The Peripheral-a review

There's something dry about a lot of British content and that's present in this, so it feels drawn on despite the interesting premise of the series. It might also be because of the explanations due to the complexity of everything but oh well. The technological aspects and developments were wonderfully done though. Burton is great and his friends are great too. Although, they still don't associate with their old friend, Tommy. Tommy, oh Tommy. I got tired of seeing Tommy investigating each time but I also felt bad as he was lied to each time he asked his friends about what was happening. Even though they grew up together, he's still the deputy sheriff and that hat would come on quickly no matter the moment. I was happy for his villain arc though, even though it was short-lived. I felt bad for him because his dreams were crushed among other things. However, he should have made sure he used the doodad to kill properly if he was even going to try as he did with the gun, especially on unhinged Corbell Pickett who would definitely retaliate once recovered. I felt bad for Jasper, Corbell's nephew but I felt even worse for his wife, Billy Ann who always encouraged and discouraged him when necessary. She's a great friend to Flynne though. I don't like Wilf or Wolf Gang and I will not get over it. Aelita was such a good person and sister to him but he kept doing things which he felt bad for I guess. Aelita didn't want him to change his name and said she wouldn't go without him but he bucked up and became Wilf to the racist adopters.

I understand he felt guilty and all but her disappointment was loud. Trusting Lev was crazy, and he continuously lied to Flynne, but she knew and kept him around since she was who he knew in the peripheral despite their forced romance angle the series began exploring. I thought there could be a deeper, somewhat gene-based connection between Flynne and Aelita, but as the series was cancelled, I guess I'll never know, even though the odds seem slim. Bob was so horrible. I felt bad for that poor family's bowling time being ruined. I felt bad for the Fisher mum because after she gained her sight, she didn't have as much scenes apart from the reminder about how much her children were depending on the people in the peripheral before losing her sight again. It felt pointless because the heart of her scenes were when she was blind. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be empowering but they were all excited about the sight and hoped for it but…nothing. They could have gone sightseeing in the town or something to show her how it changed, but oh well. Conner's pain, strength, frustration, daily life, hospital visit after the accident, and more were depicted well. I was surprised Grace didn't prepare a lie or escape plan knowing what she did was wrong because she failed the confrontation.

Originally written in my "Brief and not-so-Brief opinions: Bonus" article.

If you enjoyed this, for more of my articles:

• you can check through the Geeks category on my profile or the "Brief and not-so-brief opinions" list on my Medium account
• subscribe to my account and/or subscribe to my mailing list
• visit my linktree and/or my Twitter account