This entry, I'm afraid, will be succinct for tonight. All I can say is that I'm astounded by what we've just uncovered, and that I can't wait for more.
Apparently, the Strangers ARE aliens, and the city itself isn't a city at all. Dr. Schreber never specifies exactly how long the experiment lasted, but if it's any indication, it must've began almost a hundred years ago, and Schreber's not the first scientist they've used. Maybe he'll be disposed of just like the rest of them. Compared to Murdoch, he is a double-faced coward who barely acknowledges what he's doing is wrong and even delights in it like Dr. Mengele gleefully experimented on his hapless victims. I've been told that he gives a voice-over in the original cut, so if that's any indication, he probably survives the mess and comes out not only with his life, but his memory.
If I had doubts about the Strangers being aliens, they've been dispelled now. I never considered them human even for a minute, but experimenting on humans to be like them is an interesting concept, especially if it's for their own survival. This somewhat humanizes the Strangers and elaborates on their motive, but not every Stranger is like Mr. Hand. If the viewers are still skeptical, then the spaceship confirms that's what they really are. This isn't like the Apollo 13 or the Death Star; instead, it's a flat presentation of what Earth would be like if it were one city.
I would elucidate further on the subject, but it is late at night. Will Murdoch survive? Will Dr. Schreber come clean? Will Emma escape the Strangers in one piece, or will she lose her memory too? Tomorrow will reveal the rest.
I look forward to your posts so much. You really have a wealth of outside knowledge that would be impressive in one of any age, but more so in one of such tender years. Tonight's references include Nazi Germany, Star Wars, NASA, maybe something I missed.
ReplyDeleteThe last one about the "flat presentation" refers to when we used to think the world was flat. After what happened today, I believe Murdoch turned the world round and even created some new cities in the process. Then again, one can only think what happens next. The first thing he has to do's put his life back together.
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