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May 05, 2016
The story model is clever. Like all good stories, the characters are broken in some way. Over time, their wounds are either healed or fatal. The wounds are what put them in prison and, at the same time, make the prison a dangerous place. The danger drives the viewers' interest in the story. Threats abound. Few themes capture the imagination as effectively as a human struggling to escape captivity. We are all in captivity to some extent and can identify with this theme on a visceral level. These are all ingredients of powerful drama. The fatal flaw of the main character is that she is kinda dumb. She has book smarts but does poorly when confronted with life. Her lack of smarts propels her bad choices and gives the plot a feeling of inevitability. A sympathetic dumb blonde as a heroine is a nice break from the over-used superhero with unbelievable bells and whistles. Not being a lesbian, I could take a pass on the lesbian-love scenes.