Gary's abilities and skills make him incredibly efficient in hacking into restricted computer systems and tracking individuals through their digital devices as he can literally connect with electronic signals. Gary's ability can be dampened if the signals surrounding him are encrypted as he stated in "The Unusual Suspects" to Agent Clay that he could feel the signals but not reach them.
An absence of technology and wifi makes Gary's abilities difficult or even impossible to use. However, In "Alphaville", when Gary was separated from technology in the forest he realized that he could perceive all manner of electromagnetic waves including those found in nature, for example discerning the communication between plants and insects, hearing faint but distinct signals being passed back and forth.
A downside to Gary's ability is the potential to be overwhelmed by incoming electronic signals as seen in "Rosetta", when Anna Levy incapacitated Gary by streaming an E-mail bomb to a specific signal Gary was reading forcing him to absorb a tremendous amount of data all at once. Alphas Wiki Explore. Season 1 Season One Episodes.
Season Two Episodes. The thing about the generator seems to fall in these last category to me. That would explain why Kat knew the high-density-bone guy wouldn1t float, but couldn't tell if she could swim. Again, I'm no psychologist, so if anyone wants to correct me, feel free. Miller, if you want to use this explanation on the show, be my guest. Just name an awesome character Gus and I'll be happy. If you cast Naveen Andrews, even better, because I look like him and I may fool somebody into thinking Alphas are real.
Now, for the episode, I enjoyed almost every minute of it. I just hope they didn't kill everybody. I'd be siriously pissed. I liked that Rosen's subconscious had solved the puzzle long before he realized, given that Dani led him to Central Station. I'll miss your reviews, Doc. I'm crossing my fingers for a 3rd season. Such a good show. Any followup after tonight's Big Bang Theory where Sheldon finally phones the writer to find out how the cliff-hanger would have been resolved?
Post a Comment. Alphas: God's Eye by drnanamom. Tags: Alphas , drnanamom. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. There is simply no explanation in physics for someone who can not only 'see' radio broadcasts, but also decode complex digital signals into voices and images. But that's the premise, and once you're onboard with it, everything else is rock-solid.
The behavior of the government, the actions of individual alphas. It all feels as real as a good, gritty cop show. Third, the characters. They're all flawed, very human - and, after an episode or two, surprisingly likable. There's not a stereotype in the bunch. Just when you've pigeonholed one, they'll surprise you. And they not only behave in believable ways, but in entertaining ones.
You don't find yourself cringing, as characters insist on doing the exact opposite of what any sane person would. I particularly like Dr. Rosen, who is not only believable as a shrink, but believable as a remarkably GOOD shrink. David Strathairn's multidimensional performance really anchors the show. But the rest of the cast is also good. You never "catch them acting;" they feel real.
Alphas is not about visual pyrotechnics, or conspicuous feats of super-power. It's about normal people who happen to have certain novel abilities - and about the consequences for society of these people's existence. The low-key approach may work against the show. If you're a fan of intelligent fantasy and sci-fi, or simply of good TV drama, I strongly recommend you give it a chance to pull you in. I found this series hard to watch, mainly because I didn't like any of the characters.
More notably disliked were David Strathairn's 'Dr. I found some of the story lines to be pretty predictable and boring but having said all that, I did really like seeing some non-typical powers on the show and not the generic ones that always appears in these type of shows. I have no interest in watching the second season and I'm not entirely surprised that it got cancelled. This show is just so good. My son and I loved it.
He was about 10 at the time. The cast is diverse in the best way I miss the subtlety, now all the shows have to bang you over the head with virtue signals There was an autistic main character and the way it was dealt with was beautiful. David Strathern elevates everything he appears in, so no surprise there. It should give you a clue when he's in it Highly recommended!! Guy shot in sealed interrogation room. Should grab you by the throat shouldn't it? The 'freaks banding together to fight evil' concept is decidedly wornout but they give it another shot anyway.
And they fire blanks. The powers maybe different but everything else is mind numbingly similar to stuff that has been done before and done better. Not one character stands out to engage you intellectually or emotionally. The guy from bones is so like the guy from bones with some extra hand waving that you wonder if he is acting or if he just is like this all the time. Some decent parkour sequences but otherwise the pace is plodding. The dialogue and chemistry between characters is flat.
Cast, characters, dialogue, story etc not one thing caught my interest or aroused even a lukewarm desire to see the next episode. Wish them well and hope their work improves but doubt it. Thank you. Struggle and Survival. I especially appreciate the fact that even though the main characters possess extraordinary powers and skills, they are pitted, regularly, against forces that press each one of them to dig down inside of themselves to produce their top-notch best effort. I find that inspirational.
It is also fascinating to watch the synergistic effect of the team becoming more than the mere sum of its parts.
In the classic sense, a very American concept of facing down formidable odds and all pulling together. In "Anger Management," the initial premise makes it appear that the team is over-matched and must be highly innovative in order to succeed. What is more interesting is that the threat, or antagonist, in every episode, is always someone who has a problem, someone who can actually be helped in some way by the team.
To me, the sign of a really sophisticated plot involves more than mere man-versus-man chase scenes and shoot-em-ups. I like man versus self and man versus society, and this is a show that reflects upon how each of us, going about our daily routines, adds an enigmatic piece to the amalgam of what we call society, an entity that is constantly changing and really only realized or visualized when we find ourselves in some stressful situation, usually something like a war, a riot, some serious conflict such the recent donneybrook over the deficit.
I also like the focus upon the fact that most of us just idle along most of the time, only utilizing just a few percentage points of what is actually our true potential.
I like the show so much I have saved several episodes to watch again with friends who will come out of town in the near future. There are simply no "dead spots" in the flow of events in "Alphas. If you liked X-men, The or Heroes, you might feel tempted to check out this one. My advice would be: Don't waste your time!
I think the main problem is weak scripts. The writers probably tried to find some new angles to a well tried formula, but didn't really come up with anything. Most of the characters seemed without much substance, which didn't give the actors much to work with, and except for Gary they were just uninteresting people despite their powers. Rosen was certainly no Xavier and most important, they didn't give us a good villain.
The main bad guy, who's actually first introduced in season 2, don't really give off any of the charisma one would expect from a head antagonist. We don't get into what makes him tick, except that he wants to kill a lot of people and rule the world. Wow, what an original idea. A few stabs at giving him a human side fails pathetically, and like the rest of the cast just fizzles out.
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