(08-12-2011 10:42 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(08-12-2011 09:14 PM)AtlantaJag Wrote:  However, I never saw the the harnessed kids become skitters coming. Brilliant work, MTKapp!

Brace yourself, it only gets crazier!

You're right, it was nearly like Scanners in my house tonight.
My wife is beside herself that Noah Wylie got on board that ship since they had just proved to him earlier that day that they were untrustworthy (abandoning Rick).
All-in-all, it's entertaining and I like it. Some of you bring up good points that also bother me, namely the inability of the aliens to find their large groups and wipe them out. These aren't terrorists blending into a population, every human is a target. The only thing i can think of is that finding more humans to turn into slaves/skitters is one of their primary reasons for being there so they are at the point now where they don't want to indiscriminantly wipe out any groups they find. In fact allowing small groups to live and reproduce just might be their plan.
One other problem I have is the distinction between civilians and fighters. In those circumstances I would expect every relatively able-bodied adult to be a fighter. There are plenty of fathers in that civilian group that should be armed. In fact, you'd expect it be a militia situation where there may be a group of fulltime soldiers but in times of crisis every adult is armed and is expected to fight. Instead of assigning fighters to guard the civilians, the militia (i.e. parents) ought to have that job while the rest go into combat operations.
Anyway, enjoyed it this season and am likewise amazed at the level of interest in this thread. Glad to have some entertainment lined up for next summer once the college seasons end.