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   clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 21:28:27 JST clacke

   Ok, V (2009) is getting increasingly inconsistent and implausible but there are only a few episodes left and I'm invested and want to see where it goes.

   I'm not talking about technobabble, that's all fine and pretty light, I'm talking about characters' actions and interactions.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 21:29:12 JST clacke

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     "We're going to Hong Kong"

     Yes!

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 21:34:59 JST clacke

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     "Chicken feet are a delicacy" 🤣
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     Digital Mark λ 📚 🕹 💾 🥃 (mdhughes@appdot.net)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 21:49:16 JST Digital Mark λ 📚 🕹 💾 🥃

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     @clacke The old TV series wasn't very consistent, either. Really only the first movie was any good, but I watched the series for Michael Ironside.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 21:49:16 JST clacke

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     • METADESTROYER !! (He/Him)
     @edendestroyer That's the one.
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     METADESTROYER !! (He/Him) (edendestroyer@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 21:49:17 JST METADESTROYER !! (He/Him)

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     @clacke wait the show with the reptile aliens?

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 21:53:42 JST clacke

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     • METADESTROYER !! (He/Him)
     @edendestroyer Yeah, let me see it myself. I'm almost there. =)
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     METADESTROYER !! (He/Him) (edendestroyer@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 27-May-2023 21:53:43 JST METADESTROYER !! (He/Him)

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     @clacke i have something to warn you about how the show ends. but idk if i should let you experience it orrrr

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 28-May-2023 07:39:06 JST clacke

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     • METADESTROYER !! (He/Him)
     @edendestroyer Ok, it ended with a cliffhanger. I suspected as much, it's rare that someone plans to write two seasons or even knows they'll be cancelled after season 2.
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     METADESTROYER !! (He/Him) (edendestroyer@masto.ai)'s status on Sunday, 28-May-2023 07:39:07 JST METADESTROYER !! (He/Him)

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     @clacke lets talk about it after that ...

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 28-May-2023 07:50:50 JST clacke

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     I'm also not so surprised it got canceled. As I hinted at above, it seems the writers couldn't get it to go where they wanted without handing out the idiot ball to characters left and right or just suddenly change their personality for forced reasons.

     It's too bad, there was some good writing in there, some interesting ideas to explore, and season 2 wasn't enough time to explore them all, but they tried to cram it in there anyway.

     My writer's room headcanon is now that they had outlines for five seasons, realized they couldn't get them, tried to fit two seasons in this one and hoping they would at least get one season more for a counterinsurgency.

     The final twist was fun, with the allegiance of her partner and her superior. But also not really thought through. Part of me wants to rewatch S02 knowing the twist, but it's not good enough to rewatch.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 28-May-2023 07:53:37 JST clacke

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     I like the motivation for this invasion better than the 1983 one. Borg-ish eugenics is somewhat more plausible than drinking our water and eating us.

     Anyway, I'm really inspired to see the original now. =)

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     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 28-May-2023 08:53:56 JST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     @clacke For some reason, I remember watching "V" at a different house than where I lived in 1983.
     
     But I still remember the food and water motive.