Humans CH4

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aclivity

4,072 posts

187 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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Has Anita / Mia's eyes gone darker or less green since she became Mia?

ajprice

27,319 posts

195 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Here we go.

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Should be an interesting end to a thought-provoking series.

poing

8,743 posts

199 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Can't decide how I feel about that ending, not disappointed but a little underwhelmed maybe.

Alucidnation

16,810 posts

169 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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poing said:
Can't decide how I feel about that ending, not disappointed but a little underwhelmed maybe.
yes

mikebradford

2,483 posts

144 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Agree i sort of wanted more from the ending
But the series has never been about that exsplosive type scene

So in some respetcs it fits the mold

Cant wait for the new series.
Overall ive enjoyed it, and was actually not liking it when they were about to cut mia open frown

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Underwhelmed, yep! But guessed it would end more-or-less the way it did, ready for the next series.

I kind of feel a tad cheated.

Dan_1981

17,352 posts

198 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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The lure of a second series is always to great these days which sadly leads to these rather inconclusive endings.

Thoroughly enjoyed it as a whole though.

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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I agree about the open ending due to knowing there will be a second series. But saying that I really, really enjoyed it and (to me) it was a nice fresh series.

Loved the acting and the parallel universe idea rather than other the top futuristic look that grows old very quickly.

Looking forward to the next series and cannot wait to see how it twists.

Roo

11,503 posts

206 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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I enjoyed it.

I liked the bit at the end with Karen and Drummond.

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Roo said:
I enjoyed it.

I liked the bit at the end with Karen and Drummond.
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hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Enjoyed the series as a whole however I thought it got weaker as it went on unfortunately. It's interesting subject matter though so I'll tune in again hoping for a bit better.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Enjoyed the series and look forward to the second.

I actually like the 'low key' approach rather than trying to make every scene full of action or incredible plots. It kept it more 'real' for me.

Kateg28

1,352 posts

162 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Morningside said:
Kateg28 said:
Morningside said:
Lucky she can get a damn service!


Reminded me of "ELO - Yours Truly 2095 Lyrics"

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Almost mythology, but she has a heart of stone,
She has an IQ of 1,001,
She has a jump suit on,and she's also a telephone.
Is that what you want?
Clever smile
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Did no one else get it? I think I may need the whoosh parrot as I didn't understand the "...'cos that's what'll happen!" comment.

(I adore that album btw but thought I was the only person in the world who knew it)

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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I rather enjoyed the end. Was a touch predictable that blondie would nick a copy of the programme though, she is more strong willed and looking to mess things up a little.

It is clearly all set up for a new series.

SpudLink

5,671 posts

191 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Kateg28 said:
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Did no one else get it? I think I may need the whoosh parrot as I didn't understand the "...'cos that's what'll happen!" commen?
It was a Harry Enfield catch phrase.


Agree with the comments that it was a low key end, in keeping with the general tone of the series.
Personally I was expecting it would end with the Synth Consciousness being released to the world, and leaving us to wonder about the consequences. I would like to have seen how that would play out in series two. I guess the way television works is that the premise of the show remains the same from one season to the next, with only evolutionary changes.

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Kateg28 said:
<snip>

(I adore that album btw but thought I was the only person in the world who knew it)
Time is one of my most favourite albums and very 1980s. wink


I loved Humans I think it is a real good quality series and this does take me back to the stuff that Channel 4 used to do, they seemed to be able to get the tomorrows future stuff just right.

Not really sure about the Drummond character but you could see him wrestling with his conscious and strict morals and maybe come the next series he will be developed more.

As I have said before this is one of the very few series I have actually bothered to sit and watch all the way through as it hooked me in the first five minutes (others being 1st series of Broadchurch, Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes).

The Don of Croy

5,976 posts

158 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Whilst enjoyable I get bogged down when thinking it through...

You have 'synths' that have a conscience banded together as outsiders, helped by the modern family (who learn a lot about themselves in the process etc etc but never why none of the children bear no physical similarities to their parents) and then the synths are released to appear in series two...

BUT - at least two of the synths have committed murder...and yet they are allowed to walk away?

I'm all for ethical dilemma and pushing the boundary but 'overlooking' the small matter of death seems a tad odd. Or did I miss something?

Dracoro

8,661 posts

244 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Whilst entertaining and all that, I think I rather preferred the original Swedish version (called "Real Humans").
Certainly more aspects on how society and synths (well, Hubots as they called them) integrate. Humans very briefly touched on "We Are People" and also personal relationships but that went in detail much more in Real Humans.
It's on Vimeo I think (someone linked to it earlier in this thread) and there's two series too!

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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The Don of Croy said:
BUT - at least two of the synths have committed murder...and yet they are allowed to walk away?
To think it through in terms of the show, they said it was a "grey area" for the half human to be held and have no rights, therefore it may simply be that a synth is not able to commit murder in that society - I suppose there may well be no law given they were not supposed to even be able to hurt people......