The red hats refuse to ration any poultry meat to the family for reasons they do not expound upon.
Thus begins the real plot-of-the-week forColonythis time around.
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Sounds convoluted?
But I kinda dig that.
I wouldnt expect any large scale stunt work, as this show is still an exercise in subtlety.
Yet nothing feels rushed, all new personalities are clearly defined, and the meet and greet goes smoothly.
How does writer Wes Tooke pull this off?
Wills new police job resembles most of the CBS primetime lineup of crime dramas, casting and all.
And lets not forget Janet, a neurotic yet sassy data miner that digs up dirt on the Insurgency.
Theyre tropes, but watchable ones with charming personalities.
The imagery conjured up here in Brave New World barely conceals the Nazi influence this time around.
Wills is a sci-fi clone ofNCISwhile Katies is a post-apocalyptic, humorless version ofJessica Jones.
Somehow the two dont compete with the other and manage to neatly fill in each others gaps.
That means you have to make tough decisions that will put others at a disadvantage.
This moral dilemma of Brave New World is also its lynchpin.
But how far are they willing to go to save someone elses hides?
Will defends himself, saying that hes doing what he has to do to protect his family.
Yes, what about his family, Will?
Will attempts to bargain with Phyllis to get him out, but she doesnt budge.
And what that huge friggin wall is about.
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Rating:
3.5 out of 5
