I am gonna make a point of saying like some other reviewers that I too tend to get a bit miffed with Apple as they do opt to drip feed episodes on a weekly basis rather than release the whole set at once to enjoy binging out to - reminds me of those bad ole days way back when JR Ewing brought Dallas to terrestrial tv- geez it's almost 2025 that mentality Apple still forces its subscribers to abide by leaves me a tad yep u guessed bewildered and yep .. I digress... Rant over ...so I admit I didn't see the preview and caught the remote by accident heading to watch Fallout on prime - and this show [thought it was a going to be a film - wasn't paying attention- dark matter was showing on the main home page with a clip of Joel Egerton so thought I'd have a gander at what it was before heading to watch the other show and being someone who liked these sci-fi genre type films - yep I now realise it's weekly episodes - my gripe resurrected - I hit play and for first time since Apple TV streaming took off I found myself perched on sofa hooked but left reeling I could only watch the first two episodes...grrr would it really affect subscriptions if Apple began serving up the full series of shows to its subscribers - dark ages manner or what.
I guess if you have read the book or seen the likes of constellation you are probably already familiar with the storyline and depending on how much you enjoy this play on alternate reality concepts will sort of feed into whether you will find it a captivating experience. For me it has ticked the boxes I liked the cast they're pretty convincing in their roles and though it doesn't speed along - such as the likes of the inception film, this is a show that seems to offer up do far a pretty decent storyline and both episodes did chug along at a reasonable pace.
Unfortunately for me, I'm not going to watch anymore until all the episodes have been aired as I ain't a subscriber who has time the desire to add a weekly fix of that soap opera style format to my calendar but I admit as an Apple one subscriber i imagine I will upon completion of studies probably return to viewing the remainder of the episodes later in the year unless I get even more peeved and switch to another secondary streaming service to complement my prime subscription as I tend to prefer to set aside time and opt - when we get a choice... - oh I am a griping again ...what's that bug up my backside something beginning with A? - to have a binge out to unwind but I will say, gripe about Apple as a service aside, if you enjoy alternate reality storylines I'd say go ahead and make a point of watching the show I am more than likely gonna join ya and binge out to the rest of them later in the year [when I'm given the some, albeit, belated choice to do that Apple - as I think it has the offerings of a captivating show and is a little more intriguing to constellation and yes I admit I also found that storyline intriguing too - though admittedly it did run slow at times so here's hoping this show further along doesn't follow suit and keeps going at a steady pace.