To the Lake

Folio Swami

2022-04-04

The idea is interesting. And it's fascinating to see the Russian take on the Zombie fairy tale. Life is different over there, so the story is different. Sadly, the novelty is what keeps people watching. The characters are crap. All the Leninist stereotypes are there. The Kolhoz manager, with his two wives, and a righteous father magically popping in. The hysterical two wives in their mindless fight over ”the man”. And that is the rather acceptable part. Now the other family is taken off the propaganda posters. The ”capitalist” throwing money around him, and his stripper wife, and his rotten…

I watched season one of To The Lake, in one sitting and I can't wait for the subbed release of season two. This apocalyptic drama works, in large part, because of quality characterisations and a story that evolves rationally. People do the sort of things you might expect them to do, when faced with a life threatening situation, where the chances of survival grow thinner every day. It throws in a few intriguing plot twists and turns, along the way, so the whole thing avoids becoming stale and repetitive. In short, credible, well acted, well paced and well told. A top notch series.