8/5/2023 0 Comments Love death 4 set![]() I’m not talking about exposition dumps, I’m talking about consistency and basic continuity. Snow, our main character, has a unique and complex past, physical form, and skills. That’s all great and we don’t need a back story. But, the variety of aliens, the reasons people are killed, the problem with the sun, and more act as a laundry list of sci-fi tropes that virtually lead to nothing while all trying to be something. There are hints at a great intellectual exploration of immortality and what defines a person, but the surface is again scratched and it is just tacked on to have the appearance of depth. Things look impressive and there are a lot of cool ideas floating around, but they never amount to anything of real importance. This story leaned on imagination, mystery, and feelings. I loved seeing the older time period and the initial steps into the unknown. ![]() But the rest of the episode was just a giant chase scene. No explanation, no risky plot twists, nothing. ![]() There was some room for cool reveals and concepts, but it was all spent on action. The visuals were pristine, stylized, and wondrous. The subversion of expectations and results was fantastic. I do wish there was a bit more reaction and connection to alluded the character (trying to stay away from spoilers) from the main characters after the main plot point, but it was good enough. Go watch it, it is amazing and I can’t think of any reason that anyone wouldn’t enjoy it. I legitimately could not tell at times if it was an actual video of Michael B.
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