Falling Skies - Season 2- discussion/Spoilers
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Hal is supposed to be 16 or so, which is utterly absurd. The actor looks at least 20 (and I'm pretty sure he's older.) I'm just ignoring his stated age since it doesn't matter, he was never harnessed.
Red Eye implied that he killed the other human hostages so that the skinnies wouldn't suspect him. He could get away with "missing" one escapee, but not the whole bunch. It's a plausible story.
Red Eye implied that he killed the other human hostages so that the skinnies wouldn't suspect him. He could get away with "missing" one escapee, but not the whole bunch. It's a plausible story.
Tonight's episode was pretty good with the alien taken hostage and the standoff. I like how they don't drag plot developments out.
I have to say my favorite scene was when Mason shot that condescending alien. I can't keep thinking that Charleston will be a trap or a wasteland by the time they get there but can't wait to find out.
Too bad we have to wait two weeks to see new episodes. It really became good.
I have to say my favorite scene was when Mason shot that condescending alien. I can't keep thinking that Charleston will be a trap or a wasteland by the time they get there but can't wait to find out.
Too bad we have to wait two weeks to see new episodes. It really became good.
I have a friend who is psychotically Christian, and I asked her about that flood that killed every one except Noah. She says "Oh they were bad people, it's best not to think about them." So I ask her "Isn't global warming and the Ocean levels rising god breaking his rainbow promise not to flood the planet again?" but she tut, tuts "Oh that's not god, we're doing that to our selves silly."
I can buy that.
Culling us a little, will make the survivors stronger and give us room to breath, which will aford humanity a couple centuries until the same stupid patterns put us into the same place.
It's just pruning, no differnet than a gardner looking after her garnden.
They're committing a public work for the common good.
So if man and the earth is just a distraction... what are they really up to?
I can buy that.
Culling us a little, will make the survivors stronger and give us room to breath, which will aford humanity a couple centuries until the same stupid patterns put us into the same place.
It's just pruning, no differnet than a gardner looking after her garnden.
They're committing a public work for the common good.
So if man and the earth is just a distraction... what are they really up to?
I agree with people's comments that this show keeps getting better. One of the surprises is how they continue to kill off and surprise the audience with deaths.
Yeah this was definitely a standout episode. This show is seeming less and less like a misplaced network show and more like a real cable show.
Yes, the writers move the series along at a great pace.
I did a fist pump. lol
I think all the survivors are being herded there. From the conversation Tom had with the alien, it sounds like they don't want to kill us all off. Once the northern US is clear of humans, then the aliens will have wide open spaces to do what they came here for. Exactly what resource they're stripping besides scrap metal remains to be seen. I wonder what Europe or Asian survivors are doing as well. Are they facing the same herding?
Agreed
You follow this closer than I do, any word yet from TNT on a season three pickup? I know they've already renewed Dallas for season 2. Also, what do the ratings look like?
The moment they got the ultimatum from Karen, the resolution of the siege standoff was releasing the overlord. Everything in between was driven by people doing other things without thinking about doing what was necessary, namely working out a way to release the overlord while they safely (as possible) ran like hell.
It was so blatant that Weaver actually says to Mason they have to use their heads, then gratuitously announces easier said than done to let everyone off the hook. That's called hanging a lantern on it. People doing stuff, even if it's nicely melodramatic stuff like getting eaten from inside out by Replicators (crawlies,) for no real reason is not tight plotting.
They're using a lot of Stargate which is fine. You could do a lot worse. At least none of the people were pointing guns at each other for some fake drama.
I was relieved that they seem to be aware that there's a real problem in the aliens' motivation. Now if they can only deliver?
It was so blatant that Weaver actually says to Mason they have to use their heads, then gratuitously announces easier said than done to let everyone off the hook. That's called hanging a lantern on it. People doing stuff, even if it's nicely melodramatic stuff like getting eaten from inside out by Replicators (crawlies,) for no real reason is not tight plotting.
They're using a lot of Stargate which is fine. You could do a lot worse. At least none of the people were pointing guns at each other for some fake drama.
I was relieved that they seem to be aware that there's a real problem in the aliens' motivation. Now if they can only deliver?
It has already been renewed for season 3.
Also, when I first started watching the show when it first premiered I couldn't help but think this was going to fail. It was so cheesy and bad at first, but this second season is just phenomenal. This has been the biggest leap in quality I've seen in a show since Stargate Universe (first season sucked, second was amazing).
Agreed. The actors seemed to have developed better on screen chemistry and the writing is better.
I didn't realize that Will Wheaton was hosting a talk discussion about the show. Anyone catch this?
TNT orders 10 episodes of Falling Skies for season 3
I haven't watched 2nd Watch myself, but, when Trektoday reported it was going to happen, they had a typo that really confused alot of people, saying Wil Wheaton was going to be hosting a TNG show, instead of a TNT show.
I gotta say, I don't like the way Karen is being set up as a villain, who is operating under her own free will. My problem is that nobody can know that, not Tom etc or even Karen herself. How can she judge whether her mind is being controlled? Ben reading her mind would also not be proof. I think the writers are setting her up to be killed guilt free. nah, I want there to be angst over it. don't let the characters off the hook like that.
I wonder why Ben seems to be the only unharnessed kid with free will.
This was a pretty good episode. The scene at the end between Tom and Ben, with the role reversal of Ben leaving, was very well done. Probably the best scene since the series began. There were some nice, exciting action scenes with the bugs and the mech in the basement. And some strange new insights from the fish head about the reason for the invasion.
I wonder where they are going to go with Lourdes-- she's really gone off the cliff into hopelessness.
This was a pretty good episode. The scene at the end between Tom and Ben, with the role reversal of Ben leaving, was very well done. Probably the best scene since the series began. There were some nice, exciting action scenes with the bugs and the mech in the basement. And some strange new insights from the fish head about the reason for the invasion.
I wonder where they are going to go with Lourdes-- she's really gone off the cliff into hopelessness.
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