I find myself unfortunately with nothing to remember or ponder about after finishing season one. The theme is about how we treat those who are different from the norm of our society, but it is is presented in pretty much the most straightforward way possible. There was not a single memorable line, or a deep philosophical thought present throughout. The normal stuff you would expect to happen in any dysfunctional community filled with prejudice happens, except with rehabilitated, medicated zombies driving the narrative. You could pretty much replace the zombies with any other kind of minority group and the show would be pretty much the same. I know that this is probably the intended symbolism of the creators, but it didn't work for me.
I am a big fan of the "what it means to be human" theme, and expected a lot more after having read the reviews. A similar (by concept) drama "the Leftovers" is also about dysfunctional people living in a post-catastrophe world in fear and uncertainty. The difference is that "the Leftovers" has complex characters and layers of depth while the moral lessons of "in the flesh" are, in my opinion, aimed to impress only intellectual lightweights. Another very similar British show, "Humans" also leaves a stronger impression with better acting and a bit, (though not enough) more depth.
I am a big fan of the "what it means to be human" theme, and expected a lot more after having read the reviews. A similar (by concept) drama "the Leftovers" is also about dysfunctional people living in a post-catastrophe world in fear and uncertainty. The difference is that "the Leftovers" has complex characters and layers of depth while the moral lessons of "in the flesh" are, in my opinion, aimed to impress only intellectual lightweights. Another very similar British show, "Humans" also leaves a stronger impression with better acting and a bit, (though not enough) more depth.