Oh my god, what am I watching? It’s sooo cringe, every-single-scene. I’m only going to continue with this because I don’t really want to abandon it with only a few episodes left.
I was worried when they said the oceans were dying since that is realistic and really happening. Garbage monsters though ? Nope, that isn’t going to happen if we don’t take better care of the planet.
Good thing there is only a few episodes left of this
This is really really really terrible. A giant trash monster ? I’m a grown adult, and if someone I know had walked into the room whilst I was watching this, I would have been embarrassed. No idea who this show is supposed to be aimed at any more
I wasn't sure whether I was watching an episode of Supergirl or Captain Planet... But seriously, there was zero plot development, no meaningful character development, no subtle metaphorical lessons (the whole point of scifi, which Star Trek, BSG, Stargate, and X-Men did superbly), and only ideological moralizing, empty rhetoric, and dogma. Most plot points didn't even make logical sense, as everything in the episode was in service of making a point about environmentalism.
The issue of pollution and its effects is very serious and requires sober, thoughtful analysis, not casual philosophic drive-bys. Such a topic is unlikely to be able to be treated with the care it deserves in an episode of a TV show, and the effect of trying to be so blunt and explicit about it in such a superficial way is that (1) people who already agree are unaffected (or else, taught to engage in similarly superficial rhetoric), (2) people who disagree are not convinced and dig their heels in more, and (3) children are indoctrinated with often-repeated dogma instead of learning how to think carefully about these (and other) complex issues.
Unfortunately, I see the whole Arrowverse devolving in a similar fashion, especially Batwoman. It's really disappointing to see viewpoints (many of which I agree with) to be conveyed in such an unintellectual, ineffective, disrespectful way. There's nothing worse for the success of the right ideas in a culture than their poor or false defense.
Idek what's happening in this show anymore but I thought the acting and soundtrack were on point.
Shout by RayaBlockedParent2023-01-20T06:52:50Z
Not a bad episode if you skip approximately 24:30-33.