I first thought of “The Society” as some YA series and wasn’t really expecting much, the lovey dovey couples were a bit much and it was hard to keep track of all the characters but I was pleasantly surprised that as each episode progressed it showed more and more promise, diving into themes of community and culture.
After their abrupt return to a school trip, a group of teenagers find themselves in the same town but without a sign of their parents or any adult. While the possibilities of having no adult supervision is appealing…(P A R T Y! ! !) at first, things quickly escalate into chaos and some semblance of order must be kept in place for them to survive.
I for one was not a fan of the whole teenagers on raging hormones and lovey-dovey couple thing but you just have to get through episode 3 where in (B A N G!) something big happens and things quickly escalate from there.
I especially enjoyed the real world reflections on society which the series tackles. What would a world look like when a bunch of teenagers suddenly “play government”? How will they handle issues such as gun control, domestic violence, death penalty, violence and drug addiction.
It’s a bit like Stephen King’s “Under The Dome” only without the dome and if all the characters were teenagers.
Allie, played by Kathryn Newton sticks out, since we just saw her in “Detective Pikachu” (she plays, Lucy Stevens) she has to step up to the plate and fill in some big shoes. At first I wasn’t a fan of Kelly (Kristine Froseth) she also played Veronica in “Sierra Burgess is a Loser” who is first introduced as just an arm candy/girlfriend material. Surprisingly there is more to her, she is shy and timid initially but actually has a lot of spunk in her. The series also features a very compelling gay relationship, the kind that is done right and now just included in the series just because and its actually done so well, that it is heartbreaking.
There’s a particularly stressful episode which features a Pumpkin Pie and of course, there’s also the mystery of what happened to their parents and the rest of the world and that’s definitely a way to keep the audiences hooked that and if they could survive among each other or just implode.
By the end of the 10 episodes of the first season I was already shouting at the TV “Ohhhh! I hate you!” pertaining to specific characters in the show. And I always think that’s a good indication that you’re already on board with the show.
The first season ends in such a cliffhanger that I’m just waiting on news on the second one, there has to be one. 7/10.