Apple TV+ is a relatively young service, so it’s rare that we get to talk about when one of its series is ending (unless it’s been canceled as was the case with ‘Mr Corman’. But little by little we are going to have to mention endings like the one we saw last week from the ‘See’ series, which ends after three seasons.
“See” was one of the service’s pioneering series, presented on its own opening speech in which Apple TV+ was unveiled featuring the signing of Jason Momoa. I wrote reviews of the first and second seasons, and now that I’ve seen the final chapter, it’s time to reflect on what did apple achieve with this series. It’s not a lot, but it’s not a little either.
Better to finish well while being profitable
The formula of “See” was quite clear from the start: Apple was looking for its epic series, its ‘Game of Thrones’. His weapons to achieve this were Jason Momoa and a very interesting premise: all of humanity was blind for centuries and went back to medieval times because of it, and now vision is nothing more than a incomprehensible legend. And that’s when people begin to be born who can see again.
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warning: as of this moment there are spoilers for the first, second and third seasons of “see”, including its last chapter. read the article at your own risk! |
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There’s no audience data that I can rely on to say that, but my feeling with “See” has always been that did not become well known. What Apple TV+ has made known are series like ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘The Morning Show’ or ‘Separation’, but not ‘See’. Everyone I asked about it said they either didn’t know it or had seen it skimming through the catalog without paying attention. Apple has been pushing hard to get it to reach more eyes, even putting its first season free for a limited time, though that doesn’t seem to have had much effect.
When I saw the first season, it was clear to me that ‘See’ was not going to be as successful as ‘Game of Thrones’, but the premise of the series and the inventiveness in portraying a society completely blind human caught my attention. The chapters had entertainment and raised a suspense
With the second season we saw Dave Bautista’s signature as one of the series’ villains, serving as the culmination of his great duel with Momoa and his death in the middle of a great battle between two armies. The series was there, the argument fit, but it didn’t escape being an entertaining series and nothing more.
Not bad, but I wasn’t surprised at all when it was confirmed that the third season of ‘See’ was going to be the last.
That’s why I wasn’t surprised when it was confirmed that ‘See’ season three was going to be the last.. If you weren’t getting a good audience for an epic series (and the expense that entails), there was no point in stretching the plot any further.
In a way, it’s a shame, because the premise is one of the most interesting I’ve seen in an epic series. Yes It’s not that ‘See’ didn’t work: it has its fans, including me
Therefore, the ending they decided to give to ‘See’ is a bit hasty, but worthy. Many much more successful shows (I go back to ‘Game of Thrones’) have infinitely worse, poorly handled endings. I would say maybe somewhat predictable regarding the fate of the great Baba Voss, but there are some details I didn’t expect. The rhythm and the epic are maintained in this third season and the last chapter is respected, leaving everything well put together.
‘See’ will remain as a series with an interesting premise, without being wonderful but correctly executed and which, having not become a mass movement, decided to end with dignity. So there are 24 chapters (8 per season) that can be marathon runner a cold and rainy weekend and that can entertain any fan of epic, fantasy and post-apocalyptic. The next generation of fantasy and sci-fi now moves on to ‘Invasion’ and ‘Foundation’, whose second seasons have been confirmed but do not yet have a release date.
