The tone is set immediately in S1E1 (“Last Day”), less by the cold open in Yemen and more by the credits sequence that follows it. TV Obsessive
The "invasion" is initially secondary to the personal crises—infidelity, retirement, and forbidden love—of the people experiencing it. Critical Reception
A communications specialist at JASA whose world is upended when a shuttle mission involving her secret lover, Captain Hinata Murai, meets a catastrophic end in orbit. [S1E1] Last Day
The show spends significant time on characters who may not survive the hour, making the audience unsure of who the true protagonists are.
A Beautiful Dread Pervades Invasion's Three Episode Premiere The tone is set immediately in S1E1 (“Last
The episode introduces a "slow-motion catastrophe" through the perspectives of characters across the globe:
Rather than focusing on immediate explosions, the episode uses a haunting score by Max Richter to build a sense of "beautiful dread". The show spends significant time on characters who
The tone is set immediately in S1E1 (“Last Day”), less by the cold open in Yemen and more by the credits sequence that follows it. TV Obsessive