Anyone else intrigued by this? Directed by Ridley Scott, so it looks great, but not sure about the underlying subject matter. Looks like possibly psychotic female android protects atheist children from evil religious humans (Christians?). Hope it’s not just SJW trope of “religion is bad”.
I've been seriously considering an HBO Max subscription to watch this series. I think the first three episodes are out now - I haven't heard much regarding them at this time so not sure if that's good or bad...
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September 03, 2020, 05:36 PM
Dwill104
Just watched the first one. It’s interesting, and I’m curious where it’s going to go. The first episode gets pretty dark at the end.
January 08, 2021, 08:52 AM
VBVAGUY
I started watching this on Sunday and am really intrigued by it. I am enjoying it so far !!! God Bless
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January 08, 2021, 10:50 AM
flesheatingvirus
That looks totally badass. I’ll check it out.
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January 08, 2021, 10:58 AM
RogueJSK
I watched the first season a little while back. The premise/worldbuilding is great, and the visuals are pretty cool, but the plot kinda went off the rails towards the end of the season. In the end, I was a little disappointed with its execution vs. its potential. But it's still fairly interesting, and worth watching if you like sci-fi.
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Originally posted by Dwill104: Looks like possibly psychotic female android protects atheist children from evil religious humans (Christians?).
One of the factions is hyper-religious, but they're not Christian. Their religion is actually based around a Roman-Zoroastrian sun god, Mithras/Sol.
January 08, 2021, 11:09 PM
46and2
Once Jax Teller got there, you just knew the Myan settlers were doomed.
January 12, 2021, 08:08 PM
flesheatingvirus
3 episodes in. Well done and still interesting.
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-- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. --
January 12, 2021, 09:45 PM
Veeper
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..but the plot kinda went off the rails towards the end of the season.
Yes. Great start. What a nutty, terrible CGI, leap off the rails though.
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January 13, 2021, 08:16 PM
Orguss
Where'd the kid pick up a British accent?!
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"
January 14, 2021, 08:02 PM
flesheatingvirus
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Originally posted by Orguss: Where'd the kid pick up a British accent?!
Father?
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-- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. --
January 14, 2021, 08:07 PM
Orguss
I suppose. But Campion's accent is much thicker than Father's.
Also, if the athiests had a few more of the Mother models, perhaps the religious faction wouldn't have lasted long enough to build an ark.
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"
January 14, 2021, 08:40 PM
RogueJSK
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Originally posted by Orguss: Also, if the athiests had a few more of the Mother models, perhaps the religious faction wouldn't have lasted long enough to build an ark.
[Minor spoilers ahead] . . . .
The Necromancers are Mithraic technology. Mother was just special, having been captured and reprogrammed by the Athiests.
So even if they did the same and reprogrammed a few more, the Athiest's few Necromancers would still be outnumbered by all the Necromancers built and operated by the Mithraic.
January 14, 2021, 10:17 PM
Orguss
Guess I need to watch more than just the first episode...
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"
January 16, 2021, 12:46 AM
flesheatingvirus
Just finished episode 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . That finale didn’t explain shit. There had better be a second season.
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-- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. --
January 19, 2021, 09:25 AM
VBVAGUY
I too finished the last episode. Anyone know when the 2nd season will begin ??? God Bless
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June 07, 2021, 05:38 PM
VBVAGUY
Anyone know if there is a 2nd season and if so when will it start ?? Thank you and God Bless
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June 11, 2021, 09:16 AM
Rev. A. J. Forsyth
Damnit!
I read the thread title and didn't look at the dates. Thought the second season was out!
June 19, 2021, 01:22 PM
ensigmatic
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Originally posted by RogueJSK: ... the plot kinda went off the rails towards the end of the season.
"Kinda?" We watched episode 6 night-before-last. I don't know as we'll ever get to ep. 7. My wife and I both felt it had gone too badly off the rails to be interesting any longer. Between ep. 5 and ep. 6 there were simply too many plot holes, inconsistencies, and irrationalities to allow it to hold our interest any longer.
Not going to detail them because I don't want to introduce (more) spoilers into the thread.
The series is riddled with them all along, but the flaws just got worse and worse. Reminds me of the new Lost In Space. Stopped watching that for the same reason. I just couldn't take it anymore.
Hollyweird needs better writers.
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January 28, 2022, 08:42 AM
BigSwede
This next season has potential, hope they don't eff it up
