HBO’s apocalyptic blockbuster debuts with an explosive, exposition-heavy episode
– the more unexpected issue, the one no-one could have predicted , is that we are now very familiar with pandemics. What can this apocalyptic show possibly tell us about a world-stopping virus that we do not already know about?
But before we get to that, Episode one, “When You’re Lost in the Darkness”, offers a lot of exposition to wade through. Anyway, for Joel’s birthday, Sarah gets his watch fixed , but when she’s at the repair shop, she is booted out. Sirens blare. Something’s up. Later, to celebrate Joel’s birthday, she borrows a DVD from her elderly neighbour and they watch it on the sofa. But as soon as Sarah has drifted off, Joel gets a call from Tommy: he’s in prison. Can Joel bail him out? Tommy is clearly no good, but Joel can’t resist his brother, a quality I am sure will come to bite him in the ass later.
What follows is classic doomsday drama. Car chases, plane crashes, army blockades: stop me if you’ve heard this one before. After an extended chase sequence, which is well-made if not particularly inventive, the three head off by foot. Sarah is shot dead by a soldier – she was never going to make it through this opener alive, I’m afraid – and the screen goes black.Then, we are in 2023 .
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