Scavenger’s Reign on HBO max

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2645]

the final three episodes of the first season just dropped. i can’t recommend it enough.  it’s one of, if not the most unique and beautiful shows i’ve ever seen. 

i’m not the only one loving it, currently 100% on rotten tomatoes.  

 

Edited November 10, 2023 by FORTY NINE TO ZERO

[Upgrayedd 5827]

Gonna check this out then

[Js1 85899]

This show trips me the fuck out.  But once it got going, it was really good.  Kind of wish I had binged it all at once. 

It is a beautiful show and by mid-season, you fully care about most of the characters. 

[C-Man 27411]

I’ve been watching this this week based solely off this thread. I would never have known anything about it. I’m through eight episodes and it’s really, really good. It’s a slow burn but the world-building of the planet is fascinating.

Maybe this is explained but the opening title sequence, three escape pods seem to get away from the main ship but one is burned up and destroyed during the descent. Two “survive.” On the planet, we get the chick and the android, the botanist/Agro chick and the pilot/commander and then the “company” man who has gone mad and is being manipulated by the black-and-white thingys. So there are three different groups from Demeter there but appears only two pods survived the descent.

At any rate, the last episode I watched last night was the one where the scavenger’s/rescuer ship is destroyed and now they’re stuck.

Edited November 17, 2023 by C-Man

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2645]

On 11/17/2023 at 11:16 AM, C-Man said:

I’ve been watching this this week based solely off this thread. I would never have known anything about it. I’m through eight episodes and it’s really, really good. It’s a slow burn but the world-building of the planet is fascinating.

Maybe this is explained but the opening title sequence, three escape pods seem to get away from the main ship but one is burned up and destroyed during the descent. Two “survive.” On the planet, we get the chick and the android, the botanist/Agro chick and the pilot/commander and then the “company” man who has gone mad and is being manipulated by the black-and-white thingys. So there are three different groups from Demeter there but appears only two pods survived the descent.

At any rate, the last episode I watched last night was the one where the scavenger’s/rescuer ship is destroyed and now they’re stuck.

great to hear, happy someone else is enjoying the show. 

 

good catch on the escape pods…  humph 

Edited November 20, 2023 by FORTY NINE TO ZERO

[KaiserSoze 1000]

On 11/17/2023 at 11:16 AM, C-Man said:

Maybe this is explained but the opening title sequence, three escape pods seem to get away from the main ship but one is burned up and destroyed during the descent. Two “survive.” On the planet, we get the chick and the android, the botanist/Agro chick and the pilot/commander and then the “company” man who has gone mad and is being manipulated by the black-and-white thingys. So there are three different groups from Demeter there but appears only two pods survived the descent.

 

 

We end up seeing at least 7 pods on the planet in the first handful of episodes.

Spoiler

3 at the botanist/pilot camp

1 where they grab the fresh battery down in the cave

1 at Azi  & Levi's camp

1 in a tree (where a-hole is trapped)

1 where they find all the dead folks and bury them

Really enjoyed the series. Hadn't heard about it until recently when a coworker mentioned it.

[zman13 180]

Also enjoying the series. Not finished yet but will be soon.

Minor complaints:

How come only some of the characters carry a weapon on the planet? Seems like a lot of the planet is trying to kill/eat you, so why would you wander around unarmed? 

Any why do some many of the people walk around touching everything they see? Put on some gloves or wrap a shirt around your hand. 

[Prepuce of Doom 21137]

We watched this based on the recommendations in this thread and really enjoyed it. It's not really Mrs. Doom's cup of tea, but I had a feeling that if she gave it a chance, she would like it, and she did. 

I appreciated the little flourishes - a background animal demonstrating some adaptive trait and then never been seen again, or the way in which the "rescuer" team did their whole 'new planet, new atmosphere, new leader is whoever can breathe the longest' ritual right away. 

I don't want to spoil anything, but the main "bad guy" sure was a motherfucker. He and his antics reminded me a little bit of a similar antagonist in Legion. 

I hope we get another season. Or a spin-off focused on the robot.