The Cleansed is a
very ambitious project from Fred Greenhaigh which imagines a post-apocalyptic
America (similar though not quite as downbeat as the one in The Road) and what might happen in the
wilds of Maine when strangers come from the broken city that was once New
York. In listening to the first episode
of season 1, I was certainly struck by the scale of the story, which was using
dozens of actors in dozens of roles as well as recording on location in Maine. Certainly there are some who will say that
audio does not lend itself well to battles of any kind, and nine times out of
ten, I agree with them. That the first
episode of The Cleansed includes one
is further evidence of its sense of determination, and overall it just about
works, as quickly after that we switch back into the story of Luke and Maria,
our protagonists.
I have a feeling that to get really into The Cleansed, I would have to block out
a merciless schedule of catch-up, as I feel an epic like this kind would suffer
from casual listening (similar to many people’s reactions to Life and Fate). If you check out the website, this epic has
clearly been deeply thought through, and, as I understand it, will present a
political case in future episodes. I applaud
all the effort that has gone into this.
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