Resident Evil
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Prequel or hit the ground running?
These are among the questions that the newResident EvilTV series on Netflix answers with a resounding why not both?
(In pastResident Evils, those evolutions have not been especially lucky.
Nor, come to think of it, have thevirus evolutions weve experienced so far.)
In the meantime, it only takes a single bunny to activate the senses of a rampaging zombie horde.
In a show of real bravado, the episode cuts to black with her in midair.
But that may not even be the biggest cliffhanger in play for this first episode.
Before Jade leaps, shes informed that her sister has been looking for her.
(Will this beResident Emoby comparison?)
Its also not quite the horror angle offered by the recentResident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
The world ended a long time ago, Jade muses in her opening narration.
If this series really wanted to pay homage to the Paul W.S.
Bad CG creatures come and go; for a TV show,Resident Evilhas pretty decent giant-bug action.
But the holy trinity of bad CG fire, blood, and vomit is forever.
Here, its bad CG fire that really stands out.
Lots of characters in this Umbrella gated community thinking about porn!
(Yeah, I guess that tracks.)
The addition of New still cant make Raccoon City sound anything like what a real city would be called.
