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Containment (2016)
Good plot, but lacks disease outbreak knowledge which is the entire premise
I started watching this TV series with high hopes. After all, I just finished a class on epidemiology and major disease outbreaks. For months I studied these topics, and expected the procedures to be used in this show. The writers fell short on the medical front big time.
After reading several reviews I realized not a single person commented on this topic, so I feel the need to reassure people of a few things. In the real world people would not be placed in isolation without medical care to live out their days. Doctors and nurses would be wearing hazmat suits, and taking care of the patients around the clock developing a pattern profile of the disease.
Secondly, and this hurts because I come with a veterinary background, rats are not used to test every virus' cure. The fact that this show sloppily leaves out these key details makes it scarier to viewers, and almost laughable to those knowledgeable on the subject.
The CW makes amazing shows, but it really dropped the ball on this one. If they had correct medical representation it would be a 9/10 for me. The plot is great, but it could be even better.