I watched this because I have recently lost my mam who was from Newport and I am feeling 'emotionally Welsh' even though my dad was from Manchester. Part way through (and to be honest having mixed feelings, but 'googling' where the bridge was and the 'town under water' I saw the negative reviews and the reports that 'many' had stopped watching because the dra was so "weird" and "hard to follow". I stayed with it ad I loves anything that Michael Sheen has anything to do with also because I am trying to keep my "Welsh heritage link" and to be honest who can resist Luke Evans even if he is a 'baddie'. But to be more serious now, if you stay right to the end it really is such a clever portrayal of life not just now but also in the past but hopefully not in the future. A truly thoughtful attempt to spotlight a real danger to the existence of humanity by illustrating the weaknesses of mankind while highlighting the past failures through personal experiences - "none of us ever speak about it aloud" . It made me sad in parts but it also has had a profound effect on me - do you have to be Welsh or in my case half Welsh to feel that way. I hope not because "if you get too far away from what's important" you will need help to find your way back and that won't happen if you stopped watching this drama part way through. Well done, Micheal Sheen for producing this drama.
Review of The Way
