The show spends significant time on characters who may not survive the hour, making the audience unsure of who the true protagonists are.
A weary Sheriff on the verge of retirement who investigates a massive, inexplicable crater in a cornfield. [S1E1] Last Day
A Beautiful Dread Pervades Invasion's Three Episode Premiere The show spends significant time on characters who
A bullied student who experiences a seizure during a school trip, coinciding with a strange atmospheric event. Key Themes & Style Key Themes & Style A mother and former
A mother and former medic who discovers her husband is having an affair just as mysterious nosebleeds and sonic disturbances begin affecting her children.
The tone is set immediately in S1E1 (“Last Day”), less by the cold open in Yemen and more by the credits sequence that follows it. TV Obsessive
The "invasion" is initially secondary to the personal crises—infidelity, retirement, and forbidden love—of the people experiencing it. Critical Reception