3 Body Problem
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What would it feel like to know for sure that aliens were out there and coming to Earth?
Part of the power of Liu CixinsThe Three-Body Problemcomes from the slow-motion, existential horror of considering that scenario.
Its not just knowing that our civilization is marching toward an all-but-inevitable death.
Im not sure which idea is scarier.
But Im also not sure they can because that tone would require something slower, weirder, and uncannier.
But those decisions are made from the top down.
Fictional storytelling is synonymous with lying and liarsscarethem.
The reveals feel casually tossed off instead of mind-blowing.
From there, history is born once again.
So much for the flood in Hubei.
(If this were a 20-episode-per-season show likeLost, we could spend a whole hour on that boat.
And I didnt even have Charles Widmores freighter in mind when I thought of that comparison.
From her perspective, this is all part of the San-Tis plan.
At its best,3 Body Problemseems eager to explore that quandary.
I just worry that were moving too fast to stop and think about it.
Subatomic Particles
Another recap where I confine Will to the very end.
Their final interaction about the Heart-Snatcher is a good way of defusing the tension.
Then again, we dont really know how long all this time is.
Is there an actual name for the society onJudgment Dayand the organization at large?
