A world divided into progress and devastation. The link between the two sides - Offshore and Inland - is a rigorous and painstaking system called The Process. Everyone in Inland has a chance to go through The Process to live a better life in Offshore. But only 3% make it through. A thriller set in a world sharply divided between progress and devastation, where people are given the chance to make it to the "better side" but only 3% of the candidates succeed. This whole story feels forced. Like the writers were told come up with a good story or you're fired and it shows imo. The elite society the 97% want to join is portrayed as a posh, pretentious, non-caring society so as a viewer you just get to think what kind of world has Netflix come up with where 97% live in poverty and 3% have everything yet in order to join you have to prove you have no emotions and are willing to kill in order to succeed. Ironically the main story of the first series is the fact that a murder has occurred amongst the 3% A lot of candidates are eager to join without even knowing if the other side has trees. What didn't make any sense to me is that the elite 3% decide to castrate all their members. So only non elite people can join the elite yet the elite are genetically predisposed to be elite yet they cannot breed. No no, that wouldn't make for a very good story and the writers were going to get the sack for that so they had to add some nonsense to keep the viewers entertained. As a last resort to increase viewer numbers and popularity in the show the main character who cannot decide whether she is called Shelley or Michelle is shown naked which shows her nonexistent breasts and generally childlike body which would appeal to any paedophile, I am a guy like any other, maybe I am getting old, however michelley looks 17 in this and when she's naked she looks 15. Maybe there are 3% of paedophiles in the world and the writers wrote this especially for them. Netflix, I was expecting a lot better from this, yes I have plenty to write about this waste of time but not really in a good way. Worst TV show I have watched since "Lost" You don't review a show based on one episode. Most first episodes (of any series) are the pilot, and they don't tell much about the history, plot, acting quality. I'm not trying to defend it because I'm Brazilian, I just don't think some people are fair on their judgement (one user in particular even said he only watched the first episode, and gave it ONE star). Please guys, don't do that, reviews like that are not useful at all. I can't remember me watching a first episode of any show and thinking "wow, the best show ever".<br/><br/>To be honest, I didn't like the two first episodes, but I gave the show a chance and it proved me wrong. It really gets entertaining as you watch. The actors and plot are great and the history is quite original (besides some elements from other shows). I watched the full season in 3 days or less.<br/><br/>Just give it a shot, but please watch more than one episode.
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