Afterlife - Episode 1x01 - Purpose

Well, Jon, welcome to my reviews! I’ve heard some amazing things about Afterlife, so I finally decided to give the first episode a read. Simply put… It was AMAZING! Never have I been so intrigued by the pilot for a series. That statement in itself says a lot with all the great writers that are here at MZP.

Having read this first episode, I would think that Afterlife would be considered an action series, as it was definitely packed full of punching, kicking… and spitting. The action sequences were flawlessly written; so much so that I could imagine the scene happening in my head.

Jonathan is very kick-ass. He also has something about him that gets you interested to know more. He is a perfect lead character and has the traits to easily make his character work for seasons to come. Aurora is also a great second in command. At first, I had a feeling that she and Jonathan would be more like good vs. evil. In death though, they came together. Actually, they came together before death, while fighting the thugs. Speaking of their death, it was amazing. I don’t think it could have been written any better.

In this new life, however, Aurora is nowhere to be seen. This slightly confuses me, as there are only two lead characters. With only two leads, I run into the problem of how the show will revolve around these two people all the time. With the fact that she is a lead character, you have to assume that she’ll pop up in this new life relatively soon.

I really liked the guess stars in this episode. Despite the fact that we only got to see some of them for about half of the episode, I still hope that we’ll see more of them in the future. The guest characters seemed very well developed for the little face time that they got. They actually were developed so much that I didn’t see Jonathan leaving, especially after only one episode. It just goes to show that you have to expect the unexpected.

One thing I do for all my reviews (for any series) is to give a theory for the future based on the events of the episode. This’ll be no different for Afterlife:

Jimbo’s Next Theory
We’ll see Aurora pop up in the next episode, most likely in Silver City. If she isn’t seen in the next episode, I’ll be VERY surprised.