If it's your kind of show, this is really as amazing as it looks. Super complex at times in it's narrative, with a sprinkle of fantasy but the topics are very much relevant not just back in 1998 but now in todays world and possibly even the future. The visuals as well, the aesthetics and vibes it portrays are spot on. And let's be honest here, if you see a couple of minutes of this, be it in a trailer or watching the first episode, you already know if this is a show for you. And hey, it might be for you, but you're just not in the mood for seeing it at that point in your life and that's ok too. I remember trying to watch is back when I was in high school and dropping it cause I just never got into it. However, I eventually came back around it now, a decade later and am absolutely stunned by it.
What's even more refreshing is that it makes you feel like lain in the sense that you're just trying to figure out what's going on. It plays it's cards close to it's chest with story elements that only really come to make sense a couple episodes down the line. The Lain universe is so strong in fact, it even spans through different media, with video games that work more like a random collection of video logs than it does an actual game.
This is the point however that if you're planning on watching the show, maybe skip the rest of my review, just go in, watch it, come back and read this part after because now I want to talk about the societal commentary this show brings to the table. Granted, I'll try to keep my observations vague and strictly about technology, not so much story elements as to not spoil too much, so without really giving too any of the story away, some of the technology that's depicted here, although fiction today, could be a possibility in the future.
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