Sep
22
‘The Event’ caught my attention on a TV spot. I became curious and I watched the pilot episode just for fun. But surprisingly, I was amazed on how a TV series can appear like a movie. I mean, I haven’t seen anything like this before. A pilot episode with a lot of questions which makes the succeeding episodes interesting! A story which deviates from the rest. Can it be the next ‘Lost’? Or can it even surpass it? Well, lets see!
I do have to applaud the writers for creating such a unique drama. Yes, we’ve seen action, suspense and sci-fi before, but The Event takes everything to a whole new and unique level.
I thoroughly enjoyed the back end stories for the main characters. Jumping from past to present back to the past and finally ending in a bang really kept me at the edge of my seat and, for me, the hour flew by.
There are so many questions that come to mind after watching the premiere. Do you know what happened to the plane? What is the world is going on in that Detention Facility? Where did Leila go? Is Michael really a bad guy?!
Here are the main characters:
- Sean Walker: Quite possibly the antihero of the show. His girlfriend, Leila, disappears while aboard a cruise before he can even pop the question. We learn that he is being targeted for the terrorist threat against the President, but in reality, he is just an average Joe wanting to find his true love.
- Michael Buchanan: Leila’s father, who is somehow connected to the disappearance of his daughter. We also find out that he is the one that hijacked the plane that Sean is on.
- Elias Martinez: President of the United States that learns about the top secret location 13 months before “The Event” happens, while vacationing in Miami with his wife, Christina, and their son, David.
- Sophia Maguire: One of the main characters involved in the top-secret project and leader of the Mount Inostranka Detention Facility. After the plane disappears, she informs the President that there is a lot he still doesn’t know. Much like all of us.
- Blake Sterling: Director of the National Intelligence that knows about the top-secret Detention Facility. He may be at odds with the President on certain issues, but will do whatever is necessary to keep the citizens of America safe.
- Simon Lee: We do not learn much of Simon, except that he is a CIA Operative in charge of the special assignment to detain whatever is in the Mount Inostranka Detention Facility.
- Vicky Roberts: A Manhattan socialite that Sean meets on board the cruise after he saves her from a near drowning experience.
- Raymond Jarvis: Vice President of the United States.
Here is the ending spill:
Sophia: They saved us.
Elias: Who? Who saved us?
Sophia: I haven’t told you everything.
So make sure to watch this TV series especially if you are one of the ‘Lost’ fans who haven’t recovered yet from its finale episode!
You can check The Event Season 1 Reviews and Spoilers HERE.
You can check The Event Season 1 Reviews and Spoilers HERE.
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