1899 (2022)

An intriguing, densely layered puzzle-box mystery that defies easy categorisation but somehow works.

It succeeds far more often than it sinks, and with the sixth episode (“The Pyramid”) yielding some of the most powerful moments and revelations thus far, there’s little doubt that 1899 will be altogether satisfying when it finally reaches its destination.

For a show to be successful in the long run, there must be characters to care about with meaningful stories. And while 1899 succeeds in building a puzzle that’s at the same time brilliant and accessible, it fails to have us cheering for the future of its best characters. When the credits roll in the season finale, so much has been subverted that both their victories and failures have no further purpose.

The story doesn’t particularly move quickly. Maybe as we dig into the back stories of the other passengers, things will pick up. But we get wary of shows that choose long shots of an abandoned ship over character development or plot movement, and 1899 will very easily slip into a too-languid pace if it’s not careful.

This is several shows at once, and part of the puzzle lies in figuring out which one it wants to be. ... Despite an often witty interpolation of 20th century pop (“The Killing Moon,” “Don’t Fear the Reaper,” “White Rabbit”), the prevailing humorlessness becomes wearisome after a while: as with the recently canceled “Westworld,” the game leaves you not with a smile, but a furrowed brow.

“1899,” like “Dark,” certainly draws strength from its own reveals. Whether or not withholding key information is something that works in favor of “1899,” there’s at least a method to the haunted ship madness. In many ways, it helps to be as adrift and clueless as the people playing out the story in front of you.

For first-time watchers of Friese and bo Odar, 1899 might be too discombobulated to enjoy. It will lose viewers with its lack of satisfying answers, and its disconnected language gamble. But the mystery shifts and buzzes when given time and energy. It snatches at you, gnaws at you, wants to nestle inside your mind as you await the next episode, even if the story is as jumbled as many have experienced.

Clarity is difficult to come by in the German duo’s latest eight-part effort, and that can sometimes be more vexing than exhilarating. Nonetheless, there remains much to savor about this period-piece whirligig, which spins around and around until it’s difficult to separate fact from fiction—if, that is, anything at all in this saga is actually real.

On the other hand, this is an expertly-crafted puzzle which, from episode four on, goes to truly mind-bending places. It isn’t for the easily-bored or anyone partial to zoning out in front of the television. But for those who enjoy drama that challenges as much as it dazzles, 1899 is a date worth keeping.

Ultimately, this genre-bending mystery set on the high seas has been brought to the screen with much thought and care. At this early stage of the season the story is more engaging than its characters. But with each episode revealing more about them, the two will hopefully align to allow 1899 to power on full steam ahead and reach its maximum potential.

2099年一群人在VR里玩电气时代邮轮剧本杀

得亏是一次性放8集，一集一集放，评分要跌倒谷底去了

前5集：天呐莫非这就是我的命中神剧？最后1集：西八气到睡不着。

镜头语言很绚丽，以为是个满汉全席，没想到是加了科技的刷锅水

给我的感觉就像国产恐怖片看到结局最后告诉你是精神病

建议看完一二集直接去看第八集，这是最好的观看体验。

啊这………你觉得最酷的设定是各个角色之间语言不通哈哈哈哈哈哈

看了四集，《恐怖游轮》《泰坦尼克号》《小姐》《艺伎回忆录》《暗黑》《幽灵船》《小岛惊魂》《迷雾》《寂静岭》即视感，纯纯缝合怪了属于是。

这个类型一定要躲开剧透看啊。女主像不像怪奇物语的Max。

节奏慢，画面黑，神神叨叨，每个人都像便秘一样，知道什么就是不说，总共就8集还能给人水了十集的感觉，果然只要预告片最吸引人。唯一优点在于这种故弄玄虚的装B劲真的蛮克味的

故事吞噬了人物，真的很难共情

看完了。我的感受：是不是循环→她爹做实验呢→大家一起打破循环→那果然是她儿子→噢反转了→啊？说啥呢？？啊？？？啥啊？？？？下一季咋编？？？ ps：说粤语的女孩真好看…很久很久没在外国剧见到说这么正宗粤语的华人了，就不说是不是普通话了，长的也很东方美选角挺好的，她真好看。

一口气看完，非常杂糅，像是到处借鉴几句再降重的论文，恐怖游轮、楚门的世界、深空失忆、西部世界、黑客帝国、普罗米修斯……按比例调配，是挺好看啦，但借鉴的都是博士后论文，这饭就有点冷了

说节奏慢的就不适合看这种剧，不论是画面还是叙事都一级棒，8集看完，实在太爱这风格，特别适合天黑关灯拉窗帘躺在被窝里看，不过需要注意结尾有大坑，会像暗黑一样拍好几季才能讲完整个故事。

这种模拟现实的是不是太老套了，可能是一遍我没看懂吧，和预期还是有落差

感谢这部剧让我看到名校风暴唯一直男胡兹曼变弯

恐怖游轮赛博朋克升级版，很神棍，是那种万字拆解up主最爱的题材

八集看完，平平无奇，类似于阿凡达的模拟世界，所有角色都是虚构群像，过程可能即将或许要给点克苏鲁的元素，却被安排的隐秘又深邃，直到结尾又归于传输空间切换视野的二创烂把戏，大部分时间在关照各大角色的心理拉扯和过往创伤，全是人类之间的道德审判，还有阴谋黑暗，以及俗套的幕后操控，五六集终于让概念先行，但处处是乏味的堆积，每集的故事推进就是大多数无聊的边缘琐事，故弄玄虚一番也没为真相作出过多佐证，全靠最后一集毫无逻辑的“惊天”反转，各种生硬强行投喂观众，这种小成本类型剧集已经逃不开毛驴拉磨的苍白桎梏了，无病呻吟，屁大点真相搞得密不透风，迂回式的废话连篇，最终清汤寡水浮皮潦草落幕，完全没有惊喜可言，都是人家玩剩下的。★

刚开始以为是《恐怖游轮》，快到结局又觉得像《盗梦空间》+《楚门的世界》，最后女主醒来的那一刻，突然响起了熟悉的《火星救援》配乐，心情豁然开朗，原来啥也不是。

从头到尾只看到屏幕上的一个靓仔！