Review of The Ark

The Ark (2023– )
4/10
There's so much b..b..ba..bad
16 June 2023
I watched all of season 1 because people kept telling me "it gets better", "it gets better." I suppose they were right, because originally my rating was one star and it got itself to a 4 by the end.

There is just so much bad. The acting is horrible and while some might blame that on the writing, I blame it on the actors. Don't get me wrong though, the writing is far worse. The CGI could be better, but it's passable for TV.

Every episode is predictable because there are no original ideas on this show. Well, the ship full of mid 20 somethings that are all at the "top of their fields" yet somehow have the maturity of preteens, is pretty original I guess.

Here's the thing that shows you that not only are the writers terrible, but so is the director(s); almost every main character has a nervous stutter. Sharon the clone, nervous stutter. Alicia, the most annoying character ever, nonstop nervous stutter. Angus, the oblivious plant guy, nervous stutter only second to Alicia. The female Doogie Howser with a drug problem, Dr. Karik, nervous stutter. The future influencer bimbo Cat, nervous stutter. The greatest engineer ever, Ava, nervous stutter. Even Trust, the genius savior of humanity, nervous stutter. I almost wanted to rewatch the entire season to make sure I hadn't missed anyone. Why do the writers think this is believable? How does a director not notice that every scene they're directing has someone stuttering like an idiot? How is this realistic?

I'm a glutton for punishment, so I'll probably check out season 2 to see if they improve anything, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
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