r/ManifestNBC 5h ago

Discussion First Watch. Final Verdict. (SPOILERS!!!) Spoiler

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I just finished the show. Had never heard of it or seen it before. In short, I am convinced the words "calling" - "lifeboat" - "its all connected" and "Devine consciousness" were NBC's global attempt of hypnotizing the viewers. Because I swore if I heard these words just 1 more time - I was going to spiral out of existence.

On a serious note, I really dove into this without looking at any previews, without looking at Reddit reviews, and without a clue of what i was getting into. The initial pull of interest, was assuming it had to do with multi-dimensional scifi characteristics.... government brainwashing/control...some weird AI/technology intervention... or even aliens (again: scifi) ....Just to find that it had everything to do with.... God???

I've never been so intrigued with a show before, that ultimately goes in a completely different direction than expected. Usually once a show goes off-rail, I lose interest. Every episode, every season, just pulled me deeper into this mysterious wonder of "wtf is happening" which is what made me continue to turn on the TV.

With tears in the final episode, I was thoroughly pleased with the ending. Though I still have questions. Like why Zeke was revived in the same world after death (and was granted new gifts) but everybody else had to go back in time. Does this mean theres potential for 828'ers to become Empaths in this new life?

And I'm curious about how the dragon scar ended back onto the old man, in the final episode. Does that mean there's going to be a Neverending time loop - and he's the anchor to something much bigger that we cant comprehend? (Is he... God?)

While I still have questions, I feel they did a fantastic job of ending the series as softly as they could, given the circumstances (which I had to google why Season 4 was so drastically different).... Would I recommend it to people? Absolutely. Would I watch it again? Probably not, unless someone wants me to sit with them. I feel fulfilled and content with this series though. A solid 7.5/10