Judgment Day

I have to single out this one episode and write a review for it because to me, this episode is a masterpiece. Without any spoiler, this episode gives us a glimpse of the destruction that us humans can bring about. The ship scene was wonderfully done, haunting, terrifying, yet beautifully filmed. The slow camera work to show the imminent destruction was masterpiece. All of this just to then end with showing us how insignificant we are when compare to the force of what's out there in the world, or in the universe. It shows the contrast between the power of human and our idea of how superiority just to bring it all crashing down with the what the universe can do to us. I absolutely love this episode. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time watching it. Absolute perfection.

We witness the eerie, terrifying force of Auggie's invention, and we think this futuristic invention is mind blowingly powerful. But then the aliens show us that the technologically superior race is capable of feats so far beyond our understanding, that it creates this fear of the unknown and brings forth sheer existential horror and dread.

This is exactly the kind of science fiction I'd like to see. Humans rarely ever think of themselves as animals because we can overwhelm the other animals with our minds and technological might. Many of us have forgotten the fear of what it was once like out there in the wild, fighting for our survival just like every other animal.

And so in this episode, we can now see possibilities that threaten our very existence; powers that are so far beyond our understanding that we now begin to feel what it's like from the perspective of a bug staring at a boot; knowing we are about to be squashed, and that there is nothing we can do about it.

Best episode so far? Maybe the best in the entire series as im writing it after finishing the entire season!

Episode four delivers a rollercoaster of thrills and twists as the characters goes into a somewhat dangerous mission to get back some important info.

The tension is rising, the characters are facing moral decisions and unexpected challenges along the way.

With the fast pacing action and a great narrative, this episode keeps us on the edge of our seats, waiting to see what unfolds next.

Overall, It's a great episode that leaves a lasting impact, setting the stage for even more exciting developments in the series.

The suspense as the "antagonist" explained the predicament humanity is now up against is simply goosebumps inducing. I think every human who is familiar with the Fermi paradox and the idea that humanity for all intents and purposes could exist in a petri dish, felt seriously uneasy during that sequence. That something, real, is manipulating reality to their own benefit, and that quite literally, we would be unable to stop it.

It's kind of scary, I would put that sequence in the same genre of Horror, because it was just that terrifying as it is something that could very well be real, and the most scary things in the world, are what's real.

This is ironic given the amount of scientific inaccuracies the series has thus portrayed, but this series isn't a science lecture, it's a fictional piece of media. So despite the 2 dimensional characters and other issues, this episode deserves a 10/10 for that sequence alone.

The movie has clarified some of the confusing elements of the book. The use of video and scientific names such as Newton and Copernicus and Lord was made clear in the film. The stunning first 14 minutes gave us two main issues of the book in such a way that only after did one realize what had happened. Truly a highly intelligent rendering of the book and in this case the movie is better understood and appreciated than reading the books, some 1500 plus pages. The books present blocks of the 400 year history in a somewhat "chopped" fashion. The film has a sequential continuity that is easier to comprehend. Spectacular imagery and visuals. Banned in China, but later encouraged.