On the whole, the second season of Invasion is an improvement over the first. It's more action filled and things are finally starting to happen, although still at a snail pace.
I would have to agree with that, although it's still a shockingly bad show. At least we weren't subjected to horrible crying girl every episode. A bad child actor can totally
ruin a show.
Aside from the cringe writing, the main problem with the series is orchestrating and bringing so many unlikable characters into a single space.
I think writing is the main problem. I love sci-fi and I'm always willing to suspend my disbelief to a point, but good sci-fi creates a believable framework in which it operates. Invasion just throws trope after trope at the wall and doesn't care if anything connects.
It's completely unbelievable that the entire world has a unity government after 4 months. The Movement makes no sense. What are they even doing and why? Are we really supposed to buy that an organized militia has formed in four months? I mean, maybe...but it's completely
insane to think that a complex research facility has been built in the Amazon in that amount of time...and that they've somehow captured an entity that scrambles one's brain...but somehow a flimsy space suit protects our doe-eyed heroine. Lol. It's a joke.
The fact that they are so unlikable makes them a bit relatable, but I wish there was at least one character I can sympathize with. So far, the only character I care about is Monty, a former-bully kid from UK. But he isn't given enough to do. The performance as a whole is excellent though, especially the kids.
I agree with you about Monty. He's a good actor and he's making the most of this horrible show. Penny is great too. I thought she would start to annoy me, but she brings a real warmth to the show and she's quite endearing. Caspar is horrible, though.
Anyway, the whole premise and execution so far are too forced for my taste. But as much as I dislike so many things about the series, I can't help but tune into it week after week. Maybe I am naturally drawn to the genre as a whole, or maybe I like yelling at unlikable people doing stupid things.
Lol. I feel the same! I'm a genre fan and it's just barely watchable. I would not have continued with season 2 if crying girl hadn't disappeared from the show, though.
Did you watch War of the Worlds on Epix? In WoW, the aliens use robotic dog-like killers to purge the human population and multiple storylines around the world converge and overlap. In WoW, certain kids have an unknown connection to the alien invaders and an ability to control the robotic killers.
One of them definitely ripped off the other. Given that War of the Worlds was released first and is a much more thoughtful and well constructed show, my money is on Invasion being the rip off. If you haven't seen War of the Worlds, it's worth subscribing to Epix for a month. It's thoughtful slow-burn sci-fi.
