# The Outpost (CW TV series)

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**Created:** [July 10, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outpost-cw-tv-series/817645 "2018-07-10T10:59:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outpost-cw-tv-series/817645/1 "2018-07-10T10:59:05Z")

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Premiers tonight (July 10, 2018) at 8PM Central

> [@Premise from Wikipedia entry](#):
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> The Outpost follows Talon (Jessica Green), the lone survivor of a race called “Blackbloods.” Years after her entire village is destroyed by a gang of brutal mercenaries, Talon travels to a lawless fortress on the edge of the civilized world, as she tracks the killers of her family. On her journey to this outpost, Talon discovers she possesses a mysterious supernatural power that she must learn to control in order to save herself, and defend the world against a fanatical religious dictator

I don’t have high expectations, but I will probably give it a shot.

Brian

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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outpost-cw-tv-series/817645/2 "2018-07-11T10:53:37Z")

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Meh, you got your [del]Elves[/del] Blackbloods, you got your [del]Orcs[/del] Greyskins.  
It was OK and I’ll watch another episode or 2, but nothing I would recommend highly.

Brian

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**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outpost-cw-tv-series/817645/3 "2018-07-11T17:53:52Z")

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Wooden bordering on painful–I finally fell asleep just to put myself out of my misery trying to watch it. Hit about every fantasy cliche that exists with the added fillip of the “badass woman fighter” trope that’s getting way overdone, especially since the stupid idiot PUNCHES PEOPLE IN THEIR FACEPLATED HELMS as though that’s going to go well for her. Doesn’t even wear gloves while doing it, either. The noble captain meet cute was especially eyerolling, with added “Oh, FFS, we get it!” points for the long lingering shots of both their eyes with the enhanced lighting letting everyone in on the Big Reveal that this is the new love interest. Yawn.