Sure Harper's Island had some mysterious elements, but in the end we knew there was a serial killer on the loose. With Persons Unknown, I have no idea what is going on after one episode. Seven people have been kidnapped and brought to a made-up looking town in the middle of nowhere. They have all been injected with a tranquilizer that goes off as soon as they try to leave the enclosed center of town.
Sure that part is self-explanatory, but who is doing this? And for what reason? Later on in the episode a group of Chinese cooks greet the seven persons and invite them into their restaurant for a dinner. Are these people also being held against their will? They said that they were only here "to cook." There's also a hotel manager that doesn't seem to know what the heck is going on while acting a bit zombie-esque.
Are any of the seven Persons one of the people responsible for this? Could be a possibility. I'm curious to find out what the heck is going on and I'm ready to watch more.
Like any show, this only works if the characters seem interesting from the jump. With Jason Wiles and Alan Ruck as first billed I was hooked. Wiles is of course Colin, Kelly's druggy boyfriend from Beverly Hills, 90210, and Ruck is Ferris Bueller's best buddy that just finished a great appearance on Justified. The main girl also seems pretty good after one ep.
I don't see this being as good as Harper's Island, which I still say was highly underrated, but I can see this being terrific for a summer fling. Check it out.
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