Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Humaira Grant
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
roycevenuter
Real acting talent isn't depend upon language. The skillful utilization of space and time, combined with agile adaptation of voice, eyes, body language and other nuances, to character, conflict, imagination and verisimilitude (convincing me wholly that what is fantasy, is truly happening before my eyes). "Alphas" evinces every one of these essential ingredients; I quickly forget that they are merely acting; the story and the performers come alive within their personae like a glove indistinguishable from skin. I suppose that when an intriguing series is cut short after only two seasons, that truncation leaves aficionados of the performers with keenly whetted curiosities, eager for more, somehow, some way, some day.
Philip_Olsson
I loved this series but I'm not surprised it got canceled. The reason is simple, here we have a series about supernatural persons with powers like setting things on fire, super human strength or lightning fast reflexes just like the X-men. So what is the most important thing you should NOT cheap out on? The Special effects! The special effects in this series is awful. They for some reason thinks that this series about supernatural beings and powers would survive with B-movie special effects. A typical fighting scene is where two people "fighting" each others where they more or less standing still but they add "action" to the scene by shaking the camera. I'm talking about shaking the camera like it's mounted on a wet who dog tries to shake the water away... and on top of that they add.. "fire" or "smoke" using Ms Paint.. Even if they just leaving a vehicle to enter a house they would shake the camera like crazy.. This is the level of special effects in Alphas and I'm sure of that this is the reason they canceled it... Think of it, how popular would the X-man movies be with B-movie special effects?Besides the special effects this series is great. I love the actors and they do a good job. The script is good too with a great backstory that sometimes takes over a episode. The backstory is not just something happening in the back, it's the spine of the series. I love that the characters are human in the sense that they have real lives besides having the powers. Some try to hide their power and others is using it for their own benefit. They did not ask for these powers and some might don't like to have them since it will "only" cause trouble to them.I would love to see a new season with Alphas but with a 10x budget regarding the special effects. The ending did leave us hanging.. we need some conclusions.
porchowskyfb
My husband and I fell in love with the characters within the first two episodes. We loved how it took, presumed, problems (disabilities) and turned them into special abilities. It was realistic enough in the beginning that we could grasp the ideas they were trying to create. However, the second season and maybe even the end of the first season, went downhill quickly. The show became so unrealistic that it was a pain to watch. The only reason that we watched it to the last episode was because a friend had told us it was fantastic. We got to the last episode and were throughly unimpressed. Kat was the best part of the second season. After the show finished, we felt like we just wasted hours of our time.
Alan Hardman
I enjoyed Alphas first season, I really did, it did what Heroes constantly failed to do, it humanised the heroes problems. You sympathised with characters "because you could relate", then came season 2 and everything went skewed, if you've watched it there are plenty of reasons why it started falling apart. Gary becoming nothing much more than an anarchic blogger. Bill becoming an underground fighter. There are many more examples of failures in writing, but the one single shining point of light in the second series is Kat, because-well they did what they did in season one, made her relatable. I'm not sad there's not gonna be a season 3, I cant see anything good coming out of the "shocks" in Gods Eye, but I know I'm gonna be in the smaller camp here, it just got stupid and formulaic.
