Season 1 – The Eternaut

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Gareth V @geewah Feb 26 This a thoughtful, atmospheric sci-fi survival drama that prioritizes mood and character over action. There are some pacing isssues which are frustrating but overall this is building towards something bigger. See more Chris T @RT85906111 Feb 25 Loved it. Good storyline, excellent characters and VERY good actors. Watch it! See more Miguel F @RT99796476 Nov 1 It's a great series, high quality with outstanding performances, and it was fortunate enough to compete with The Last of Us when the latter began to lose viewers after Pedro Pascal's departure. El Eternauta then grew even more and became number one worldwide. It's undoubtedly a Netflix-style series, and it also feels like an HBO production due to its quality of direction and cinematography. The effects were satisfactory, although the CGI insects left some doubt. See more Donnie D @DonnieDarko55 Sep 27 Amazing cinematography, story and character! See more Richard P @RT95211989 Aug 31 The characters are pretty well developed. The script is kind of humorous. It sounds like something that was maybe written by a high school student. It's best to just forget about the technical aspects in terms of explaining what happened. Like with all this poison stuff falling over the place, how could it be possible that they could be running around in the environment with the stuff falling on them and then go back into a hiding place See more Vixo S @RT42071578 Aug 23 The Eternaut (Netflix, Season 1). I really enjoyed this first season, and I want to say right away that I’m eagerly waiting for the second one. This is a story far too ambitious for the budget it received, but thanks to a smart use of resources the result is solid and effective. Many people might not know it’s based on a comic from the 1950s, but for those of us who did, I think the adaptation was handled very well. The show takes its time to develop the characters and their relationships, and by setting it in a modern era, it gives the events a more scientific tone than the original work had. One change I really appreciated was the protagonist’s age. Here they cast Ricardo Darín at 68, when in the comic the character is much younger. I know some fans disliked this, but for me it works perfectly in the modern context. It would’ve been hard to justify a young Argentine expert with weapons today. Instead, giving the character a past as a veteran of the Falklands War makes everything more coherent and powerful. That said, there’s still room for improvement. I especially hope the second season gets a bigger budget to improve the CGI, which at times looks pretty rough. It doesn’t ruin the experience, but with today’s technology it could definitely be better. All in all, I highly recommend it. It’s only six episodes, easy to binge in a single day, and if you like the story, I strongly suggest reading the original comic: a landmark work of Argentine and Latin American sci-fi. See more Read all reviews

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