One of the things that I really love about Afterworld is that even though I had a good idea of what was going to happen in this episode...the writers are able to deliver it in a fresh, entertaining way that is still filled with tension and drama.
I'm really going to miss this series about a week from now. The three minute format is just perfect for when I'm sitting down at my desk with a second cup of coffee...it's really become something of a routine/habit/ritual for me. Somehow is 3 minutes they are able to provide more entertainment than most of the crap on TV today (especially with the writers strike here in the US).
So Russ and Subu make a quick alliance because they both hate Arnold and barely escape from the building....I was a little surprised by Arnolds lack of reaction to the news that his book had been switched out....maybe that was from him being over-confident that he would defeat Russ.
So I guess it is on to Seattle now, find his family and then start turning off the EMP.
For both Janelle and Kizzy to have survived the fall, and the past year or so in the post-fall world would be extremely long odds. Both I'll be surprised if one of those two isn't around next week.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Episode 124: Matter of Time
ASo much keeps getting revealed, which just leads to so much more needing to be revealed.
I think that Arnold killing those 2 bounty hunters was a bit pre-mature...and will likely lead to his death tomorrow at the hands of Subu. You could say that Arnold 'jumped the gun'. Sorry it was SO hard to resist that terrible pun.
On the Afterworld homepage Subu's bio concludes with "Subus strange past will ultimately determine his true allegience". His Before Fall background (per that bio), is listed as "???"
Arnold must have had much more of a stake in the decision making process that led to the Fall...if he is going to such great lengths to cover it up, there is (I'm guessing) evidence at Adena that links him directly to this project.
Thanks to the readers here (and Wikipedia) for my Grey Goo education! I never claimed to be a scientist, I just sell technology to the world.
I think that Arnold killing those 2 bounty hunters was a bit pre-mature...and will likely lead to his death tomorrow at the hands of Subu. You could say that Arnold 'jumped the gun'. Sorry it was SO hard to resist that terrible pun.
On the Afterworld homepage Subu's bio concludes with "Subus strange past will ultimately determine his true allegience". His Before Fall background (per that bio), is listed as "???"
Arnold must have had much more of a stake in the decision making process that led to the Fall...if he is going to such great lengths to cover it up, there is (I'm guessing) evidence at Adena that links him directly to this project.
Thanks to the readers here (and Wikipedia) for my Grey Goo education! I never claimed to be a scientist, I just sell technology to the world.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Episode 123: Truth in the Clouds
So the EMP was supposed to stop the nano-technology virus...but instead it seems that it activates it.
The Parthia folks (and those at NORAD, etc) had hardened rooms to protect themselves against the initial fall...but they probably weren't counting on the EMP repeating every 47 minutes. They were planning that they would all survive and be able to take control of everything.
Anyone with some science background please chime in about the plausability of this nano-virus and how the EMP would affect it....
The Parthia folks (and those at NORAD, etc) had hardened rooms to protect themselves against the initial fall...but they probably weren't counting on the EMP repeating every 47 minutes. They were planning that they would all survive and be able to take control of everything.
Anyone with some science background please chime in about the plausability of this nano-virus and how the EMP would affect it....
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Episode 122: Project: Continuum
Pretty intense.
Pretty darn cool.
Russ is getting some answers, and finding more questions.
So the Fall was caused by some nanotechnology that targeted a gene that only humans had...and Russ and the other survivors must not have this gene. I am guessing, that among other things, the EMP was the distribution method (this is just a guess, I don't have an science to back up the distribution of a "nano-virus" by means of an electro-magnetic pulse)
Adena created the technology, Parthia funded it. But why?
Who would be crazy enough to sign off on this kind of idea? (OK sure, the obvious answer there is some lunatic in the government...but still killing BILLIONS of people is a pretty big job, that would have involved a lot of people).
Did Parthia all know (or think) that they had the survival gene? How connected with them was Arnold before the Fall?
I was surprised that Arnold survived last week....and I'll be surprised (and wrong) again if he survives this week. Or perhaps he will survive to be the arch-enemy of Russ...the Dr. No to his James Bond.
Pretty darn cool.
Russ is getting some answers, and finding more questions.
So the Fall was caused by some nanotechnology that targeted a gene that only humans had...and Russ and the other survivors must not have this gene. I am guessing, that among other things, the EMP was the distribution method (this is just a guess, I don't have an science to back up the distribution of a "nano-virus" by means of an electro-magnetic pulse)
Adena created the technology, Parthia funded it. But why?
Who would be crazy enough to sign off on this kind of idea? (OK sure, the obvious answer there is some lunatic in the government...but still killing BILLIONS of people is a pretty big job, that would have involved a lot of people).
Did Parthia all know (or think) that they had the survival gene? How connected with them was Arnold before the Fall?
I was surprised that Arnold survived last week....and I'll be surprised (and wrong) again if he survives this week. Or perhaps he will survive to be the arch-enemy of Russ...the Dr. No to his James Bond.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Episode 121: A New Chapter
Well it looks like we are heading on a train to get some answers (well at least Russ is going to be).
So hopefully we will find out what Parthia is up to...who it is that Arnold is working with/for...and the truths about the fall that Arnold and the NWH are so desperate to bury.
Rumor has it that the next AW season will be overseas...and also from a different point of view than Russ'....maybe Delondre going overseas will tie into that?
I love the plotline about switching the books...if you don't agree with the lies that someone is telling...then change thier book! ha ha ha...it's a classic.
So hopefully we will find out what Parthia is up to...who it is that Arnold is working with/for...and the truths about the fall that Arnold and the NWH are so desperate to bury.
Rumor has it that the next AW season will be overseas...and also from a different point of view than Russ'....maybe Delondre going overseas will tie into that?
I love the plotline about switching the books...if you don't agree with the lies that someone is telling...then change thier book! ha ha ha...it's a classic.
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