So I finished Manifest. Really good, and they wrapped it up nicely, but I'm sort of of two minds on that show.
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!
First, I hate Josh Dallas/Ben Stone. Man is he annoying. He touches EVERYBODY. Every hug is a manly hug to the death. Every greet is a manly hand on the shoulder. Every time he touches his kids it's both hands on the head...
I'm not the hugest fan of Michaela; Jared is a saint among men; he should've been piloting the plane at the end!!! (Though, in my view, he ended up in the right place with Drea). I'm not the biggest fan of Zeke; he seems wishy-washy. Love the kids, love Saanvi, like Vance.
I think the writing is such that it's open enough to draw some of your own conclusions, but in this age of divisiveness and acrimony, it's sort of simultaneously heavy-handed and ironic that the message is selfishness (looking at you beeeyonaires!) and ultimately forgiveness (ironic, because there is almost ZERO forgiveness in our society these days). The comparison between Angelina as self-professed Archangel (Trump!) and Ben/Michaela as reluctant "Co-captains" (Biden!) was about as subtle as a kick in the satchel.
All in all, I'm glad I watched it. Might go on to Lost now, not sure.