In this first installment of Planet Krynoid, the world of Planet Krynoid is established.

It's a bit barebones as a story, to be honest. Two people get infected by the Krynoid, and the play follows how the situation deteriorates, mostly due to corruption and selfishness.

The characters are good. The governor is very three-dimensional and while he is definitely somewhat corrupt (his treatment of the Hart family attests to it), he stays sympathetic. The chemovax representative is very punchable, as is the governor's daughter. The hart family is interesting enough, and the two xenobiologists and the doctor are also fine.

The worldbuilding is very effective. The ambiance is good. Yet I sometimes struggled to keep my attention on the story, and I'm not sure why exactly.

The cliffhanger was effective but expected.

Edit: After seeing the rave reviews on here, I decided to relisten Sunlight and Sunset in preparation for Darkness, and I think I found it hard to keep my attention to the story as it juggles a bit too many plots and stories at times. They also kept switching them around at breakneck speed, which made it harder to get truly invested.