Anna’s death was a bit of pop-culture jiujitsu on the part of the writers. You can’t even make the woman in a refrigerator argument without being ableist.
Full Story »Alphas: The Unusual Suspects
I love that Alphas functions entirely within the realm of logic. It’s kind of like a Sherlock Holmes story that way. With a Holmes mystery, everything is there for the reader to put together. Any very observant person with a sharp mind can solve the mystery. It’s just that most of us aren’t as observant [...]
Full Story »Alphas: A Short Time in Paradise
It’s easy to make the guy who makes everyone see light and feel peaceful into a Christian zealot. Why not make him a straight-up motivational speaker? Or a therapist on his way to Dr. Drew-ish fame? Or a politician?
Full Story »Alphas: Catch and Release
You know what’s awesome about all the parenthood stuff in this episode? It didn’t get in the way of the story. Keep it up Syfy. Be careful, though. I’ll start expecting things from you again.
Full Story »Alphas: Rosetta
With “Rosetta”, Alphas does what science fiction does best: social commentary. Specifically, disabilities and medicating in the name of “normal”.
Full Story »Five Reasons You Should Be Watching Alphas
I have a Pavlovian response when Syfy puts a show out there: I don’t watch right away. Syfy has trained me to be disappointed with their shows, so much that, when one comes along that looks interesting, I feel no sense of urgency to watch it. My attitude is, “Well, I’ll get to it eventually. Let me watch this 43 year old episode of Star Trek I’ve seen a thousand times, first.”
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