Netflix’s “V Wars” Review

Synopsis

“Following an urgent trip to the Arctic, a scientist and his friend are quarantined with an illness that soon escalates into something sinister.” – Netflix

Summary

“Dr. Luther Swann enters a world of horror when a virus is released in ice melting due to climate change. This disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne, into a murderous predator who feeds on human blood when he has the hunger. As the disease spreads and more people are transformed, society fractures into camps putting normal people against the growing number of these vampires. Swann races against time to understand what’s happening while Fayne rises to become the powerful underground leader of the vampires until revolution and a new election.” – IMDb

Review

If you’re looking for an angsty teen vampire drama full of love triangles and beautiful vampires like Ian Somerhalder’s last vampire show, The Vampire Diaries, you’re looking in the wrong place. V Wars is not it. It’s far from it, actually. Romance isn’t at the forefront of the show, but there is one prominent romantic relationship squeezed in there. The vampires (in vamp form) are not pretty… like at all. Most of them looked more like zombies with bad CGI teeth than the vampires I’m used to seeing on my screen. That’s all beside the point, though, because that’s not what V Wars is about. Instead, it’s about a doctor (Dr. Luther Swann, Ian Somerhalder) trying to save and protect his family from this bloody epidemic or, at the very least, come to an understanding with the vampires. It proves difficult, however, when the people claiming to protect Swann while he searches for a cure turns against him. Swann will go to great lengths to protect his family and his morals, even if that means fighting the government.

V Wars is weirdly addictive and good. There were times early on when I was like, “okay, this is boring. This is too weird. What the heck is happening? I’ll stop after this episode” but then I kept watching. As in, stayed up until 2am finishing episodes. I wasn’t even sure I’d watch because the trailer wasn’t my cup of tea, but I ultimately gave it a shot for Ian. I’m still up in the air on whether I actually liked it or if I just want to see where the story goes. Either way, I’ll most likely be tuning in to season 2 (assuming there will be one). Bottom line, even when a show may seem weird or not like your usual cup of tea, give it a shot. If it keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting more, then that’s a sign of a good plot and excellent writing. So, good job, V Wars.

Overall Grade: B+

You can binge V Wars now on Netflix!