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Weak ending
the flashbacks my be the only redeeming quality of this show in spite of the fact Duhamel looks like Johnny KnoxvilleI’ve started fast forwarding through the flashback scenes. Not a good sign.
I hope Netflix makes the Plutonian next. That’d be proper response to Amazon’s invincible.
I think it has too many underdeveloped ideas. The biggest ones for me.
-The island supposedly tests their ability to overcome adversity together, but we don't really see that until the final moment when they open the gate (I guess we get the brief moment where they link hands during the sandstorm, but that could be any six people). And upon receiving their powers, we're never given a compelling reason for why they have to function as a team. We get a brief Knights of the Round table moment followed by nada. Ultimately, we never get a glimpse of what made these six people good candidates to receive these powers together, and a couple of them aren't even fleshed out as individuals.
-This stems from the above, but why did everyone go along with Sheldon's code? Walter accuses him earlier of undeserved devotion, and the table scene seems like a perfect time to hash out a compromise that would have worked for everyone. I get that we wouldn't have the current conflict without that moment, but it feels like an excuse more than a natural progression of events that would have followed those six receiving their powers.
The show only has three interesting characters, and two of them are pretty well-worn archetypes: Chloe and Walter. I wish the show had been about Hutch. At least his character is the least obvious.
Someone needs to send the Utopian to law school to teach him a little something about what due process is and isn’t and when it applies, and basic legal concepts such as self-defence and defence of third parties.
Whynotboth.gifJust watched the second episode. I don't know what's more annoying; Sheldon's No Kill Rule or Chloe's whining.
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I agree he takes it to the absurd degree, but then again he does call himself The Utopian. Plus, his dad’s death probably plays a roll in it, too