Review of A Place Further Than The Universe

I'd say without a doubt that this show is one of the two best shows of the Winter season. Both this and Violet Garden are both amazing shows with great art work and emotional stories. This now being the 4th show of the winter season i am finishing. It's also the only show of the winter season that features snow in the show and in a season with lots of snow for some reason. At first i believed the story was just gonna be about the girls preparing and getting to Antartica. Cause i believe it takes 9 episodes for us to get there. It'sa nice slow build up. Normally i'd complain about this but the story manages to portray it really nicely.

All the characters are interesting and nice and aren't just there for the plot's convenience . Every character has a purpose and feels like they belong with each other. I was half expecting that at least two of the girls would just be mostly forgotten. Thankfully i was wrong.

Really in my honest opinion. If i had to say one thing i found that bugs me. It's that the mother isn't alive. Yes, I know that the chances of someone surviving for three years in the Winter Wasteland of Antartica is so unlikely that it's not worth even entertaining the thought.

I was more hoping that it turn out that she has somehow found an abandon base. The Soviet Union had abandoned a ton of bases there before so it wouldn't be to unbelievable.

The story even tricked the audience into thinking she might be alive ( Douche move and bugs me so i guess this is a second problem with the show) Back in Episode 9 i believe. They had just arrived at Antartica and at the ending we saw a computer or something get a message from the mother in this. But they never resolve why and just leaves it.

I wish they had at least found the body. Honestly i was thinking they would and it'd be quite an emotional scene.

We also later find out that the reason why the mother went missing was because of some computer back in the base. Kind of bugs me that this is the reason why she went missing.

Hell, For some reason the Laptop still works even though it's been in the Antartic for over three years without any weather protection. But i guess that's just nitpicking at this point.

I got to give props though for the 12th episode. Never has a show actually made have to force my self not to start crying. It was such an emotional and great episode. I think the story may have been better if it had ended there instead of another episode.

The art is awesome. At first it seems kind of weird but as you get used to it, It will grow on you.

Overall this is an amazing show. Besides the fact i wish the mother was still alive, This really didn't have anything that bugged me all that much.