Stranger fins
(This review contains
spoilers!)
Yep,
looks like it’s about time I started to review a new show. The Crossing caught my eye as soon as I watched the SuperBowl ad
for it, and I’ve spent the time since then with my fingers crossed hoping it’ll
be good.
Good news is that with this pilot
episode we’re off to a great start.
The biggest winner to come out of the show
is the concept itself. A small fishing town discovers 400 bodies in the ocean
one morning, and those that didn’t drown tell the sheriff that they came from
180 years in the future where humanity is being hunted down by a superior race.
Just the idea of a bunch of people suddenly appearing from the future is
awesome, but having them pop up from the ocean instead of just materializing is
super cool. It’s a fantastic concept and I can’t wait to see where it goes.
Things get even more interesting when
the superior race is explained. Called the Apex, these are enhanced humans
smarter and stronger than your Average Joe. They’ve apparently been working to
eradicate the humans 180 years from now, leading to this group of intrepid
travellers somehow finding a way to time-travel to 2018.
Speaking of that, why is it every show
I review on here has a secret society as the villains? First HYDRA, then
Rittenhouse, and now Apex. Next you’ll tell me Jeff Probst is involved with the
Illuminati.
The main crux of the plot right now is
that the mother of one of the kids that showed up on the beach has been separated
from her daughter, and it’s up to Sheriff Steve Zahn to reunite them. Zahn does
a good job, playing a single parent trying to create a new life for himself in
this small town. He’s instantly very likeable and relatable, which are always good
qualities to have when you’re the leading man. We don’t really know enough
about the other characters to give a solid opinion on them just yet, but there’s
no outlying bad one just yet.
That’s my biggest problem with this
pilot: at times it seems like it’s more interested in moving the plot along as
fast as it can rather than allowing us to take this time to get to know the
leads. Once we’re past the halfway point of the episode it’s mostly important
story threads from there on out with little new info given to us about the
leads. I know the show only has 45 minutes to get all the information it has to
into the viewers’ heads, but it would’ve been nice to learn a little more about
Zahn’s character or the FBI agent.
We do get one big surprise towards the
end though. It quickly becomes apparent that Apex have come to the past
alongside the other travellers, and some might’ve already integrated themselves
into society. This is implied when one of the travellers meets with the FBI
agent’s higher-up to tell him the bad news, but is shocked to see him. While we
don’t get confirmation that he’s actually Apex, it’s definitely implied, and it’s
a great reveal. I’m really hoping that this show does something similar to what
Timeless has been doing this season
and sprinkles a bunch of sleeper agents throughout the show.
This was a really good premiere. The
concept alone makes it worth a watch, and the story threads said concept leads
too are pretty promising as well. I would’ve liked more time getting to know
the main cast, but I expect we’ll be getting that in the coming weeks. If you’re
into crazy ideas and good TV, definitely give The Crossing a shot.
FINAL SCORE
8/10
Great
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