Dark Skies

Dark Skies is a period-style alien-invasion drama, made for viewers who like Cold War atmosphere, conspiracy talk, and a story that spreads paranoia across ordinary family life. By our assessment, the best thing about it is the mood: it takes the invasion idea and folds it into offices, living rooms, and government corridors. The downside is familiar for this kind of show, because the mythology can grow heavier than the human story. In practice it lives on suspicion, secrecy, and the feeling that every explanation opens another door. Dark Skies sits in the same neighborhood as other conspiracy-heavy genre series, but it is more interested in texture than in clean payoffs, which keeps it interesting even when it feels overstuffed.