# Raised by Wolves on HBO **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [September 4, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796 "2020-09-04T11:49:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/42 "2022-03-01T06:01:25Z")
This show is so WEIRD but I really am drawn in to the weirdness. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/43 "2022-03-01T14:12:15Z")
It’s definitely one of the more original shows we’ve seen in a while. I like how they are leaning into the weird and strange storyline. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/44 "2022-03-06T18:03:15Z")
I’m still watching it. At the end of season 1 I thought “This show is completely off the rails”, but season 2 somehow made it seem to make more sense. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2022, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/45 "2022-03-07T07:20:44Z")
Watched ep. 4. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/46 "2022-03-10T20:42:21Z")
And now it’s pushing more towards “off the rails” crazy. But I’m still enjoying and watching it. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/47 "2022-03-10T21:41:25Z")
It certainly is not a predictable show! As for the small exposition dump today? “Grandmother”’s speech comes off like a “To Serve Man” bit from classic Twilight Zone. I’m not sure if they will pull this all together or not but sure hoping so! ---
**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:** [March 20, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/48 "2022-03-20T20:37:18Z")
> **[‘Raised by Wolves’ Is TV’s Wildest Hallucination (Published 2022)](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/arts/television/raised-by-wolves-hbo-max.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces-time-cutoff-30_impression_cut_3_filter_new_arm_5_1&alpha=0.05&block=more_in_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=797902649&impression_id=bc782144-a88c-11ec-9a8b-6740c46b4dd0&index=1&pgtype=Article&pool=more_in_pools%2Ftelevision®ion=footer&req_id=396129453&surface=eos-more-in&variant=0_bandit-all-surfaces-time-cutoff-30_impression_cut_3_filter_new_arm_5_1)** > > This strange but transfixing HBO Max sci-fi series takes an act of faith to enjoy. Hoping it is not behind wall as this is a fun read. I love the conclusion: > [@](#): > > Much like parenting with a killing machine, watching “Raised by Wolves” requires the willingness to overlook certain flaws. The writing tends to be stylized and stilted, which works for the android leads but leaves the humans more flat. The twists and shifting alliances are whiplash-inducing, and the quasi-scientific explanations are just this side of “A wizard did it.” (A major story line, which the Season 2 finale leans heavily into, involves “de-evolution,” an idea with a [questionable](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/science/29evol.html) history in actual science.) > > But you can find consistency anywhere. “Raised by Wolves” is the kind of fever dream that takes an act of faith to watch. You need to strap yourself into the probe, free-fall into its molten core and trust that you will come out on the other side. I cannot guarantee that future seasons will not fall apart. But good TV should not be safe. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/49 "2022-06-04T00:52:44Z")
It’s cancelled, by the way. > **[‘Raised By Wolves’ Canceled By HBO Max After Two Seasons](https://deadline.com/2022/06/raised-by-wolves-canceled-hbo-max-two-seasons-1235038081/)** > > There will not be a third season of Ridley Scott’s Raised by Wolves. HBO Max has canceled the sci-fi drama series after two seasons, Deadline has confirmed. “While we are not proceeding… ---
**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:** [June 4, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/50 "2022-06-04T02:48:42Z")
Oh crud. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-by-wolves-on-hbo/919796/51 "2022-06-04T18:16:59Z")
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