Twice Upon a Time: Season 1

  • 04 Jan - 10 Jan, 2020
  • Mag The Weekly
  • TV TIME


Netflix series Twice upon a Time season one enjoys that notion of second chances. The story creatively positions itself whereby a character can compel him to reconnect with an ex. Through its gritty opening, the French series creates a parallel universe, one that is years before. The opening character is Vincent Dauda (Gaspard Ulliel) – a man flagrantly lost and reeling from his break-up. The opening chapter shows the character shown at a house party, it is clear that Vincent is numb and broken, risking his life by driving home shoddily drunk and accidentally destroying a bus stop. The story changes when a box is delivered to his home, which has a cube inside. Vincent realises that when he goes through the cube, he is in another Universe which reflects his past. When he goes through the cube it’s years before in the same house but with his ex that he still longs for. It veers on a journey whereby the character tries to change the course of fate. And it sounds whimsical and overly romantic, but surprisingly it has a slight grittiness behind it. The French drama does not indulge in the same-old wishy-washy romances that tend to overflow in the writing for these types of stories. Instead, the limited season enjoys the concept just as much as the sentimental aspect to it. Vincent is not the usual character and his counterpart does not portray the usual industry-driven female character we are so often accustomed to in the romance genre. It’s a small series and one that doesn’t take your intelligence for granted. Twice upon a Time is a surprise, a creative and original hit that plenty of audiences will enjoy.

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