Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 4, 2019 13:56:10 GMT
Just got the first episode of Season 3 on TV here tonight.
SO glad to have the show back. Not only because I enjoy the series, but because it means Gemma Chan back on my TV!
I'm firmly on 'Team Synth' here. The people mostly suck...though there are some decent ones (just like real life).
I appreciate this show's deadpan humour. It's not as 'in your face' as some shows.
Though it was sad to see that they've now created these orange-eyed Synths who're back to being 100% obedient/controlled.
Not as sad, though, as what came after Max's speech to his fellows Synths.
That's all well and good, Max...but it certainly didn't do poor Flash (and the other Synth she was with at the store) much good when they were set upon by Synth-hating humans.
It was horrible seeing such a kind Synth as Flash die horribly and without any mercy. While I do like the actor who plays Max (he has a very 'calming' quality to his voice/the way he speaks), I'm hoping he takes some sort of action.
The new character of Agnes instantly caught my attention.
Turns out I've actually seen the actress who plays her (Holly Earl) in a few things prior to this (the most significant role being in one of the Doctor Who Christmas Specials - she's certainly grown up quite a bit since then).
At first it seemed like she may have been a bit of a 'troublemaker' for Max and his wanting to keep things 'civil' between the Synths and humans, but by the end she came out looking pretty heroic by standing up to the armed men and staring them down as they pointed a gun at her face.
Niska continues to be pretty awesome. I hope she makes whoever was responsible for the bombing pay.
I'm actually glad that the Hawkins are split up now. The past two seasons it seemed like a constant will they/won't they (separate) and now it's done. Hopefully 'family drama' doesn't take up too much screentime. I'm much more interested in the Synth side of things. Having said that, it was good the show made sure Mattie felt the weight of her actions in last season's final and the consequences of it here.
I still don't give two figs about Leo. Colin Morgan has annoyed me since Merlin and I don't find his character particularly interesting here, so him being in a coma the whole episode didn't bother me at all.
The only really disappointing thing about the episode was that Gemma Chan's Mia didn't get a whole lot to do. I hope they give her more in the remaining episodes.
On the whole, this was a pretty good season premiere. While I'm a bit disappointed that this'll be the last season, it's better they go out 'on top'/finish before things get stretched out too far. Not really sure where you can go after the 'Robopocalypse' - which is where it kind of looks like this is heading towards (at least to me, anyway). Guess we'll see.
I appreciate this show's deadpan humour. It's not as 'in your face' as some shows.
Though it was sad to see that they've now created these orange-eyed Synths who're back to being 100% obedient/controlled.
Not as sad, though, as what came after Max's speech to his fellows Synths.
That's all well and good, Max...but it certainly didn't do poor Flash (and the other Synth she was with at the store) much good when they were set upon by Synth-hating humans.
It was horrible seeing such a kind Synth as Flash die horribly and without any mercy. While I do like the actor who plays Max (he has a very 'calming' quality to his voice/the way he speaks), I'm hoping he takes some sort of action.
The new character of Agnes instantly caught my attention.
Turns out I've actually seen the actress who plays her (Holly Earl) in a few things prior to this (the most significant role being in one of the Doctor Who Christmas Specials - she's certainly grown up quite a bit since then).
At first it seemed like she may have been a bit of a 'troublemaker' for Max and his wanting to keep things 'civil' between the Synths and humans, but by the end she came out looking pretty heroic by standing up to the armed men and staring them down as they pointed a gun at her face.
Niska continues to be pretty awesome. I hope she makes whoever was responsible for the bombing pay.
I'm actually glad that the Hawkins are split up now. The past two seasons it seemed like a constant will they/won't they (separate) and now it's done. Hopefully 'family drama' doesn't take up too much screentime. I'm much more interested in the Synth side of things. Having said that, it was good the show made sure Mattie felt the weight of her actions in last season's final and the consequences of it here.
I still don't give two figs about Leo. Colin Morgan has annoyed me since Merlin and I don't find his character particularly interesting here, so him being in a coma the whole episode didn't bother me at all.
The only really disappointing thing about the episode was that Gemma Chan's Mia didn't get a whole lot to do. I hope they give her more in the remaining episodes.
On the whole, this was a pretty good season premiere. While I'm a bit disappointed that this'll be the last season, it's better they go out 'on top'/finish before things get stretched out too far. Not really sure where you can go after the 'Robopocalypse' - which is where it kind of looks like this is heading towards (at least to me, anyway). Guess we'll see.