Prairie Motivates Character Traits

In the pilot episode, Prairie debuts as a woman who was missing for the past 7 years. The audience learns that she was blind as a child, but mysteriously, she is no longer blind and refuses to explain how. Prairie holds back her story and it makes her a very suspicious character, and no one can guess whether she was kidnapped or ran away from home. However, it remains a mystery of how she got so far despite being blind before. The first episode of the OA introduces a brief insight to what the unpredictable series might entail. It also reflects a plethora of societal perspectives, such as role of the adult, women, and Prairie’s behavior. The way Prairie is very twitchy and uncooperative throughout the entire episode can indicate a possibly …show more content…
This supernatural and suspenseful plot creates a successful beginning to an original series. However, one thing that can irk the audience is the over-dramatization of Prairie. If anything, Prairie is overly mysterious, and without knowing further context, this could quickly become boring as the unknown drags on. The fact that she also “touches” many people’s lives and changes them also provokes questioning of the audience of her true capabilities (in which, spoiler alert: she never explains at the end of the season). Also, Steve’s character and his indecency could also make viewers feel unsympathetic towards him, even if his vulnerability is shown. However, the way OA tells her story and carries herself makes her a very hard character to empathize with, much less believe her tale. The episode does seem scattered, and we are given no background on any characters, the kidnapping, and who the protagonist and antagonists are. This may be intentionally of the the producers, but it can certainly be seen from the audience as extremely confusing to watch at some points. With flaws here and there, the OA seems like a promising show so far, with a potential for a unique story plot and character