Episode Guide
The Trip of Your Life – Review Score: 3.5/5 Evaluation: 3/5 Farewell Party: 2.5/5 The Other Shore: 2.5/5 Storm-| Review Score – 2.5/5 Rebellion: 2.5/5 Lilith: 2/5
Eden was a game that could have been a smash hit, had it been released 10 years earlier. The problem with the “isolated survival” genre, is just how saturated this field has become.
Welcome to Eden is a series that falls short of quality in many ways. The story is okay, but the main character is not very interesting and the visuals are not very appealing. The series also lacks depth, history, lore, and supporting characters.
However, upon arrival, Zoa quickly realizes that the island is anything but what she expected. The locals are strange and reclusive, and the partying is all about drinking and drugging. Zoa quickly realizes that this is not the experience she was hoping for. She decides to return home before things get too out of hand. However, upon her return home, she finds that her family has been taken away by the government and they have never seen her again. Zoa begins to worry about what could have happened to them while she was on the island…
As the teens try to figure out what’s going on, they are quickly targeted by a group of people who seem to know what they’re up to. With only a few friends left, can they make it out alive and return home?
The pacing of the episodes is good, but there’s not a lot of development in the middle chapters. This is because the characters are undeveloped and there’s a lack of characterization for them. The story focuses on four main characters: Charly, Africa, Aldo, and Ibon. We don’t know much about their backgrounds or what drives them. Unless you count a couple of forced exposition dumps during therapy sessions. ..
The disappearance of dozens of children on an isolated island has raised concerns among their families and the authorities. The story is complicated by the fact that there are two parallel subplots: one involving the search for the missing kids, and another involving different families trying to figure out what happened to their own children. ..
Zoa’s sister Gabi goes off on an adventure to San Sebastian to find the truth, while Africa has ONE scene dedicated to her past. The result is a show that’s in desperate need of more development, with extra time given to understand who these people are and why we should care about them.
Welcome to Eden is a series that requires you to suspend your disbelief a bit, but it stretches that to breaking point. I won’t go into spoiler territory about Eden and its secrets, but suffice to say, the main group act so irrationally, happily embracing this cult without even batting an eyelid. In fact, the only character to actually exhibit any concerns is shot down by the group for acting crazy – which in itself is ironic.
Welcome to Eden starts off promisingly, but quickly falls into mediocrity. The plot never looks like recovering from that until way near the end of episode 8.
The series has its ups, but I was expecting more from it.
Welcome to Eden is a visually stunning and intriguing show with an interesting idea. Unfortunately, the embrace that follows is cold and lacking emotion, making for a pretty disappointing watch overall. Whether a second season will quell any doubts and improve on the character development and lore surrounding this is still unknown. As it stands, this show has potential but needs some work to reach its full potential. ..
