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Originally Posted by Raellus
If space-faring aliens can't find and eliminate a civilian militia unit camping out in a school... it's just not at all realistic. I just can't suspend my disbelief enough to really enjoy the show.
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I thought each episode of Falling Skies dealt with a real (T2K) issue or two, and did it in a believable way. Issues like
1. is the large friendly force where they are meant to be?
2. do we attack now, or conserve our forces?
3. we need more food & medical supplies
4. does a character try and save a loved one or look after the larger group?
5. Character A wants to lead, Character B wants to lead, a bit of leadership rivelry
6. Bandits/marourders.
7. "Undefined" group - friend or foe? You want to contact another human group, but can they be trusted?
8. Over time, finding out more about the aliens and any potential weakspots.
9. Previously onside humans stealing food & medicine and running away from the group thinking they stand a better chance on their own.
I know where you are coming from with your quote. Making a base at a school .... it wasnt my first choice. But i can suspend disbelief enough to figure that aliens might not know where all the larger shelter facilities are. And just like the resistance in WWII, i can totally believe that a small group of resistance fighters can remain hidden and carry out small scale sabatage. In some ways, fighting a smaller group is harder than a larger more defined group. The aliens simply have other priorities, and likely targeting larger groups of people while building their own bases. If this is the biggest issue the show faces, i think its doing well.
Most shows get my 9 dot points all screwed up and have nothing going for it. In this case, i can understand a small group of humans being able to exist on the fringe of an alien invasion. Maybe only the one scene near the end, where the aliens attack the school and are driven off just a little bit too easily, that was a bit hard to believe. But the rest of the show offers so much i can let it slide.