![]() ![]() Then there’s the fact that Mother somehow gave birth to an alien serpent-another native species deemed extinct for centuries-which further supports the notion that Raised by Wolves is a warped retelling of Genesis. (The mystery behind Sol, and whether he’s actually communicating with his flock, feels aligned with Game of Thrones’ R’hllor, right down to the fire-related imagery.) The cloaked figure that Mother kills in the Season 1 finale confirms a suspicion that the native life-forms on Kepler-22b are actually devolving, which is hardly an encouraging sign for humanity’s future. To that end, Raised by Wolves keeps its cards close to the vest as to whether the bizarre happenings on the planet can be explained by science or are the makings of some kind of divine intervention.įor starters, the Atheist turned Mithraic leader Marcus (Travis Fimmel) begins hearing a voice in his head that purports to be the religion’s sun god, Sol, an utterly creepy development that could, in theory, be written off as a loopy side effect of hibernating during the interstellar trip from Earth. religion thought exercise with nothing less than the fate of humanity at stake. It’s within that context that the sole survivor from Mother and Father’s embryonic offspring, Campion (Winta McGrath), has to grapple with the atrocities committed by his own robo-parent in the name of Atheism and the surviving Mithraic trying to impose their religious dogma: a science vs. ![]() The Mithraic, though, were hardly deserving of sympathy: The zealots were responsible for creating the deadly Necromancers in the first place. (Imagine a nuclear weapon that can also recite bedtime stories.) By the end of the series premiere, Mother had razed a ship carrying Mithraic colonists, leaving few survivors from what little already remained of mankind. Mother was reprogrammed with parenting protocols, but her desire to protect her offspring meant that other humans were fair game. The problems (and the show’s WTF-ery) started with Mother, who was previously a Necromancer, an in-universe term for a military android capable of mass destruction. But beginning humanity anew is easier said than done. With mankind facing extinction, an Atheist leader sent two androids with human embryos to Kepler-22b, a real planet that is theoretically habitable. ![]() Set in the 22nd century, Raised by Wolves’s first season opened with Earth becoming uninhabitable thanks to a planet-wide civil war between the Mithraic, an extremist religious faction, and the Atheists (pretty self-explanatory). However, whereas Scott struggled at times to fit his philosophical ponderings into a franchise originally centered on gnarly aliens with acid for blood, Raised by Wolves is freed from any preconceived notions about what it should be-giving the show license to get unapologetically weird and profound as it embraces mystery-box storytelling. (As creator Aaron Guzikowski told Deadline after the finale aired, Raised by Wolves is best appreciated as a “close cousin” to Alien.) But despite not being part of an interconnected Alien universe, Raised by Wolves has posed questions that Scott also explored in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant about the limitations of artificial intelligence and humanity’s place in the universe. Unfortunately, practical considerations ensure that Raised by Wolves isn’t Alien canon: The franchise is now under the ownership of Disney, which is planning its own Alien series from Noah Hawley. In what’s become a recurring theme for the show, these moments lent themselves to a buzzy theory: Did HBO Max actually green-light an Alien TV show right under our noses? By the end of the finale, when Mother gave birth in a stomach-turning sequence in which a serpent-like creature-one that also bore a resemblance to a terrifying creation from Prometheus-violently expelled itself from her mouth, the allusions to Scott’s iconic franchise were overwhelming. Seeing as Scott serves as an executive producer and sometimes director of the sci-fi series in which androids bleed a milky white substance instead of blood, the connection between Raised by Wolves and the Alien franchise certainly seemed substantial. The creature doesn’t just appear somewhat human-it looks like it could be related to the Engineers, a species first introduced in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus as the architects of humanity. The androids remove the assailant’s veil and make a startling discovery: a new species, one that will also ring alarm bells for audiences. Mother easily dispatches the attacker before fellow android Father (Abubakar Salim) arrives on the scene. In the Season 1 finale of Raised by Wolves, a cloaked figure attempts to assassinate Mother (played by Amanda Collin), an android from Earth who has been mysteriously impregnated on the alien planet Kepler-22b. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |