I understand that the major storylines were too big to be wrapped up in an episode. But there wasn't a single subplot that they finished either, just baffling.

And given the choice to leave everything still open, I'm even more perplexed as to why they decided to expedite and amplify one of the character's "abilities".

That particular decision reminded me of Game of Thrones S08: I have no problem with where they ended up, but a huge problem with how they got there.

I don't want to say anything else to avoid spoiling it for others, but I'm sure you know who and what I'm talking about.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Alien Earth S1 Spoilers

The abilities for Wendy are a bit much. Super strength, hacking with her mind, and controlling the Aliens is just too over powered. On top of that, she has plot armor, so it's hard to see any situation she'd be in that would be concerning.

I feel like the ability to hack into everything with her mind could have been dropped and nothing really lost. I can see where they're going with her being like a mother to the aliens, while also being an eternal child, and that is an interesting plot, but would have really liked to see something more come from that dynamic this season.

I'll watch S02 but was hoping something/anything would have been resolved after 8 episodes

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The weighted order of my personal levels of disapproval for each those issues may vary slightly from yours, but yes, I agree lol.

I'm not sure it's even been greenlit for season 2, but I do hope it gets renewed.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

Spoilers for Alien: Earth

The problem was not so much the abilities themselves, it was the fact that they were acknowledged by other people earlier in the show and yet no one seemed to remember this when deciding to lock her in a cell or fight her. The show is full of inconsistent, lazy writing like this.