finaly they try to relate them with main thread, the whole story becomes illogical.
Although some of characters were very close to each other, there was no deep interaction between them or emotion in most dialogues. Also, I don't like idea of using animations. I think it doesn't fit to the atmosphere of the show.
Series would be much better with 5 or 6 episodes, instead of 8. After a gripping beginning around fourth episode, action slows down. The plot begins uninteresting, sometimes incomprehensible, too complicated and thriller turns into a bad drama.
I totally don't understand why screenwriters suddenly decided that everyone would be sick. In several episodes each other vomit, has cancer or other illnesses. Viewers hear about someone treatment or medical visit. But these details don't affect the main topic, characters or action at all! I seriously would like to know what discussion about Eunice Clayton's ovaries and fibroid brought to the story?
Meanwhile other threads have been left unexplained - like that one with a soldier who was shot in a hospital. We don't know who shot him, why and what happened with commander.
Not much is known also about Kate's disease. Looks like screenwriters forget that she has it and reminded at the end. At the start, things look serious, but later (despite serious problems, mother's murder), Kate is doing great. No crying, depression, sadness. What happened? A wonderful recovery?
They set themselves an ambitious plan to tell viewers about history of Rwanda, genocide, current situation, difficulties in prosecuting criminals and much more. Everything should be connected and at the beginning everything goes great - plot is focuses only on Kate, her mother and her boss, who is family friend. However, when new characters comes, creators decide to focus on them too - on their ambitions, past, plans and intentions. Their role in a plot for a long time is unknown, so when finaly they try to relate them with main thread, the whole story becomes illogical.
Although some of characters were very close to each other, there was no deep interaction between them or emotion in most dialogues. Also, I don't like idea of using animations. I think it doesn't fit to the atmosphere of the show.
Series would be much better with 5 or 6 episodes, instead of 8. After a gripping beginning around fourth episode, action slows down. The plot begins uninteresting, sometimes incomprehensible, too complicated and thriller turns into a bad drama.
I totally don't understand why screenwriters suddenly decided that everyone would be sick. In several episodes each other vomit, has cancer or other illnesses. Viewers hear about someone treatment or medical visit. But these details don't affect the main topic, characters or action at all! I seriously would like to know what discussion about Eunice Clayton's ovaries and fibroid brought to the story?
Meanwhile other threads have been left unexplained - like that one with a soldier who was shot in a hospital. We don't know who shot him, why and what happened with commander.
Not much is known also about Kate's disease. Looks like screenwriters forget that she has it and reminded at the end. At the start, things look serious, but later (despite serious problems, mother's murder), Kate is doing great. No crying, depression, sadness. What happened? A wonderful recovery?