Y’all can talk about what you want, but I wanna know where these people are getting all the ammo for the guns and gas for the cars and trucks and how the hell could they not track down the handful of Rebels in such a tiny little town? Where could they hide? The back of that step van is hardly invisible!
This show is kinda stupid, yet strangely intriguing. I browsed the season 1 thread. How many of you are going to volunteer for round two?
(I didn’t watch all of season 1, but caught maybe the last 4-5 episodes a couple weeks ago. Strange shit, but interesting enough to give it a go. Plus, its hot as hell here right now and I got nothin’ else to do but watch TV.)
we’re currently watching round 2 - which is a functional repeat of round 1 (rebels, newly awakened guy thats going to buck the system), this time with plenty of nazi symbolism and zombie like critters.
a couple of ‘interesting’ developments in the chars that made the crossover, but, well - its still not a show taht should ever had a season 2 - season 1 for all of its flaws was perfectly bookended.
I, tonight, just watched my first episode after being promised by someone, somewhere, that it bore similarities to Twin Peaks (it does not!).
I had similar questions, especially, how do they generate the electricity to power that fence which took down 20 or so abies (aberrations?). Why does everyone live in half-million dollar homes? Who keeps the streets looking so good? Why is the leader (dictator) under 30 years old? Wouldn’t an old Dictator be more likely?
I might seek out the first season and watch some of that, but, until then, I don’t think I’ll be watching much more of season 2.
I get frustrated with the exceedingly high level of stupid. They have limited resources and the wall is a key layer of protection between them and the abbies. Oh yeah, and no real doctors. Dictator dude opens the wall (!), drives a truck through it (!!), and dumps his doctor. Yep, a real genius there.
Of course, it also makes complete and total sense that everyone is assigned jobs at which they have no experience, instead of using their actual talents.
You might want to search for last summer’s thread on S1. Plenty of comments there. I had to stop half way through that season. Can’t imagine this year got any better.
I read the book trilogy, which goes more in depth explaining things, not that it makes much more sense with an explanation. I don’t think this is one of those threads where it’s verboten to mention the books so I won’t spoiler, but just in case I’ll add some space. Stop reading now if you don’t want to know about the books:
The ‘rebels’ found a cave in a precarious spot high in the mountain that they fitted out into a sweet hideout, complete with pretty well-stocked bar.
The billionaire (Pilcher?) who created the town hollowed out an enormous warehouse area within the mountains and stockpiled tons of goods and raw materials with which to build the town once they woke up from their suspended animation. The warehouse was somehow hermetically sealed to keep the perishable goods nice and fresh for 2000 years.
Pilcher also had an enormous nuclear reactor built under where the town would later be, which somehow ran on its own for 2000 years, and meets all their power needs.
Yeah, the entire premise of the show is ridiculous. There’s no way that stuff would be useable after 2000 years (they still have gasoline?) This show is becoming the new Under the Dome with slightly better actors and production values.
I’m still curious about the return of Melissa Leo tonight.
They were pretending it was a real small town and kept the residents basically in the dark for most of season 1.
They have people assigned to jobs, i assume someone has to clean the streets.
At the end of season one the “old dictator” slash founder got taken out, the abbys got inside, the first generation of children who were born in the town and who grew up being indoctrinated and fully aware of the situation took over.
Imo the show fell apart once the “mystery” was explained, I don’t see the point of a season two when season one went off a cliff after that.
Nutjob Leader defrosted him to perform surgery that their team wasn’t able to do.
NL felt threatened by him, so he sent him outside the fence. Dr Dude wouldn’t stop asking questions, was running around town, etc. Sensible thing is disclose everything, make him your ally, but no, send him outside the fence. Don’t refreeze him in case you need him later, bam, out he goes.
NL’s wife gets shot and no one can perform surgery. Again. Hmm, maybe we need Dr. Dude. Guys, go get him, would ya? Better make it fast, he’s outside the fence.
This might be a 3 beer show. I’ve never had one of those before. 2 beer shows, sure. A few. 2 beers made it all so logical and quaint. This might be a 3 beer special right here. Of course I rarely drink more than one at a time anymore. This presents a problem.
