Now that the plot is getting rolling it’s a little underwhelming, especially since it seems like a suicide squad knockoff. It feels a little like no one except our crew of misfits is really taking this “find Skinner” thing seriously, which seems really strange; it’s not like it’s a secret, after all. It also seems strange that hapna was so widely available when it can get you high. Even if it isn’t chemically addictive and didn’t have side effects or overdose risks, you’d still want to keep it pretty well regulated to prevent abuse or like DUIs or whatever, right? And I’m really hoping that they don’t end up ignoring Skinner’s point about trying to save the planet, since it’s really easy for stories to counter “we need to make drastic changes to stop bad things from happening” with “it’s wrong to kill people!” - true, but like, also, we should save the planet from climate change.
I only watched the first episode and it didn’t grab me. The whole setup with Skinner publicly announcing a challenge to find him just kept making me think of Willy Wonka. It was a convoluted set up.
The rest of the run time being Great Value Spike Spiegel escaping from prison was so needlessly indulgent. It just went on and on and on. It easily could have been cut down to leave time to actually meet other characters in the first episode more.
Without the action, plot, or visuals especially grabbing me I just didn’t come back.
Now that the plot is getting rolling it’s a little underwhelming, especially since it seems like a suicide squad knockoff. It feels a little like no one except our crew of misfits is really taking this “find Skinner” thing seriously, which seems really strange; it’s not like it’s a secret, after all. It also seems strange that hapna was so widely available when it can get you high. Even if it isn’t chemically addictive and didn’t have side effects or overdose risks, you’d still want to keep it pretty well regulated to prevent abuse or like DUIs or whatever, right? And I’m really hoping that they don’t end up ignoring Skinner’s point about trying to save the planet, since it’s really easy for stories to counter “we need to make drastic changes to stop bad things from happening” with “it’s wrong to kill people!” - true, but like, also, we should save the planet from climate change.
I only watched the first episode and it didn’t grab me. The whole setup with Skinner publicly announcing a challenge to find him just kept making me think of Willy Wonka. It was a convoluted set up.
The rest of the run time being Great Value Spike Spiegel escaping from prison was so needlessly indulgent. It just went on and on and on. It easily could have been cut down to leave time to actually meet other characters in the first episode more.
Without the action, plot, or visuals especially grabbing me I just didn’t come back.