Episode Guide
Episode 1 -| Review Score – 1.5/5 Episode 2 -| Review Score – 2.5/5 Episode 3 -| Review Score – 2.5/5 Episode 4 -| Review Score – 2/5 Episode 5 -| Review Score – 2.5/5 Episode 6 -| Review Score – 2.5/5 Episode 7 -| Review Score – 2.5/5 Episode 8 -| Review Score – 3.5/5
Over the years, we’ve seen many great strong female characters on the big and small screen. From teenage vampire hunter Buffy to Xena Warrior Princess and Ellen Ripley, these tough women began a cultural movement that has eventually led to more inclusive television shows in recent years. This past decade, there have been more inclusive TV shows than ever before, offering equal opportunities to women and ethnic minorities. ..
The move is a step in the right direction for the media industry, and one that is sure to shake things up.
The show has potential but unfortunately the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The flashbacks are well done and add to the story, but the flash forwards feel forced and out of place. The melodramatic teen drama is well done, but it can be a little too much for some viewers. Overall, this show has potential but unfortunately the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
The Wilds is a new survival horror game that is set in the near future. The game starts off with you, the player, waking up in a hospital with no memory of what happened before. From there, you are thrust into the game and must try to survive as long as possible. The Wilds has some great ideas, but it falls short in many ways. The first 180 seconds of the game are incredibly frustrating because it’s very easy to die. This problem is only compounded by the fact that there is no tutorial or guide available to help you learn how to play the game. Despite these flaws, The Wilds has some great ideas and could be a lot better if they were executed better. ..
The second timeline follows the boys as they find the girls and attempt to help them survive. Both timelines are interwoven, with characters and events from one timeline often influencing or even leading to events in the other. The story is ultimately about how these two groups of people, who are initially strangers, must work together to survive against all odds. ..
The other timeline takes place after the events on the island, as each of the survivors are interviewed about their experience and how they made it back alive.
The problem with this set-up is that it creates a lack of tension. Without any fear of danger or tension, the group is too easy to write off as safe.
The Wilds wastes its potential by telling us what’s happening instead of showing it to us. The various interviews conducted in the future are introduced with a detailed background on each character, including where they live, their age and hobbies. If that wasn’t enough, we also get flashbacks to key moments in each of their lives to reinforce what we’ve just heard. ..
The flashbacks in “13 Reasons Why” are actually quite good and bring to light some important and thought-provoking issues that females face. It’s a great idea and given this show is geared exclusively for females, I do wish the show creators leaned into these issues more, pushing this series from YA territory into something a lot more somber and heavy hitting. ..
The 10-episode series finale of “Stranger Things” left many questions unanswered and even a few plot holes too. For example, the series finale left us wondering what happened to Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and her friends after they escaped Hawkins Lab. Additionally, the show ended on two big cliffhangers that left us wondering what would happen next. ..
The writing is good, but the characters are unlikable and poorly written. A lot of these characters start their journey as self-entitled and completely out of their depth – with the exception of Nora and Dot. ..
The showrunners decided early on in the season that they wanted to focus more on the relationships between the girls and less on their individual characters. This meant that Martha and Shelby didn’t get a lot of development until late in the season. However, as the series went on, other characters started to come into prominence and start to shine. Martha and Shelby are two of these characters, but they don’t really get a chance to shine until late in the series.
The Wilds is a show that improves as it goes along, but that’s not difficult after a pretty disastrous pilot episode. ..
The most frustrating part of this show is how easy it will be to write off as “Lost but with females.” Something that could have blinded that thought out and shone as a beacon of female empowerment instead dims into a formulaic, sloppily writing series that leaves multiple threads dangling by season’s end.
If you enjoyed The Walking Dead: World Beyond, chances are you’ll like The Wilds too. This game sets a wildly low bar for writing quality that leaves the possibility of a second season wholly dependent on how many people stick with this one to the end. ..
