Manifest on Netflix

Has anyone watched this?

I started watching Manifest when it was first on tv. I’m not a fan of science-fiction, but it sort if involves time travel, which interests me. It’s about a plane full of passengers flying home from Jamaica, and their plane lands more than 5 years later. I only watched the first few episodes at the time because I found one character too annoying to keep watching the show. 

After Netflix started showing the series, it got more popular. And after the tv network cancelled it, Netflix announced that they would bring it back for a fourth and final season.

I finally finished watching the first three seasons last week. I have mixed feelings about it, but there are enough interesting things about it to get me back to watch the next season.

I’m hoping that with Netflix behind it, they will hire better writers. Currently, the dialogue became tedious very early, with the same conversations coming up over and over again. It made me want to scream! After sitting through so many of them, it starts to become obvious that those conversations are just filler to take up time when they haven’t come up with something interesting to happen in the plot. 

Here’s how those conversations sound (and I wish I were exaggerating)

Person 1: Hey! What’s going on with you?
Person 2: Nothing. Everything’s fine.
P1: No, something is wrong. Tell me!
P2: I just don’t think you’d understand.
P1: You can tell me anything, babe. Let me in! I just want to help you and be there for you.
P2: You probably wouldn’t believe me anyway.
P1: Of course I would! You were on a plane that vanished for 5 years, so I’ll believe anything you tell me.
P2: Ok, then. The past few days I’ve been hearing voices and having visions . . .
P1: (walking away) Stop it! Just stop it! Do you know how crazy you sound right now? That’s enough! I’ve had it! I don’t know how much more I can take of this! No more! (Walks away, refuses to listen to the rest)
P2: Sorry . . . 

Now, multiply this stupid conversation by the total number of episodes, and you’ll have how many times I’ve wanted to scream at my tv. I could sort of understand it if there was one particular character who does this, but no! They throw that conversation into every relationship on the show.

Another annoying and repetitive conversation:

Parent: What’s wrong, sweetie?
Child: (lying on bed, crying ) It’s all my fault! (it totally is her fault)
P: No, it’s not! Don’t say that!
C: If I hadn’t forced him into taking me there, he wouldn’t have died! (Absolutely true)
P: Shhh (stroking child’s hair). Don’t blame yourself.
C: But he’s dead because of me!
P: That’s not true! It wasn’t your fault. (yes, it was).

What kind of parents tell their children that everything they’ve done wrong (disobeyed their parents, snuck out without permission, went somewhere they were told not to go to, convinced a friend to help them get away with it, endangered the life of a friend)  is NOT their fault??

And another repeated annoying conversation:

Scientist 1: Excuse me, Doctor. Can I speak with you for a minute?
Scientist 2: (not paying attention) Can it wait? I’m really busy right now.
S1: Actually, it’s kind of important . . .
S2: (interrupting) I’m right in the middle of something right now. Maybe later?
S1: I think it’s urgent, though. I have those test results . . .
S2: Sorry! I have to go! (Rushes off, leaving S1 holding the important test results that would have solved a big mystery and saved countless lives)