Season 1 Episode 7: The Gap

Air Date: December 12, 2025

Synopsis: Manousos begins a dangerous trek to meet Carol. Returning home from Las Vegas, Carol gets creative with her rebellion.

Directed by: Adam Bernstein

Written by: Jenn Carroll

  • Dalacos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I think we could’ve gotten the same gist in 7-10 minutes for Manousos instead 15-20ish, without losing anything. And filling the saved minutes with something else, like what some of the others are doing, or, anything, really. I’d love some shots of what the hive is doing in general as a personal example. We some of that with Manousos’ travels TBF but I’m curious about elsewhere.

    I’m also curious how the Zosia reunion will play out as well. How manipulative the hive can be, particularly since they seem to have a method to en-hiven that requires consent. Did they use isolation (and a long phone message) to help steer Carol towards consenting on purpose?

    And following that, is Manousos our actual “hero” of the story? (As opposed to protagonist, that being Carol.)

    • MimicJar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I think Carol is our hero, but she’s going to go down some wrong paths.

      I do agree that I want more story, because I have so many questions, but I don’t think it’s being held back for no reason. I think it’s being held back because they aren’t doing anything.

      We know they’re looking for a way to infect Carol and the others. And they’re working on surviving. And their working on providing services to the uninfected. But that’s it. We’ve seen it all.

      I think Carol wants them to be “evil”. (Less so after this episode, but otherwise this season.) I think Manousos wants them to be “evil”. But they are not. They just are. But they also aren’t human. I think that’s one (at least) big question of the show. What is being human?