The Luminaries (TV Mini Series) Paradox (2020) User Reviews

Asks too much of the viewer

[hainman · 4/10 · 14 March 2021]

I read the book. I liked it a lot. Yet I manage to be perpetually confused by the show. This episode with scenes upon scenes shot in near ritual darkness does nothing to alleviate the confusion. Even as this specific episode does a lot to advance the plot, the whole thing is just frustrating. As invested as I am in wanting to love it, the show asks more of the viewer than it rightly deserves, and pays off even less.

Confused

[cherithclark · 4/10 · 31 March 2021]

I don't think I understand any of this show. I tried as hard as I could. Every now and again I thought I might have gotten it figured out, but then.... Would have loved to love this show but was impossible.