By episode 8 we're past the middle of the 21st Century, and CO2 concentration is approaching 600 ppm. Nicholas Bilton is a Billionnaire (or Trillionnaire?) who is on trial at the international court for the alleged crime of 'Ecocide', by profiteering off of CO2, allegedly being both the disease and the medicine, playing both sides of the global tragedy. Whilst he lives a life of luxury, the rest of the world suffers, or opts to basically die and have their likeness uploaded into the cloud.
The series continues the thread of previous episodes, with quite a few callbacks and familiar faces. Whilst episode 1 I felt was clumsy and disorganized, by episode 8 we're in. The only annoyance is the over-reliance on exposition, where at times it sounds like the character is lecturing the audience in no unsubtle way about climate change and the effects of CO2 on temperature. If you make a series 2 (and I really hope you do), please hide the exposition in the background, or remember 'show don't tell'.
Overall I'm really happy with how this series developed. I'm a huge fan of sci-fi, and dystopian films, so this was just about the perfect mix. The sci-fi technology seamlessly fit in, and the effects were great, like watching a blockbuster movie. And as a bonus, it does seem like it could be set in our own timeline; looking at how we have absolutely ignore the warnings of scientists these past 50 years, and failed to meet climate goals. Sobering. Not exactly a feel-good series, but one that does really let you contemplate and reflect.
The series continues the thread of previous episodes, with quite a few callbacks and familiar faces. Whilst episode 1 I felt was clumsy and disorganized, by episode 8 we're in. The only annoyance is the over-reliance on exposition, where at times it sounds like the character is lecturing the audience in no unsubtle way about climate change and the effects of CO2 on temperature. If you make a series 2 (and I really hope you do), please hide the exposition in the background, or remember 'show don't tell'.
Overall I'm really happy with how this series developed. I'm a huge fan of sci-fi, and dystopian films, so this was just about the perfect mix. The sci-fi technology seamlessly fit in, and the effects were great, like watching a blockbuster movie. And as a bonus, it does seem like it could be set in our own timeline; looking at how we have absolutely ignore the warnings of scientists these past 50 years, and failed to meet climate goals. Sobering. Not exactly a feel-good series, but one that does really let you contemplate and reflect.
