Colony isn't appreciated enough

The A.V. Club

"It’s easy to read about the political allegories and ongoing bleak perspective and get the impression that Colony is a bummer," says Alex McLevy of the USA series returning Wednesday for Season 3. "But while it consistently goes dark in interesting and sometimes unexpected ways, the series is never far from an explosive shootout with soldiers or a clash with alien drones. The show has executed these battles with thrilling staging, often making good use of intimate, Paul Greengrass-like camerawork to keep breaths in throats."

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