Extrapolations, the first season of Apple TV+ series, is reviewed. There are no spoilers included.
Extrapolations is the type of series that sacrifices entertainment for the right to be sanctimonious and self-indulgent. If you watched all eight episodes, you'll be surprised by how uneven and dull the new science fiction anthology series can be.
Season 1 of Extrapolations Review and Plot Summary
Contagion, An Inconvenient Truth, and The Report are some of the most terrifying stories about how climate change is heating the planet, and how successful they are. The main antagonist of the series is Nicholas Bilton, played by Game of Thrones star Kit Harington.
The series then tries to enlist other actors and tie in family timelines dating back to 2037. You have a Rabbi in Tel Aviv (Blindspotting‘s Daveed Diggs) who is begging to take over a synagogue in Miami, and political protests so intense that they set themselves on fire as a sacrifice to highlight the issue. You have a lawyer, Omar (Tahar Rahim), who is attempting to save birds in the Adirondacks,
The anthology series is uneven if not well written. However, folding in themes of one's faith, love, and family within the timeline can be so overburdened that it's difficult to enjoy or even be moved. One major issue is that Harington's Nicolas Bilton is so over the top in his actions that he emerges as an extremely comic-book-style villain. There is also an eye-rolling subplot in the final piece.
The producers succumb to Daveed Diggs' need to perform a song and dance number in an anthology series and in the episode. There are long speeches about debating climate change that go on for hours at a time that attempt to encapsulate the old play-out stereotype of a father-and-son confrontation. This doesn't help matters when actors have to defy Edward Norton.
Adarsh Gourav is unquestionably great in the second part of "2059." One that strikes that idealistic zone of an apocalyptic thriller without the preaching. The other is episode 2066, which is an extraordinary metaphor for loss.
Is Season 1 of Extrapolations an enjoyable experience?
Extrapolations wastes its most precious resources in delivering a truly compelling story.
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