Xanthias
Poor dialogue, poor acting and poor delivery. The characters are two- dimensional and clichéd, the script lacks drive and focus and the overall plot lacks structure. Score sounds like a teenagers wannabe indy list, fails to set, move or enable the plot or camera-work.Plus points, good camera-work and effects, decent production values, and I think the director did his best with what he had to work with.This is not a TV show that will go at the top of anyone's CV...
aarlatschar
I just wanted to say that this was very good. I don't mind waiting. I write this to plead with producers to pick this up and make more of it. It is certainly better than a lot of the stuff out there in the last year. I know this is from 2015. I still think it is better than a lot of what has been happening from Netflix and Amazon lately. Come on, keep the story going. If not, thanks for the show anyway. Cool concept.
fogtrope
The characters are somewhat interesting, though not always believable. It would seem that the series was terminated abruptly as there are all sorts of loose ends in the final episode. The tone of the series is 'dark' an understatement, given that the writers did do a decent job of making the characters as interesting as possible. As mentioned before in other reviews the season is only 3 episodes long and therefore seems to indicate it may not have been well received. Pity, as the series starts to get interesting and reveals some of its secrets in the final episode. Those who are X-files fans will see some familiar tropes being played out here. So enjoy the ride while you can, as it stops abruptly.
Wim Boeren
This show, to me, feels like a dark and serious version of Misfits. Now, that might not sound like a bad thing. After all, Misfits is one of my favourite shows, plus they share one of the main actors. And Iwan Rheon really is a good actor. The thing is though that Misfits was never meant to be taken completely serious. Take the humor of Misfits away and you truly have a terrible show. Residue does nothing to change that fact. It's at least as over the top as Misfits is but takes itself 100% serious. Now, I know what some of you are thinking. Why are you comparing to different shows in stead of just reviewing Residue as a standalone show as it is meant to be? The similar style and premise just makes it impossible to do so. Take or leave this as you like, but only after making up my mind about Residue and writing this review in my head, only after that I read that Residue and Misfits share more then just an actor. Apparently they share a director as well in Alex Garcia Lopez. Coincidently I watched the first episode of Utopia this week, also by that director, and again I see the same style. Luckily the story is a lot different though. Still too serious for it's own good, just like Residue.
AD
