
<p><em>Manifest</em> is a show about 191 passengers who boarded Flight 828 from Jamaica to New York City where they landed five and a half years later while the passengers felt no difference at all. The series follows the lives of these passengers and the strange callings they receive as a result of their plane ride. The show&#8217;s recent move from NBC to Netflix brought a heightened viewership to the series.<strong> Here are 12 thoughts I had watching <em>Manifest</em> Season 1:</strong>



<p><strong>1. Why am I crying</strong> &#8211; it&#8217;s only been the first 10 minutes?! The show&#8217;s ability to make audiences attached to the characters and gain an emotional reaction right off the bat is a sign of a very good start to a show. 



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<p><strong>2. The show is bravely diverse.</strong> Minorities aren&#8217;t just appearing as diversity tokens but they are heavily given a spotlight in every episode. Given the show takes place in New York City, that is casting done right. 



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<p><strong>3. The visual callings scares the sh*t out of me. </strong>The show has the right mix of unexpected horror at times that keeps audiences on edge. 



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<p><strong>4. Is Michaela okay?</strong> This hunk asks you to marry him and you reject him? Twice??



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<p><strong>5. How are they always checking illegal information in the open?! </strong>Whether it is Michaela looking up information on suspects out in the precinct or Ben looking at information he&#8217;s not supposed to in the middle of the day in his work office or having a chart of the passengers in a non-hidden room. No wonder they&#8217;re so easily caught! 



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<p><strong>6. She looks so sus.</strong> You&#8217;re telling me she theorized the callings, was coincidentally on the plane, and have nothing to do with the experiments? 



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<p><strong>7. Grace is sooo annoying</strong>. All she can think of is herself and how much she&#8217;s lost when Ben literally is trying to figure out what supernatural occurrence happened to him the past five and a half years. 



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<p><strong>8. NOOOO I LOVE VANCE. </strong>Why did he have to die? He was literally the best character! 
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<p><strong>9. The show does a really good job of balancing religion from all sides, but also very contradictory at the same time, especially if you view faith from Ben&#8217;s point of view</strong>. Ben is a practical guy who believes everything has an explanation but also fully believes in the Callings at the end. At the same time, they villainize the &#8220;believers&#8221; who thought Flight 828 is a miracle while simultaneously have Ben and Michaela&#8217;s mom be a deeply spiritual person that Michaela looks up to. 



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<p><strong>10. I&#8217;m sorry, did Grace just call him Calamander? </strong>As if Olive wasn&#8217;t an unusual enough name for a girl, you name your son Calamander? What in the hippy &#8211;



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<p><strong>11. This has strong elements of<em> Lost</em>, another famous show that premiered in the mid 2000s.</strong> From the obvious plane going missing, supernatural elements, and Ben &#8211; the nonbeliever in miracles at first but comes around to save the day. 



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<p><strong>12. All the characters are interesting and well-developed. </strong>They each bring something new and all the characters feel very cohesive and are not overly interesting or boring. It feels very real despite the supernatural element. 



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<p><strong>13. I like how it&#8217;s not overtly sexualized</strong> which is rare in popular shows now. It has a strong family element to it which is a breath of fresh air. 



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<p><strong>14. I love how they shine light on practical professions like police officers, doctors, and math professors </strong>and not just an aspiring writer or someone trying to become famous that is too often romanticized on TV. 



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<p><strong>15. There&#8217;s a death date?</strong> Gawd this show just keeps getting better and better. 



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<p>Overall, the show is very enticing and keeps you on the edge of your seats. It&#8217;s definitely an interesting premise and is very underrated despite its growing popularity. Rating: 9/10



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