Aaron Paul and Josh Hartnett star in a simple but smart, high-concept premise that overstays its welcome.
and anticipate basically every dour turn it will take while you’re still several scenes ahead? That was my experience for the first 70 minutes of “Beyond the Sea,” an 80-minute slog that illustrates exactly why some people dislike this show.
When Cliff and David are called back to space for errands or for mandatory “physicals” to keep their real bodies active, they just plug back in and wake up from suspended animation; it’s all so seamless, allowing for a work-life balance that real astronauts simply don’t have. But what happens if something befalls your replica? We find out when David is woken up on earth by a group of intruders from a hippie cult led by the Charlie Manson–esque Kappa .
This stuff shouldn’t be boring; it’s an intriguing idea to explore the bizarre experience of watching different personalities inhabit the body of a loved one. But in practice, the way it plays out just feels slow and dull, full of pregnant pauses that don’t contribute to anything; you could watch this episode on 1.25x or 1.5x speed and glean everything you need.
This leads to a big confrontation between Cliff and Lana, where everything comes out: She wanted David to touch her because shelonely all the time, especially when Cliff is around. He’s a “shadow” who doesn’t treat her as “real.” All of this is fine and good, a logical, emotional climax to the story we’ve been following, but it still feels hollow to me; we never get a sense ofCliff is the way he is and how exactly he plans to change.
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