The Institute

I honestly don't like them painting him as extremely intelligent when he's anything but when it comes to common sense.

I just downgraded from 5 stars to 4. The supposed super smart kid just left someone who helped him vulnerable.

▼Spoiler

When the cleaning lady, Maureen,  helps Luke escape and already let him know they'd kill her if they found out, he lingers where she last left him and pulls the mask equipment off of Iris in the back half. He left it that way leaving an obvious clue. Tomorrow (in the drama tomorrow, if not sooner) they'll have learned that he's gone missing and clues such as that will point to the cleaning lady's involvement, putting her life at risk.

I honestly don't like them painting him as extremely intelligent when he's anything but when it comes to common sense.

Aside from that, it's kind of fun and there are characters to root for and hope they succeed. It's basic good vs evil plot.

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LuC wrote:

I just downgraded from 5 stars to 4. The supposed super smart kid just left someone who helped him vulnerable.

▼Spoiler

When the cleaning lady, Maureen,  helps Luke escape and already let him know they'd kill her if they found out, he lingers where she last left him and pulls the mask equipment off of Iris in the back half. He left it that way leaving an obvious clue. Tomorrow (in the drama tomorrow, if not sooner) they'll have learned that he's gone missing and clues such as that will point to the cleaning lady's involvement, putting her life at risk.

I honestly don't like them painting him as extremely intelligent when he's anything but when it comes to common sense.

Aside from that, it's kind of fun and there are characters to root for and hope they succeed. It's basic good vs evil plot.

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Well, the character can only be as smart as the people writing the show. It's quite clear they are not smart at all.

Honestly, I’m in the same boat as some of you — I’m caught up to episode 5 and while the premise still has me interested, I can’t shake the feeling that the characters are undercooked.

The pacing is very Stephen King in the sense that it simmers slowly, but in a TV format it sometimes feels like we’re spending too much time on atmosphere and not enough on making the characters feel layered or believable.

That said, I am curious to see if they stick to the book’s ending or try to surprise us. Right now, I’d say it’s a decent watch if you’re patient with slower builds, but it hasn’t reached “must-see” territory yet