In S1 at least, the timeshiftimg gimmick--we get to see little snips of a single calendar day in three consecutive years, played back on shuffle--makes this intense, involving series even more so. Having to keep track of the lighting cues and whether Jeanette's still got her braces and Kate's still bleaching her hair really does concentrate the mind until normal narrative conventions are restored, in time for the big reveal in episode 8.
This well cast, tightly plotted series is recommended even to those, like us, who've long since aged out of the YA demo. Sorry we can't say the same for S2, which has a promising setup--wholesome HS STEM major morphs into punky black-hat hacker, glamorous exchange student maybe not all she appears to be?--but goes off the rails pretty quickly. Maybe we'll give it another chance one day..
This well cast, tightly plotted series is recommended even to those, like us, who've long since aged out of the YA demo. Sorry we can't say the same for S2, which has a promising setup--wholesome HS STEM major morphs into punky black-hat hacker, glamorous exchange student maybe not all she appears to be?--but goes off the rails pretty quickly. Maybe we'll give it another chance one day..