The Imperfects
The Imperfects is the new Netflix series that mixes horror, fantasy, and teen drama: a series with a very captivating package that, however, involves the viewer in half. It intrigues but does not captivate.
It was to be expected that The Imperfects, the series available on Netflix from 5 September 2022, would sooner or later begin to attract attention, having in itself all the ingredients to conquer more audiences: there is the teen dimension, a bit of horror, a measured splatter and there are some superheroes who don't want to be superheroes.
A theme, the latter, which could have been the real focus of the series created by Dennis Heaton and Shelley Eriksen and which despite the good starting conditions and a product with a remarkable and captivating technical appeal, fails to leave much more to the viewer than a curious and interesting story, but without thrilling and enthralling itself.
The Imperfects is available on Netflix and consists of ten episodes with an average duration of approximately 45 minutes, produced by Nomadic Pictures.
The Imperfects: the plot of the Netflix series
Juan Ruiz (Iñaki Godoy) who draws comics, Abbi Singh (Rhianna Jagpal) who dreams of becoming a scientist, and Tilda Webber (Morgan Taylor Campbell), a well-known punk singer, have been taking pills for some time to keep side effects at bay. of their genes, following the care of the wellness program that Dr. Alex Sarkov (Rhys Nicholson) has created for them. However, when the pills begin to run out and there is no longer any way to receive them, the three boys meet and discover that they are part of an experimental therapy that aims to improve the human species.
However, the three boys see very few improvements, indeed. Each of them, due to the ungovernable effects that the lack of pills generates in them, is unable to live their lives anymore. Juan risks losing his girlfriend and becoming the terror of his neighborhood, turning when he least expects him into a chupacabra, Abbi is a succubus who attracts anyone who approaches her due to a strong component of pheromones that make her particularly attractive.
Tilda, on the other hand, is nicknamed banshee girl because in addition to having developed a super hearing, with her voice she can also kill. Superpowers that tangle their lives and with the help of Doctor Sydney Burke (Italia Ricci) they want to cure and eradicate, but to do so they have to track down Sarkov, who has mysteriously disappeared.
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The Imperfects: a series that fails to transform its potential into superpowers
If the protagonists of The Imperfects at some moments even appear crushed by their unsolicited superpowers and then strive to dominate them to exploit them in their favor on the journey in search of Doctor Sarkov, it cannot be said that the overall script of the series has made an effort. to do the same.
If it is true that the incipit of the plot is not very original - it is difficult not to think of The Misfits - it is also true that the drama of those who find superpowers by chance and by mistake in a world that commonly sees nature in the superhero. most beautiful and fascinating in the world, it is a very interesting reversal of direction and common feelings that could be explored and told through different variations on the theme.
The problem of The Imperfects, therefore, is not so much in the concept but in its development: in fact, we feel that in the writing there is a great desire to tell and amaze, and aesthetically speaking it cannot be said that the series does not succeed with its mixture. of genres. Horror, fantasy, sometimes splatter, a reassuring oscillation between teen drama and comedy and enough science fiction, during the first three episodes seem to promise a lot, but it is a pity that already from the fifth episode it is clear that those who want nothing too tightly.
The result, therefore, is that the screenplay quickly and superficially focuses on some focuses that would have deserved further studies, such as the personalities of Sarkov and Burke who are simply sketched and comicized, and the viewer at different points in the series is not offered input and the time to really connect with their experiences, their opposition, their choices and their bond.
The most successful part of The Imperfects, in addition to a credible and accurate technical sector from the setting to the scenography through the choice of music, is the relationship that is established between the three protagonists, whose personality and psychology is deep enough to allow a viewer to empathize with their dramas and issues.
The Imperfects: a review of the sci-fi horror series on Netflix
The Imperfects is the new Netflix series that mixes horror, fantasy, and teen drama: a series with a very captivating package that, however, involves the viewer in half. It intrigues but does not captivate.
It was to be expected that The Imperfects, the series available on Netflix from 5 September 2022, would sooner or later begin to attract attention, having in itself all the ingredients to conquer more audiences: there is the teen dimension, a bit of horror, a measured splatter and there are some superheroes who don't want to be superheroes.
A theme, the latter, which could have been the real focus of the series created by Dennis Heaton and Shelley Eriksen and which despite the good starting conditions and a product with a remarkable and captivating technical appeal, fails to leave much more to the viewer than a curious and interesting story, but without thrilling and enthralling itself.
The Imperfects is available on Netflix and consists of ten episodes with an average duration of approximately 45 minutes, produced by Nomadic Pictures.
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| The Imperfects |
The Imperfects: the plot of the Netflix series
Juan Ruiz (Iñaki Godoy) who draws comics, Abbi Singh (Rhianna Jagpal) who dreams of becoming a scientist and Tilda Webber (Morgan Taylor Campbell), a well-known punk singer, have been taking pills for some time to keep side effects at bay. of their genes, following the care of the wellness program that Dr. Alex Sarkov (Rhys Nicholson) has created for them. However, when the pills begin to run out and there is no longer any way to receive them, the three boys meet and discover that they are part of an experimental therapy that aims to improve the human species.
However, the three boys see very few improvements, indeed. Each of them, due to the ungovernable effects that the lack of pills generates in them, are unable to live their lives anymore. Juan risks losing his girlfriend and becoming the terror of his neighborhood, turning when he least expects him into a chupacabra, Abbi is a succubus who attracts anyone who approaches her due to a strong component of pheromones that make her particularly attractive.
Tilda, on the other hand, is nicknamed banshee girl because in addition to having developed a super hearing, with her voice she can also kill. Superpowers that tangle their lives and with the help of Doctor Sydney Burke (Italia Ricci) they want to cure and eradicate, but to do so they have to track down Sarkov, who has mysteriously disappeared.
The Imperfects: a series that fails to transform its potential into superpowers
If the protagonists of The Imperfects at some moments even appear crushed by their unsolicited superpowers and then strive to dominate them to exploit them in their favor on the journey in search of Doctor Sarkov, it cannot be said that the overall script of the series has made an effort. to do the same.
If it is true that the incipit of the plot is not very original - it is difficult not to think of The Misfits - it is also true that the drama of those who find superpowers by chance and by mistake in a world that commonly sees nature in the superhero. most beautiful and fascinating in the world, it is a very interesting reversal of direction and common feelings that could be explored and told through different variations on the theme.
The problem of The Imperfects, therefore, is not so much in the concept but in its development: in fact, we feel that in the writing there is a great desire to tell and amaze, and aesthetically speaking it cannot be said that the series does not succeed with its mixture. of genres. Horror, fantasy, sometimes splatter, a reassuring oscillation between teen drama and comedy and enough science fiction, during the first three episodes seem to promise a lot, but it is a pity that already from the fifth episode it is clear that those who want nothing too tightly.
The result, therefore, is that the screenplay quickly and superficially focuses on some focuses that would have deserved further studies, such as the personalities of Sarkov and Burke who are simply sketched and comicized, and the viewer at different points in the series is not offered input and the time to really connect with their experiences, their opposition, their choices and their bond.
The most successful part of The Imperfects, in addition to a credible and accurate technical sector from the setting to the scenography through the choice of music, is the relationship that is established between the three protagonists, whose personality and psychology is deep enough to allow a viewer to empathize with their dramas and issues.