Yes this show is a lot like Lost: a group of people, stranded in an island, with a conspiracy lurking all around them. Flashbcks and Flashforwards are also here. But thankfully there are no supernatural element here, questions do not take whole seasons to be answered and you get to see the bad guys plan unfold.
Pros:
Cons:
Pros:
- The show is not just about the characters or the conspiracy, but about their psychology. Where they come from, why they act the way they act and so on. I find this very interesting
- Direction and plot and the actresses are all good.
- The survivors without acting too smart, they dont act too stupid either. Their interactions are interesting.
- Some things are justified well in the story.
- I like that the bad guys also struggle and we see their point of view and thoughts.
- Not all the girls are models, which adds to the realism. If anything, they have sunburn make up that makes them kind of ugly. They are quite diverse too. You got the christian girl, the athletic, the introvert etc. And it was bound to have a couple of lesbians in there, so it pretty much checks most of the trope boxes.
Cons:
- As it happens often, when a conspiracy gets explained, many things don't add up. They left many things to chance, like, why they left a working phone with the survivors? Or how they pick these girls if the girls or their parents decided to go on their own free will, seemingly without manipulation? Or how is the island a safe place if there is quicksand, sharks and other dangers?
- Too many coincidences or reused themes. Half the girls had someone die in their past, or were involved with an older guy or they come from troubled homes. You need to suspend your disbelief a lot to accept that "it was part of the plan" as all the girls were chosen for this.
- Just 5 people pulling this conspiracy off, is a stretch. Let alone having a whole island full of cameras.
- The bad guys end game feels shallow. One experiment doesnt prove anything and even if it did, it doesnt mean that all humanity will change its course. It's a biased experiment, and it doesn't really display the female potential in the creation of a matriarch world since they struggle and men are missing from the picture.