12 Monkeys : An underrated time travel series

IMDb: 7.7/10

     No. Of seasons: 4      No. Of episodes: 47

   Cast: Amanda schull, Aaron Stanford, Emily Hampshire,…

Some of you might have seen or heard about the 1995 Sci-fi/Mystery movie 12 monkeys starring Bruce willis and Brad Pitt, directed by Terry Gilliam.12 Monkeys series is adapted from this movie. The plot of the series is mostly similar to the original movie.Both the film and series are well-made.

Plot of 12 monkeys (2015):

In 2015, someone releases a deadly plague virus which wipes out most of the people.After so many years, In 2043, a group scientist lead by Dr. Katherina Jones manages to create a machine with the help of which a person can splinter and travel back in time. Now someone has to go back in time to prevent the release of plague. James Cole (played by Aaron Stanford), a scavenger is chosen to prevent the origin of the virus But he needs someone from the past who can help him with this task. That’s how he meets Dr. Cassandra Railly(played by Amanda Schull).

James’s mission is to find someone name goines as they belived that killing him will stop the release of virus. James and Dr. Cassie together searching for goines.In the first season the two begin a partnership to stop the plague before its outbreak.Secondary plotlines delve into the future in 2043, including the struggles between the Project Splinter team and various groups battling for survival.In the first season you will see Emily Hampshire playing a mentally unstable womans character named Jennifer Goines. But she is smart and plays important role in all of this.Emily’s acting is good in this role.

In season 2 cole is stuck in 2016 When an attempt to destroy the virus changes the future. But now they have bigger things to take care of as they have to stop the army of the twelve monkeys from releasing the virus. Cole and Cassie time travel to New York during World War II to track down a dangerous member of the Twelve.

Lot of things happen in season 2 which includes cole facing the witness, person driven to create a world without time where people will forget pain and don’t have to care about time and the dying of their loved ones.

In the third season, James and other team members are on a mission to find Titan. Titan is a machine which is a size of a small city and it can travel through time. The witness uses Titan to hide and travel through time while he creates a world without time.

The fourth final season gives some shocking revelations and there is only one solution to stop all of this madness. This show uses time travel in simple way so that poeple will understand the course of action. What started as a mission at the begining of the season 1 ends with a beautiful love story at the end of the 4^th season.

Conclusion:

I personally like this series.There are likeable and interesting characters.The way in which different episodes are connected and how the director is presenting the storyline is impressive.I was actually surprised after watching some scenes cause they are all connected (End at the Begining)  and the way in which the references form previous episodes are used in further episodes is very interesting to watch.

If you like time travel movies and shows like Neflix’s Dark or Predestination you should watch 12 monkeys.It is really good and underrated show. We are sure you will like 12 monkeys.