After the books and the quite not so bad movie, it sadly has gotten quiet for the franchise. And now suddenly there is a TV series! I was very excited and the first episode was not totally bad. (Except for the continuing slow mo stuff.)
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sadly someone had the not so great idea to stress the part of the story that was almost entirely left out in the books: what's happening in the camps and around the families of the protagonists! And they came up with the same dung they always throw in. Not knowing what is happening on the other side of the fences is a great feature of the story and adds to the suspense of the situation of the kids (in the books and the movie). Not anymore I guess. It's a sad thing that every TV story/series seems to be in need of the same key elements.
There is no need for a specific enemy figure, especially so early into the story, because the situation, the whole occupation army and the unknown are enough enemies as is.
The same goes for the moral and betrayal nonsense they put in at the parents side. No need to show parents awkwardly deleting pictures of their kids before the interrogation one pic at a time. But maybe that's just me.
This has always been a story of a group of kids in a hostile country takeover. And that's been more than enough to fill a whole stack of books and to entertain many people for a long time.
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With this words in mind I start into the third episode, hoping to find the story going back to the books and the movie and focusing on what makes the original story great, and not trying to put something in for everyone. One can hope I guess.
********* spoiler warning *************
sadly someone had the not so great idea to stress the part of the story that was almost entirely left out in the books: what's happening in the camps and around the families of the protagonists! And they came up with the same dung they always throw in. Not knowing what is happening on the other side of the fences is a great feature of the story and adds to the suspense of the situation of the kids (in the books and the movie). Not anymore I guess. It's a sad thing that every TV story/series seems to be in need of the same key elements.
There is no need for a specific enemy figure, especially so early into the story, because the situation, the whole occupation army and the unknown are enough enemies as is.
The same goes for the moral and betrayal nonsense they put in at the parents side. No need to show parents awkwardly deleting pictures of their kids before the interrogation one pic at a time. But maybe that's just me.
This has always been a story of a group of kids in a hostile country takeover. And that's been more than enough to fill a whole stack of books and to entertain many people for a long time.
******** end spoiler warning ***********
With this words in mind I start into the third episode, hoping to find the story going back to the books and the movie and focusing on what makes the original story great, and not trying to put something in for everyone. One can hope I guess.
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