Undone (TV Series) The Halloween Night (2019) User Reviews

Divisive ending to an epic series

[GraXXoR · 9/10 · 13 January 2020]

First up, I would like to say that this is the second viewing of the series. I have watched this first upon release and second, a binge tonight.

Like an episode of Lost, more questions arose than were answered! This has been a wonderful ride through the mind of someone who may or may not be clinically insane, but who, without a doubt, has incredible insight into the world.

Fascinating from start to finish, I can't wait for the next season of this series.

Watching the final episode for the second time, I upgraded my 8/10 to 9/10.

The entire series was pretty much an epic. The characters were relatable: There was no grotesque self-parody nor obsessive self-referential pantomime here. (An appeal to humility; A ruse often used to make a show appear less self-aggrandising and self-absorbed. was not made)

No, this was a character driven show from the get go. The relatability is one of the aspects that set this apart. i.e. The entire show, despite its incredible circumstances, could have quite happily transpired next door. Brilliant, characterisation and brilliant time-line management.

Thank you for making the second viewing, even more enjoyable than the first! A rare feat indeed.

just WOW

[talianubogdan · 9/10 · 29 September 2019]

This show just freezes your mind. The end comes with some plot holes and a far fetched mesianic view over the father but I love the last scene, where the reason of the little sister comes in a powerful contrast with the metaphysical views of Alma and really makes her look a bit crazy and exaggerated by not appreciating the little things of life. It really succeeds in giving credit to both perceptions, the normal one where you can enjoy simple life but also the subtle one, where you can actually manage to alter spacetime continuum, see things that you didn't actually witness and even maybe, rise people from the dead. Absolutely fantastic show, I really enjoyed every minute of it and devour each episode. The end looks made in a bit of a hurry with some strong cliches but the whole season is beyond imagination so it kind of, puts things in a balance. I am an avid explorer of subtle worlds, perceptions and realities and this show actually came in sync with my reality in a few interesting ways. It was released on my birthday, my little sister will get married soon and I also find myself in a period where i alternate between all kinds of dimensions, thinking i'm a bit crazy but then just realising that I can turn that into a special power. So yeah, I do, strongly believe in the message of this wonderful show. It makes some powerful statements about the flexible nature of reality and actually manages to get in your head and give you a glimpse on how to travel between drastic different perceptions of reality. I love the graphics, similar to 'Waking life' and 'Donnie Darko', again at the edge of animation and reality. Pure bliss and genius ! Thank you creators!

Season One Review

[southdavid · 7/10 · 16 November 2020]

Debuting on Amazon Prime in 2019, I finally caught up with "Undone" over the last couple of weeks. It's a rotoscoped animated series - filmed performances that are then animated on top of and with backgrounds that are entirely animated. It helps to sell the fantastical elements of the story, which is largely good stuff.

Following a car accident, Alma (Rosa Salazar) begins to see her late father Jacob (Bob Odenkirk). He tries to convince her that she can project through time and that she should investigate his death, as he had research that made him a target. Whilst attempting to learn how to project, Alma tries to maintain her familial relationships, which her honest, forthright nature has always made difficult. However, there is a history of schizophrenia in her family and this all may be the start of it manifesting within her.

The art style of "Undone" is striking at first, especially as it feels so unnecessary in the opening episodes when the show is quite a straightforward comedy drama. As it runs on though, and the fantastic time hopping elements become more apparent, then it does start to make sense as a creative choice. The acting performances are really good, there's a host of recognisable faces in the show, all of whom do well in grounding their characters in real life. There's something authentic in the interactions between the characters and it's an enjoyable funny element of the show.

So why not a higher score? Even with just eight episodes it feels like there's a bit of padding to fill the run time. Though I quite liked the ending, I can see that other people have found it a divisive one - as I write this, a second season was commissioned, but how far that got in the COVID landscape is unclear. Though I liked the actual last scene, the resolution of the show's mystery element is a little underwhelming.

Assuming that season 2 eventually does arrive, I'll be back.

Expected a more payoff for the patience

[radi0608 · 6/10 · 20 September 2019]

I was fearing something like this might happen at the end. Often such interesting plots do not know how to end things properly and just decide to keep things hanging.

It was a great journey and I liked how they revealed what really happened with the father. However, at the end instead of a good wrap up, we are left in a cliffhanger which throws the whole season into a question. Whether anything was real at all.

So I am a tad bit disappointed. Wanted a more meaty ending to this season. We watched 8 episodes. We should be feeling content instead of having to wait for another season to know if it were all true or not.

The Halloween Night

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 14 June 2022]

The finale sees Alma getting some answers regarding how her father died.

Her dad, Jacob was not a nice man and did not do nice things.

Alma sets out to get her dad to do the right thing on that fatal night.

In the present the question about her mental state never goes away.

Did she travel in time and meet her father or is it because she has not been taking her pills?

Season one of Undone wraps up rather unsatisfyingly because it lays the groundwork for season two.

It is clear that eight episodes that Undone had too much padding and the fantastic visuals did not always compensate.

That sad night for all!

[cjonesas · 6/10 · 26 February 2022]

Episode 8: Some detailed explanations on the father and the night when all happened to him, big chunk of fillers and a horrible ending, starting from her trip to that land, up to her sister showing out of the blue and that sunrise making her face so surprised, bathed with light and boom the end!

Expected a more solid ending, more detailed explanations, instead of the characteristic loops and not making us wait for a next season with another round of mystery more than needed answers and clarifications.