Titled: “Welcome to the Revolution”
A mediocre planet-side plotline paints a strange picture for Six’s future, but solid groundwork is laid for exciting stories to come…
This week’s Dark Matter episode alternated between predictable twists that failed to connect and unexpected turns that lacked sufficient motivation, and although some plot points were introduced that are sure to pay off in a big way in future episodes, “Welcome to the Revolution” was a rare dud in an otherwise excellent series. It was reminiscent of some early season 1 stories in which the world-building lacked authenticity, either by being too starkly set in simple, warehouse-like backdrops or by being too generic in the portrayal of social oppression. Sadly, this episode had both faults.
In fact, the downtrodden Traugott workers could have easily been interchanged with the Ferrous mining colony that the mind-wiped Raza crew assisted in the series premiere. The dark, industrial sets suggest only a workplace, but the people are cookie-cutter NPCs with no culture, natural environment, urban or rural atmosphere, or anything else interesting to make them distinctive or even sympathetic. They are corporate drones plagued by poor working conditions, yet they all look and act like someone you’d meet at a bus stop, disgruntled rather than downtrodden…..
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