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Given what we've learned from the first two episodes, what are some of your wild mass guesses for the season/series? [SPOILER] (startrek.website)

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[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems like the show is shaping up to be Carol vs The World. I'm assuming since she already found one way to attack / disable the collective, she's going to stumble onto a couple more methods of disruption, that might eventually lead to a way for her to fight back. I'm also guessing the collective eventually finds a way to integrate Carol and it turns out something in her brain is a poison for them. ;)

Honestly, the main thing I was thinking after episode 1 is that this whole concept is kind of a "Rick & Morty" idea (i.e. the character of Unity) and I wasn't sure how this would play out over 1 season, let alone the 4 that are being teased out. Episode 2 immediately expanded the concept well beyond the sort of "local" scope that episode 1 provided for such a global event, so I'm already delighted.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

this whole concept is kind of a "Rick & Morty" idea (i.e. the character of Unity)

I can't believe I didn't make that connection, but yeah. It also fits with my suspicion that there is definitely either a "will" or a controlling intelligence behind the collective. It's presented like it's the combined will of humanity, but I'm not really buying that (nor is Carol it seems).

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Like in WandaVision, I think we'll eventually learn that the infected are still conscious/aware while under the control of the hive. At present, they're just puppets of the hive that has full access to their memories.
Somehow Carol is going to get through to "Pirate Lady" / Zosia and either free her from or weaken her link to the collective (ala Seven of Nine from Voyager)
The way the collective is so accommodating to the immune is just its defense mechanism. Once "they" figure out the fix for the immunity, things will get much darker.

Edit: I really hope #1 does not turn out to be true. Thinking about the guy with the harem brings some some truly horrifying implications.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

This is late, but I'm leaning toward 1 being the case. My prediction is that she will slowly grow more comfortable with the Hive over Season 1. She'll start thinking that maybe it's not so bad, and maybe things would be better if she joined. Then in the last episode, someone (maybe the pirate lady) will have their link unintentionally broken and just immediately start screaming and begging for her help. That will be the Season Finale cliffhanger.

[–] strangefreeworld@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They don't want to kill other living things since (my WAG) they go through something like what happens when Carol yelled at them when they do.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 1 points 1 week ago

Interesting. So any strong negative feeling, either receiving from others or having themselves, has that effect.

Building from that, maybe strong negative feelings breaks the link somehow? I'll have to re-watch, but when they all seized after Carol yelled at them it seemed a lot like the initial infection.