Review: HBO's 'The Nevers' may be touched by greatness
HBO's new series has a lot going for it, but some major questions linger
Tom Long
The first part of that sentence is far more important than the second. But…
A fantasy fest set in Victorian England, “The Nevers” can most easily be described as X-Men in hoop skirts. A mysterious vessel floated over London one day and suddenly some people, overwhelmingly female, possessed special powers.
One might be able to freeze things, another can throw balls of fire, another might channel electricity. Typical superhero stuff, although there is a sweet young girl the size of a house, so that’s cute.