Amnesia plots are a television staple often derided as a convenient method of slowing down or speeding up a story. Soap operas have used this device for decades, and memory loss can be hard to deploy without tipping into ridiculous territory.
Luckily, “Surface” doesn’t stretch credibility too far in its premise, and the central performances bolster this framing. Some leaps (pun not intended) are made, but the twisty thriller is an entertaining exploration of identity.
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