Clumsy writing in the pilot

heatsink98

I've never read the books this series is based upon. That said, I hope the books were better than the pilot I just watched.

The writing was bad. The acting wasn't great, either, but writing might have a lot to do with that. The show plays out like a more fantasy-centered version of THE SIXTH SENSE, or a take on CONSTANTINE.

The plot moved along, but it skipped important things like how our hero deals with meeting a vampire. I can see how the writers might have wanted to move quickly into other parts of the story, but skipping reactions to big moments makes the story super weak. The pilot contained enough material for far more than one episode, if pacing and intensity were done properly. I wish it had been done that way, not to mention tightened up on dialog and character design.

I'm not sure I'll be watching any more episodes after this one.

score 3/10

heatsink98 29 July 2017

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3767431/