Fear and Loathing in New Vegas

This is the episode that ramps it up. The visuals and activities explain it all (better than 1994, IMO, cause no restrictions). So groups will not like it what they see and the ones in New Vegas, but that is Flagg's world.

One of the great things about the book is the fine line it draws between The types of people who go to Flagg rather than Mother Abigail. Flagg is all about order and discipline. The narrative makes it clear that Flagg's people are (mostly) not evil themselves, but they want a society where there are clear rules and those rules are followed. Flagg has a zero tolerance policy against drug use, his followers won't risk hard liquor, and any outlandish behaviour is severely punished.

Now look at the Vegas in this episode - a haven of drug taking, debauchery and a complete absence of rules governing daily life. The people there are completely hedonistic and life is all about unending pleasure and a lack of control. It was completely unnecessary and undoes one of the key themes of the book, told at both individual and group level - the fine line between good and bad, the consequence of even simple choices and the way in which society can overlook the bad once it gets on a certain path.

So disappointing.

People are waaayyy to hard on this show. It's great so ignore everyone saying it's hard to follow. Just pay attention. Super stoked when Don't Fear the Reaper came on.

Up until this episode, I was thinking this is a pretty good miniseries. It's refreshing to see humanity wiped out without worrying they'll get right back up as zombies or fungus critters. And there are several good actors in the cast although some of them die in the first episode.

Then we hit Las Vegas. Is this really the best Satan can do in whomping up a landscape of ultimate debauchery? This is a very whitebread version of "sin": having a lame three-way followed by some moderate drug use followed by shopping.

Cmon the news headlines on any given day depict far worse horrors. Satan once again is being totally outclassed by the human race. Who needs him?

Meanwhile, back in Boulder, the characters are embarked on Scooby-Doo shenanigans, spying on each other.

Why wud someone keep the door of their bedroom open?

Why wud a spy hide in a house on the outskirts rather than do the job, infiltrate n get out.

Once again like the original show, Flagg is able to see so many things but he aint able to locate the third spy.

This episode is set in Vegas, ther is no proper nudity, the lesbian smooch aint shown properly, the gladiator fights are all offscreen. Basically it is jus filled with loud music, Mad Max style dressed punks and lots of glittering.