I’m with you, I felt the same about the opening sequence.
Is this even a real person? You thought the writing was a significant improvement?
"Why did they send your team?"
"They chose us based on looks"
"Yeah, we all look really good"
"Yeah, we're all very attractive!"
If you pay close attention to that scene, you can actually see the actors dying on the inside as they deliver this juvenile drivel.
Shout by SkinnyFilmBuffVIP 8BlockedParent2024-02-09T14:53:46Z
After reading some of the negative perspectives, I thought I'd chime in with a more positive take. Overall, I thought this episode was a significant improvement over most of the first season, and the primary reason was writing. The dialogue has a more natural flow and finds ways to inject tension/conflict even in the non-action scenes. To my eyes, the opening action sequence was at least as good (and I'd argue better) than most of the action from the first season. Some of it is a production design shift, with things feeling a bit more gritty. As for the non-action scenes, budget constraints require the writers to build story around human drama, finding B plots that don't require extravagant CGI. I'm sure this is the basis for many of the complaints, but I'm actually impressed with much of what they've come up with so far (e.g., Ackerson tension, spartan team feuding, visiting knockoff Cortana) and am hopeful that they can keep it up.