
The year is 2157. Maxim Kammerer, the pilot of the Free Search Group, makes an emergency landing on an unexplored planet, where he is captured by the aborigine Zef and handed over to the authorities. The local social system resembles a militaristic dictatorship of the 20th century. The power belongs to anonymous rulers — Unknown Fathers, they erect Towers all over the country, which propaganda calls anti-ballistic.
The makings of a great midseason filler episode that would connect in many different directions. This is a police drama filler with a guest director.
It took writers D.B Weiss and David Benioff two years to give us a promising final season. Two. Years. It was just going to be six episodes, which was short considering that all the other seasons — except season 7 — were 10 episodes. 10. 6 wasn’t enough, and even HBO wanted to give the writers more episodes. More seasons, even. However, the writers wanted to get out of the show as quickly as possible to work on other projects. This abruptness is clearly shown in this season.
This is ambitious horror filmmaking, and in a lot of ways, I fully admire its ambitions. For me, the film’s sloppiness defines its overall quality.
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.
When it comes down to it, The English explores what happens when power is unchecked and how those who seem powerless, have more strength than most through their convictions for justice.