Doors that have no reason to be unlocked conveniently are, allowing the heroes to smoothly access what should be secured. A person escapes a pair of handcuffs with no explanation as to how. The only other moderate problem I have with The Brave Ones Season 1‘s narrative is several smaller moments that seem to magically come together without any explanation. I would never call any episode boring or wasted, and where the series ends up leaves plenty of questions to be answered in a potential follow-up. While the moments move faster than I would like, the series nevertheless delivers an engaging tale of mysticism in the modern world. This makes such moments’ impact pass far too quickly to give the drama and threat that the show wants it to impart. When a character is captured by someone, roughed up, and thrown in prison, rather than lingering there for a time while others search for them, allowing their plight to sink in, the individual is out within mere scenes of their incarceration. While the intricate plotting and character conflicts are there, it falls short of managing to fully develop its tone because of the fast pacing. This failure to make its pacing work comes largely from the tone the series struggles to create.įrequently, The Brave Ones Season 1 feels like it is striving to be an HBO-style drama series. While other series manage to make a truncated run time work despite the difficulties, this series never really recovers from it. With numerous plot threads surrounding the casino, Ntisiki’s family, and the mystical machinations of those seeking to protect the Tree of Life, the series rarely leaves much time for its narrative to breathe. The Brave Ones Season 1‘s six-part journey covers a lot of ground in a short amount of time. But the future of her town, the lives of her family, and the mystical Tree of Life, which sustains them all, are about to fall into her hands, whether she wants it to or not. With all this turmoil swirling around her, Ntisiki Gasa is simply trying to live her life as best she can. Big business is trying to force the locales from their homes to build a lavish new casino for the super-rich. The Brave Ones Season 1 is a South African fantasy series streaming on Netflix.

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