# Anyone watching Kaos on Netflix? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** netflix\ **Created:** [August 31, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535 "2024-08-31T21:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/1 "2024-08-31T21:53:20Z")
I didn’t see a thread about this. What’s not to like? Jeff Goldblum and Greek mythology! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/2 "2024-08-31T21:58:14Z")
I’ve seen the first two episodes. Not bad - not bad at all. A very imaginative interpretation of the Greek myths, so far. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/3 "2024-08-31T23:02:28Z")
We watched the first two episodes back-to-back. It will be interesting to see where it goes. Of course, if you’re not a fan of Jeff Goldblum’s twitchy acting style, you may find him irritating…but in that case you probably won’t watch it in any event. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/4 "2024-09-01T15:23:04Z")
Wife and I watched the first ep last night. Took me most of the first ep to try to understand the fictional construct. Apparently Greek gods rule over a modern day version of the world in which everybody (or just Greece?) believes in and is aware of said gods’ existence and interventions into their lives. The interaction and intermingling between gods and humans was confusing— being rusty on my mythology, I thought two of the main characters, Orpheus and Riddy, were gods, but apparently not…? Spoiler: Riddy is hit by a bus and killed toward the end of ep1- which I didn’t think would happen to a god- or can gods get killled in this universe? All in all it was entertaining enough though. Will watch again. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/5 "2024-09-01T15:32:06Z")
If you know your mythology they are actually using real myths for the stores. Look up Orpheus and Euridice. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/6 "2024-09-01T17:42:15Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Wife and I watched the first ep last night. Took me most of the first ep to try to understand the fictional construct. Apparently Greek gods rule over a modern day version of the world in which everybody (or just Greece?) believes in and is aware of said gods’ existence and interventions into their lives. It’s a fantasy world, where magic and gods openly exist - except the culture and technology, instead of resembling ancient Greece, resembles modern-day America. It’s an interesting concept. I mean, why not? Anyway, Orpheus and Euridice were never gods, and Euridice is mostly famous for dying. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/7 "2024-09-01T21:13:39Z")
When I saw the title I thought “Cool, a Get Smart reboot.” Too bad. But it sounds interesting. I think I’ll give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/8 "2024-09-02T00:40:12Z")
> [@mozchron](#): > > What’s not to like? Jeff Goldblum and Greek mythology! Billie Piper! Eddie Izzard! Stephen Dillane! > [@solost](#): > > The interaction and intermingling between gods and humans was confusing— being rusty on my mythology, I thought two of the main characters, Orpheus and Riddy, were gods, but apparently not…? > [@mozchron](#): > > If you know your mythology they are actually using real myths for the stores. Look up Orpheus and Euridice. Yeah, keep wikipedia open as you watch it - I thought I knew this stuff okay but kept on having to check up on characters like Polyphemus, Tacita and Caeneus. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/9 "2024-09-02T15:30:41Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > It’s a fantasy world, where magic and gods openly exist - except the culture and technology, instead of resembling ancient Greece, resembles modern-day America. It’s an interesting concept. I mean, why not? Yeah, I was cool with the concept, just took me a bit to get the lay of the land. Google was my friend when it came to refreshing my mythology memory. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/10 "2024-09-03T00:50:18Z")
Interesting how technology is stuck in the 80s; there are cordless phones, faxes and answering machines but not mobiles. I didn’t pay enough attention to all the cars in the Dionysus driving scene but I’ll guess they were all from that era too? ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/11 "2024-09-03T04:42:19Z")
Some helpful links I’ve been using: > **[Netflix's 'Kaos': A basic guide to the Greek myths and figures in the series](https://mashable.com/article/kaos-netflix-greek-mythology-character-guide)** > > Prometheus is a great host in the show, but let's delve deeper. > **[Titans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titans)** > > In Greek mythology, the Titans (Ancient Greek: οἱ Τῑτᾶνες, hoi Tītânes, singular: ὁ Τῑτᾱ́ν, -ήν, ho Tītân) were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the Theogony of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth), with six male Titans—Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus—and six female Titans, called the Titanides (αἱ Τῑτᾱνῐ́δες, hai Tītānídes) or Titanesses—Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, and Tethys. > After Cronus mated with hi... (this one has a family tree of the gods, goddesses and titans! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/12 "2024-09-03T06:11:38Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > but not mobiles There are definitely mobiles - Riddy didn’t answer her classic Nokia in the cab when on the way to her mum’s temple. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/13 "2024-09-05T01:52:37Z")
Finished it last night. I’m not 100% sure what happened (to Zeus in particular) in the last ep, but we are sure set up for a second series! ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/14 "2024-09-05T01:59:38Z")
I want to like this show but it just doesn’t quite get there for me. It’s well acted and well shot but I am not engaged. I am not sure why but I think it is its werid balance between humor and darkness. Zeus seems sorta flippant but is borderline evil. All the gods are kinda carefree but also casually cruel and indifferent. And our heroes…Orpheus is trying to save the woman he is desperately in love with and she doesn’t care for him at all so his whole mission is a bust from the get-go. There is nothing wrong with any of those but the total mix is a show where I really can’t find myself rooting for anyone at all. I do not like any character except, maybe, Prometheus. And, since I do not care for anyone I can’t really get invested in the story and show overall. ETA: I get that the gods are meant to be casually cruel and indifferent. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/15 "2024-09-05T16:00:13Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > When I saw the title I thought “Cool, a Get Smart reboot.” From Siegfreid’s point of view. Kaos are the good guys, Control in the enemy. I’d watch that… ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/16 "2024-09-07T21:48:14Z")
Just finished and _loved it_. Okay the Ari twist was telegraphed from the start, and a bit disappointed that Riddy actually believes Cassandra! 🙂 It has a bit of a more grown up Percy Jackson vibe with having fun placing the myths as modern takes, with a slant of American Gods thrown in? Very much looking to a next season. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/17 "2024-09-07T21:50:30Z")
I was rooting for the kitten. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/18 "2024-09-07T22:09:32Z")
Sorry about that. We finished it a few days ago and loved it. Even though Jeff Goldblum seemed to be cast against type, I think the idea that Zeus is deeply insecure makes sense as the motivation for a lot his behavior. Goldblum did a good job portraying insecure, of course, but also furious and wrathful. The world building was very effective, IMO. And I liked the Macbeth-like twist with Minos’s prophecy. (@DSeid, can you remind me how that was telegraphed, if that’s what you’re referring to? Because I missed it.) Also the fact that, contrary to the classic myth, Orpheus doesn’t lose Riddy by looking back at the last minute, but still loses her anyway. Looking forward to the next season. Although the creator says he’s planned out two more, Netflix hasn’t greenlit anything so far. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/19 "2024-09-07T22:15:32Z")
> **Summary** > > They made it very clear that she came out screaming and he was quiet and blue. (Not breathing.) Over and over again in case we missed it the first few times. It was explicit that he came out first but she was the first to take a breath. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535/20 "2024-09-07T22:18:21Z")
Yes, of course. I guess they didn’t repeat it often enough for me to connect the dots before it all came about. 🤦 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535.md?page=2)