- Aug 11, 2015
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I watched season 1 a couple of years ago and am just catching up into season 3.
Things I love about it:
Season 1 - the whole issue of forming consciousness, the study of what people actually do with freedom/opportunity, the evolution of the Man in Black
Season 2 - The idea of transporting our “code” into artificial bodies or virtual realities, the evil that emerges in the creation of these sentient artificial beings
Things I dislike:
There’s a cat & mouse aspect to the flashbacks that is confusing and frustrating. A few times it has given fun epiphanies but mostly it is just annoying and worse in season 2, like they are just screwing with the audience because they can. And I’m really weary of Bernard’s confusion bit. It’s interesting that he’s got several internal moral battles but him constantly in the corner looking confused is just annoying.
Season 3, an episode in, is off to a great start.
Things I love about it:
Season 1 - the whole issue of forming consciousness, the study of what people actually do with freedom/opportunity, the evolution of the Man in Black
Season 2 - The idea of transporting our “code” into artificial bodies or virtual realities, the evil that emerges in the creation of these sentient artificial beings
Things I dislike:
There’s a cat & mouse aspect to the flashbacks that is confusing and frustrating. A few times it has given fun epiphanies but mostly it is just annoying and worse in season 2, like they are just screwing with the audience because they can. And I’m really weary of Bernard’s confusion bit. It’s interesting that he’s got several internal moral battles but him constantly in the corner looking confused is just annoying.
Season 3, an episode in, is off to a great start.