Episode Guide
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The show revolves around Alma, a young girl who is in a coma after being involved in a car accident. After awakening, she learns that she has new powers that allow her to manipulate time. Her Father appears as her spirit guide and she learns the ropes of utilizing her newfound skills. As she drifts backwards and forwards through timelines and ideas, her Father tasks her with a mission – go back in time and find out what really happened to him during the Halloween he died. This forms the core concept of the show as Alma builds and breaks character relationships along the way until the real truth is revealed at the end.
Despite ending on an open note ready for a possible second season, Undone works perfectly as a thought provoking series that discusses big ideas around time being non-linear and blurring the line between reality and fantasy. With a unique animation style, the clever visual design paves way for the use of surreal imagery and fantastical scenes to find their way into the series. You can tell the art team have really had a lot of fun with this and pulled out all the stops as you experience bursts of visual splendor that make Undone so much more profound and beautiful than it first appears.
While the mystery is a strong selling point for Undone, the series does better when it focuses on its characters and their relationships. This is evident in the episodes where the focus is on Alma and her Father, as well as Sam. These relationships are more important to the story than anything else, and make for an interesting watch.
Undone is a well-executed, engaging series that uses classical music to great effect. Each episode is around 20 minutes long, and there’s some lovely dark comedy mixed in to keep things light. The series follows the Hero’s Journey concept closely, and remains strong even as it takes some wild and wacky visual trips. ..
Undone is a profoundly clever animated series that is one of the best shows this year. There are some big ideas and themes discussed in the show, and all of that is wrapped up with solid characterisation and a consistently progressive plot. The ending may disappoint some people, but personally I like the ambiguous way this finishes - it makes for a more satisfying experience overall. Undone is quite rare for me to feel satisfied following an ending like this, but because of its thought-provoking ideas, it stands out even more. If you’re looking for an excellent show to watch this weekend, make sure you check out Undone.
