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I learned that any new leadership that comes along and promises to help the population will destroy Jesus and that Universal Health Care will lead to humanity's doom.
This show was the most heinous example of beat you over the head with a 2x4 allegory in scifi since Ronald Moore had the cylons calling the human resistance on New Caprica "insurgents".
I haven't groaned so loud or roll my eyes so much in a long time. Great job V.
Worse yet, as others have pointed out I simply didn't like the characters. There was no one to grab onto. Who cares?
The Visitors were too over the top sinister and nefarious acting. As smooth talking as Anna is she can't talk her way around difficult questions? Any idiot political intern knows how to do that.
And the show was cheesy. Not in a cool campy tongue in cheek 70s/80s way either. In a trying to be serious but laid it on way too thick way. #v Reply
This show was the most heinous example of beat you over the head with a 2x4 allegory in scifi since Ronald Moore had the cylons calling the human resistance on New Caprica "insurgents".
I haven't groaned so loud or roll my eyes so much in a long time. Great job V.
Worse yet, as others have pointed out I simply didn't like the characters. There was no one to grab onto. Who cares?
The Visitors were too over the top sinister and nefarious acting. As smooth talking as Anna is she can't talk her way around difficult questions? Any idiot political intern knows how to do that.
And the show was cheesy. Not in a cool campy tongue in cheek 70s/80s way either. In a trying to be serious but laid it on way too thick way. #v Reply
@Motoki: I have to meddle with the use of insurgents- it's an old and proper term anytime the shooters come from areas you ostensibly control and thus the opponents are not recognized legal belligerents- it just left the vocab when various powers-that-be decided it lacked the punch of "terrorist." I was actually pleased at that particular usage for just that reason. I have a couple old books on COIN (counter-insurgency) from the '40's, so it waxes and wanes as a term of art.
But now that I have policy-wonked out, yes, it's true. The V 2x4 was swung with great force. #v Reply
But now that I have policy-wonked out, yes, it's true. The V 2x4 was swung with great force. #v Reply
@Motoki: I sadly have to agree... We jumped straight into the Visitor arrival with no establishment of character backstory, so it was hard to care about any of them.
The writing was way heavy handed with ominous threat- without there actually being any. I felt the pacing was completely wrong- creapy, unknown threat needs time to establish itself, and they raced head long into it.
SPOILER:
The only truely enjoyable part was the curve ball of Alan Tudyk's character. He was a speacial guest for the ep, so you knew he was to meet his end, but I didn't see the nature of it coming.
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Overall, I am upset, because I wanted to enjoy this show. By the end of this episode, I wasn't left wanting more.
I will tune in (or download, as tuning in from Oz is a lil more difficult) next week, but it better lift its game. Reply
The writing was way heavy handed with ominous threat- without there actually being any. I felt the pacing was completely wrong- creapy, unknown threat needs time to establish itself, and they raced head long into it.
SPOILER:
The only truely enjoyable part was the curve ball of Alan Tudyk's character. He was a speacial guest for the ep, so you knew he was to meet his end, but I didn't see the nature of it coming.
END SPOILER
Overall, I am upset, because I wanted to enjoy this show. By the end of this episode, I wasn't left wanting more.
I will tune in (or download, as tuning in from Oz is a lil more difficult) next week, but it better lift its game. Reply