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Wasn't capital punishment (i.e. burning) for witchcraft repealed in 1735 by the Witchcraft Act? I thought one year's imprisonment was the maximum punishment allowed after that.
Yellow Submarine doesn't count in the official Beatles canon? I hadn't realized, 'cause it's also my least favorite of theirs.
Avoiding spoilers at the moment, I'm in the midst of reading the books (book two, Shift, has been a bit of a chore to plog through), but suffice to say the series ends about midway through book one. And we do learn about the circumstances outside.
Well, there was deep concern about the harvest & food supply expressed, especially after the busload arrived. Though, yeah, you have to wonder about things like coffee, no way could they harvest & cure coffee beans there. I did like that the woman was curious enough about the source of electricity to dig out the wiring. But overall there's a lack of curiosity about the situation that seems unduly passive. I think the writers created a fascinating scenario that they themselves don't really know how to solve. Unlike many such series each season finale solves no problem or reveals nothing significant about their circumstances. Very frustrating.
You might be right. I think something similar, only to a greater extent, is happening with From. It opens with a fascinating concept or series of concepts, but it seems likely the writers have become more than a bit lost.
Were that the case I think he would have invited them, right? No. I think he wanted to kill them, why else set fire when they're mostly all sleeping? Perhaps he was guided by the woman/spirit Javi alluded to after his return.
The series opening scene suggested the girls broke up into different sects. Why else would pit girl not know where the trap was? In order for them to separate like that they'd need not to live together in one location, so I see why it was necessary to destroy the cabin.
I keep wondering if a one-legged man, older than the rest, will turn up eventually in the present day. It seems unlikely, but who knows?
I think it was political. Recall when Donna tells Boyd the deal was he wasn't supposed to come there at all in S1? My guess is that not everyone was on board with making Boyd sheriff, so they moved into a place of their own (including Boyd's son), in order to be self-sufficient, not rely on anything from the town & also not submit to Boyd's authority.
Not disagreeing. I do think the show is well done, quite dark & brilliant. I just have a bit of trouble with the essential premise, of how they would have kept this secret for so long. Another issue I have is with the opening scene: Girl runs, essentially being chased & falls into the pit. How did she not know where it was? Where was she when the trap was being set? I thought I read that the survivors descend into clans of some sort, so maybe that's it. Those who eat vs those who don't? I guess we'll see.
I think you're wrong re Scudder as the rapist. Surely it was Brother Justin, if memory serves. He is Sofie's father. Recall the seemingly tacked on dialogue about how Justin suddenly became "obsessed" with this Gypsy girl? Then shots of him as a young man banging on her door? I always found those ideas last-minute & artificial, because until whatever dark side came to consume him, Justin seemed like a decent, authentic person & preacher. I don't see him with a history of committing rape. But Scudder as a rapist seems even less likely.
Thanks for the link. I hadn't see it before. I wonder if this is a first....
Agree re Hunter. But once we learn she slept with Dan she was doomed. Reminds me of Juno in The Descent (at least pre-sequel). The character arc always seems along the lines of: Will she come back to life & appreciate what she has, while learning that what she had (a cheating spouse/fiance) wasn't all that after all?
Great summary. Thanks. (Oh, how I miss the IMDB message boards at times like this!)
How about Boone? What happened to him? Was the gold poisoned? Cursed?
Yeah, that's one point. I get that the creatures try to use persuasion & it's best not to have too much interaction with them, even while safe behind the symbol. But no one's thought to ask what gives with you all? Or with this town?
Okay, you want to be taken seriously here. Yeah, pretty much everyone agrees about the operatives not hearing the car (though today's cars are pretty damned quiet, even the non-electric ones), but Harper's take down of the young CIA officer was some great dialogue, I thought. What's your problem with it?
As for the rest? Yeah, it's fantasy. Of course. Fiction. A story. What's pathetic about it? As Harper's character points out, Chase has aged, he's not up to his game—I think that's the point of the title. Can a man who once had mad skills but has since aged & grown relatively soft, survive these forces arrayed against him?
Honestly now, what were you expecting from the title & capsule description?
I think it's a terrific premise, one of the more imaginative. There is some tedious exposition, sure, but I don't recall too many stupid decisions. I mean it's understandable that people suddenly thrust into hitherto unimaginable situations fraught with danger might choices that are difficult to understand while watching from the comfort of one's home.
My quarrel—& this might be a bit of a spoiler—is that no aspect of their situation is explained by the end of season one. That's unusual. E.g., in the SK drama Hellhound we learn several key facts about the "angels" & their denunciations before the season finale. Though the central mystery remains of course.
From's finale suggests that the writers have created an intriguing premise, but don't know how to resolve it, how to explain what has happened & why in a way that's satisfying to the viewer. We'll have to see.
Yeah, a lot of those. I'm always amazed when the "aliens" express outrage when an earthling kills one of theirs, even after they've killed billions. I can't believe, if the tables were turned, a human would be that clueless. I'm reminded of how the Cylons were pissed off at being given a slow, painful death (even though death wasn't permanent for them) in Battlestar Gallactica after they killed billions of humans in a nuclear attack.
I figure possibly the "aliens" who were also caught in the time warp get the book somehow & use it to undue what Bill did.
That was Isla. Recall she was caught in the time warp along with the other "aliens" who shot her. Evidently she was found on the grounds, shot. There was a brief scene before when they were treating her & she tries to take her 02 mask off. Apparently she died & the book was buried in the evidence room.
I guess they don't plan a third season, because if Bill had it, & had been arrested, the other "aliens" who were left in the present day might have got their hands on it & used it to undue what Bill did. But I guess not.