Review of Extant

Extant (2014–2015)
A bunch of idiots are manipulated by an Extra-Terrestrial entity
14 September 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I'm now seeing the 12th episode (7th to 12th in a marathon) and I'm pretty sure I wasted my precious time for nothing.

This is a series dealing simultaneously with 2 of the most common sci-fi plots there is:

(1) An extra-terrestrial who ...controls the minds of humans!

(2) An android kid that wants to be ...human!

I'm not sure yet if these independent sub-plots are colliding somewhere (till the 12th episode there is no clue that this could happen) but ultimately the A.I. could fight the E.T.!

This is supposed to be in the not so distant future (around 2055), yet the "anachronisms" are more than ridiculous starting with the cars that are of 2010 like a ....Rolls Royce Ghost and many others with only a twirling sound as a difference from the current models.

One of the most prominent features of the series is the stupidity of the people involved. All the characters are easily manipulated by E.T. (called ...Offspring in this one!) who just projects dead loved-ones in their minds. The director of a company similar to NASA (EISA here) hasn't got a single remorse to kill many people just to see and mildly interact with the 8 y.o. version of his daughter who lost in space at the age of 25-30. His wife too!

Overall this is a pointless series and a waste of time. I can tell because I spend more than 10h to see its episodes. Sorry I didn't gave up from the start.

Steven Spielberg who acts as an executive producer MUST reinvent himself or give up entirely.
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