Summary : Dumb and annoying ideas saved by
a 180° slide
Score : 7/10
Spoilers
First I'll give you three reasons to throw mutant tomatoes from
outerspace at your TV screen when Falling Skies is running. Then I'll
explain why it still deserves the attention of starving sci-fi fans.
I. Tom's older son rejected by Maggie after he kissed her. Of
course she's broken but come on !
II. Mechs, formerly refered as "robots", are idiots.
Remember RoboCop's failed Enforcement Droid Series ? Two noisy humans
hiding in a car, let's pretend we haven't detected them. We've only
been conceived by highly intelligent creatures after all.
III. It's dark outside, let's send a distress signal by switching
on the lights of the hospital to make sure the friendly aliens nearby
will rescue us.
How is it possible to write and direct such scenes when others are
so exciting ? It feels like the heads behind the show don't know how
to say… No way ! I mean turning some Skitters, specially the one we
thought was an enemy, into resistants like the 2nd Mass is very
smart. It actually reminded me that in the premiere Tom implied these
six-legged creatures could be soldiers controlled by superior beings.
He was right ! As for his discussion with their leader it was quite
interesting : Slaves, home planet, overlords… Otherwise that part
was flawed by a major mistake because asking Tom's men to leave them
alone didn't make sense. I mean how can you expect people to trust
you after such a request ? Moreover let's not forget that Tom is
still not to be trusted. John Pope, please come back ! At least the
shocking massacre he escaped was explained and I'm definitely
intrigued by Ben's next move. When will he leave and where ? Tom and
Captain Weaver are also growing on me thanks to some moving dialogs
about respect and following orders.
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