One could say that Paul made his sister go insane. Had he not left to wander the desert and been faithful to his family she would not have tried to drink as much water as she had. You could tell she relied on his stability in the first mini series and he was able to guide her. How much of that is in the books, I don't know. I plan to find out. That one plot fault ruined this for me because his abandonment of his sister and Mother caused the later episodes and his own death. This book is where I had stopped reading the series, years ago, because I did not like the direction it was headed.
If it is similar to the book, it makes no sense that he could see into the future and feel he had to leave in order for these things to play out. What could have been worse than this? This is the best possible future? I don't buy it.
I was a bit disappointed in the new actors playing known roles. Saskia Reeves was a great Jessica. She rivaled Francesca Annis. Alice Krige performed surprisingly well for Jessica. She has a coldness about her that I would not have thought would have worked here. She warmed up enough to make the good scenes work, but still Saskia was better. She brought warmth and care to the role.
The secrets between brother and sister, and all other relationships was a bit much in this series. How could any family survive such intrigue? Still, I would say it was ok to watch this series at least once.
If it is similar to the book, it makes no sense that he could see into the future and feel he had to leave in order for these things to play out. What could have been worse than this? This is the best possible future? I don't buy it.
I was a bit disappointed in the new actors playing known roles. Saskia Reeves was a great Jessica. She rivaled Francesca Annis. Alice Krige performed surprisingly well for Jessica. She has a coldness about her that I would not have thought would have worked here. She warmed up enough to make the good scenes work, but still Saskia was better. She brought warmth and care to the role.
The secrets between brother and sister, and all other relationships was a bit much in this series. How could any family survive such intrigue? Still, I would say it was ok to watch this series at least once.