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A four season TV show, focusing on the inexplicable births of super powered children, and the family they make along the way.

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

I really enjoyed seasons one and two. I think the strongest character was five. I really enjoyed the exploration of the mystery boxes.

ReginaldThe super space alien headmaster, parent, aspect I think is the biggest anchor of the show. I would consider this the a plot of the entire series The more we learn about the alien the more everything comes together

The show is exemplified by poor communication skills, a lot of the drama is simply because people cannot concisely communicate their needs and what they've observed. And that is frustrating

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Regarding the poor communication thing: I agree that it's frustrating, but once I realized that them being a dysfunctional family is the entire premise of the show, I was a lot more accepting of it while watching. They all have intense bottled up feelings about each other, it's actually realistic that they're complete failures at communication.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 2 months ago

I agree. Especially with Reginald. Given his unique circumstances and past. Him being an absolutely obtuse and unapologetic poor communicator can make a lot of sense.

Even season 2 to season 3, Reginald takes his feedback and goes off in a weird tangent instead of becoming a better communicator. And for his background that can make a lot of sense.

I just wish we'd fleshed out Reginald's motivations more even if they were crazy

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