This show is by no means a 10, 9 or 8 rating. Only the premise is worthy of that rating, the execution and writing in this show are nowhere near that high.
The first episode is so slow. I almost turned it off half way but it picked up. However, that's not the major issue I have. The writers for this series just aren't very good. Dana is given nothing that makes her interesting or gives you the impression she's even into Kevin. There's so many scenes where she's not saying anything and when she does it's just a couple of words that could be described as millennialish, glib and insouciant.
The first time Dana and Kevin go back in time together, Dana acts totally calm like this is just a game as if she wasn't just attacked last time she went back. Then, instead of sticking together in this strange and what should be frightening situation, she sends Kevin to go with some kid while she stays with an injured boy. I mean I guess Kevin doesn't have far to go but I think in the era of slavery that she'd make sure Kevin with with her at all times for her own safety. It all just seemed so out of line in the face of such danger and uncertainty.
I was really looking forward to watching this series, but Dana needs a personality. She needs writers who understand character development. She's so one-dimensional that I just don't really care what she does. If there were better writers who could bring her character to life, and really consider what it would be like for a person in 2016 to go back to the 1800s, then I'd continue on but for now I'm done.
The first episode is so slow. I almost turned it off half way but it picked up. However, that's not the major issue I have. The writers for this series just aren't very good. Dana is given nothing that makes her interesting or gives you the impression she's even into Kevin. There's so many scenes where she's not saying anything and when she does it's just a couple of words that could be described as millennialish, glib and insouciant.
The first time Dana and Kevin go back in time together, Dana acts totally calm like this is just a game as if she wasn't just attacked last time she went back. Then, instead of sticking together in this strange and what should be frightening situation, she sends Kevin to go with some kid while she stays with an injured boy. I mean I guess Kevin doesn't have far to go but I think in the era of slavery that she'd make sure Kevin with with her at all times for her own safety. It all just seemed so out of line in the face of such danger and uncertainty.
I was really looking forward to watching this series, but Dana needs a personality. She needs writers who understand character development. She's so one-dimensional that I just don't really care what she does. If there were better writers who could bring her character to life, and really consider what it would be like for a person in 2016 to go back to the 1800s, then I'd continue on but for now I'm done.