In The Flesh begins at the end, by asking us this question: What if the un-dead could be cured?
The un-dead have been cured, reclassified as Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferers and are returning to their homes, their lives, their towns. Towns filled with non-sufferers who have spent years fighting PDS sufferers (Rotters), fearing them, killing them to survive themselves.
And that's where we are invited to watch how the integration unfolds.
You could simplify it down to homosexual allegory (there is a queer aspect to the central character's storyline), but that's like saying that Casablanca is about a bar in Morocco. The philosophical concepts dealt with so far are more complex than that.
How we accept, or don't accept, the things we don't understand and the consequences of that. The concept of nature versus nurture (There is this scene toward the end of the second episode, involving a father and his daughter. Heartbreakingly beautiful in it's simplicity). Honesty - how we deal with the truth when it is often so hurtful.
Everything feels real about this series. Other shows I'm watching at the moment either break the fourth wall and remind you they aren't real, or they make mistakes and it takes you out of the world they have created for a moment - Revolution should work, but the soundtrack is mismatched with the events on screen and keeps jolting me out of the shows reality. The Following has fantastic actors and the idea is great but there are still moments where you catch yourself thinking something was a little too convenient, even within the confines of the reality of the show.
I haven't had that with In The Flesh yet. The soundtrack is minimalist, and that works for this kind of television. The actors are talented, the conversations on screen are so understated, which is refreshing. I hope the series creators can continue what they've begun, I think it will be interesting to see where this goes.
The un-dead have been cured, reclassified as Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferers and are returning to their homes, their lives, their towns. Towns filled with non-sufferers who have spent years fighting PDS sufferers (Rotters), fearing them, killing them to survive themselves.
And that's where we are invited to watch how the integration unfolds.
You could simplify it down to homosexual allegory (there is a queer aspect to the central character's storyline), but that's like saying that Casablanca is about a bar in Morocco. The philosophical concepts dealt with so far are more complex than that.
How we accept, or don't accept, the things we don't understand and the consequences of that. The concept of nature versus nurture (There is this scene toward the end of the second episode, involving a father and his daughter. Heartbreakingly beautiful in it's simplicity). Honesty - how we deal with the truth when it is often so hurtful.
Everything feels real about this series. Other shows I'm watching at the moment either break the fourth wall and remind you they aren't real, or they make mistakes and it takes you out of the world they have created for a moment - Revolution should work, but the soundtrack is mismatched with the events on screen and keeps jolting me out of the shows reality. The Following has fantastic actors and the idea is great but there are still moments where you catch yourself thinking something was a little too convenient, even within the confines of the reality of the show.
I haven't had that with In The Flesh yet. The soundtrack is minimalist, and that works for this kind of television. The actors are talented, the conversations on screen are so understated, which is refreshing. I hope the series creators can continue what they've begun, I think it will be interesting to see where this goes.