James Melling

It’s a really touching heartfelt series. I’m a little bemused that other reviews compare this to The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor just because they’re made by the same person - they are completely different and not even worth comparing. If you’re expecting a horror series then it’s probably not what you’re looking for but if you like young adult teen series that have a bit of depth and emotion then definitely give it a watch. Some have said the series isn’t well written with poorly developed characters but the entire concept of the group gathering to tell stories every night is that it reveals their own characters as they tell them. It’s done very well as the same actors play out the characters in the stories so the parallels between them are quite clear. Anya is fantastically done character in this and is so watchable throughout. My only really criticism is that very last cut scene of the last episode. It’s clearly there as a cliffhanger to get you to watch a potential next series but in all honesty, it’s a gimmick and doesn’t jars with the narrative that was created throughout. I wish they’d left it on the raw heartfelt scenes that came before because that’s what this series is about.

I was expecting something like Air Crash Investigation but this is a lot of very tenuous claims strung out for a story. Hardly any aviation experts are even involved or interviewed and a disproportionate amount of time is given over to fringe figures with some utterly bizarre theories that would require such an elaborate cover up that just seems completely incomprehensible. I was hoping for something more credible but we’re literally interviewing the likes of a random member of the public who’s part of a social media group that’s looking at extremely blurry images of ocean and highlighting anything white and superimposing plane outlines over them. Do we really think the nose of the plane would be conveniently floating face up, cockpit windows and all nicely facing the sky in that level of intactness? I feel you could have offered an ink blot test and they would say it’s a plane. Overall, it depends what you want, a realistic investigative documentary of what happened or a bit of fiction to spice things up. If it’s the latter it’s watchable and somewhat interesting. If it’s the former, you’ll get a few bits of genuine investigation but it ultimately tapers into delusion. I sincerely hope there’s some closure in the future for all those impacted in this tragedy. This series however is quite far from that.