This series was very much like "Under the Dome" (which aired earlier, and was considerably more stupid. Alien eggs and Butterflies...).
The most confusing thing is the name. What does "Between" have to do with anything?
Other than that, the acting was decent, directing okay, script a bit cliche but held all the way through. The characters were interesting and diverse.
The biggest problem was "nothing new here". Re-done, re-hashed, and some of it unbelievable.
There were numerous logic flaws in the writing. Why didn't the government regularly airlift supplies into the town? Exactly when do gas masks and hazmats work and not work? (Randomly, it seems.) But most of all, the basic premise of people dying off the VERY DAY they turn 22? Sorry Hollywood, but there is nothing biological that magically changes the very day one turns 22 years old. Age is counted from the day of birth... which could be right on time, premature or late. Further, people have different biological clocks. Some live fewer years, some live to a ripe old age. There was no logical explanation of age 22 being the trigger. There are other biological markers that might have made more sense for triggering the virus. Or simply make it a random death factor like real viruses: some people it kills, some it doesn't... but it has about a 50% morbidity rate. The 22 years old thing was illogical. Someone should have caught that right off. (And for the record, that female prison guard wasn't under 22. Give us a break.)
So the consistency was off, and of course the drama over-played. But it wasn't totally unbelievable, as we well know what people can become when authority is totally removed. That part was the most believable of all. We saw here a regular battle between good, neutral, bad and evil. Pretty fed up though, with yet another "government conspiracy" plot. Not that I don't think there aren't government conspiracies... but come up with something new people.
So 6 stars for being an entertaining watch, which is all I hoped for. I was disappointed there wasn't a third season, but maybe the caliber of this series didn't warrant a third season. By the time it ended the government conspiracy bit had been overplayed and overcooked. I don't see where they could have gone much beyond this.
The most confusing thing is the name. What does "Between" have to do with anything?
Other than that, the acting was decent, directing okay, script a bit cliche but held all the way through. The characters were interesting and diverse.
The biggest problem was "nothing new here". Re-done, re-hashed, and some of it unbelievable.
There were numerous logic flaws in the writing. Why didn't the government regularly airlift supplies into the town? Exactly when do gas masks and hazmats work and not work? (Randomly, it seems.) But most of all, the basic premise of people dying off the VERY DAY they turn 22? Sorry Hollywood, but there is nothing biological that magically changes the very day one turns 22 years old. Age is counted from the day of birth... which could be right on time, premature or late. Further, people have different biological clocks. Some live fewer years, some live to a ripe old age. There was no logical explanation of age 22 being the trigger. There are other biological markers that might have made more sense for triggering the virus. Or simply make it a random death factor like real viruses: some people it kills, some it doesn't... but it has about a 50% morbidity rate. The 22 years old thing was illogical. Someone should have caught that right off. (And for the record, that female prison guard wasn't under 22. Give us a break.)
So the consistency was off, and of course the drama over-played. But it wasn't totally unbelievable, as we well know what people can become when authority is totally removed. That part was the most believable of all. We saw here a regular battle between good, neutral, bad and evil. Pretty fed up though, with yet another "government conspiracy" plot. Not that I don't think there aren't government conspiracies... but come up with something new people.
So 6 stars for being an entertaining watch, which is all I hoped for. I was disappointed there wasn't a third season, but maybe the caliber of this series didn't warrant a third season. By the time it ended the government conspiracy bit had been overplayed and overcooked. I don't see where they could have gone much beyond this.