A triumphant tale about humanity, or a zombie-lite ruining of the video game? Readers review the show’s use of grisly death, Pedro Pascal and LGBTQ love
Even in a bloated field of high quality TV, this stood out as appointment viewing. The central premise, established right from the opening shots of the scientists, is brilliant and terrifying, but the centre of the success of this series was in the casting of Pedro Pascal [Joel] and Bella Ramsay [Ellie].