The premise of this six-part drama set in a picturesque, close-knit English village is an excellent and irresistibly intriguing one

The Umbrella Academy does have some senses of style and humor, which help distract from the yawning chasm of nonsense lurking in its core

Much like the scene where its protagonist So-mun (Jo Byung-gyu) soared over the wall at the beginning of the series during his initiation as a counter and slapped his painted hand on the tarmac far ahead of the prints of his future colleagues, The Uncanny Counter captured our imaginations from the get-go.

It’s about trust and relationships, authenticity and appearances, verisimilitude and veneers.

Ultimately, The Vow is an impressive and even transfixing achievement.

Its willingness to place two young women at its center, and to make their emotional response to family upheaval the story of the apocalypse, shows a curiosity worth crediting.