The episode kicks off with David teaching Nathan how to play golf. David asks the AI Guy to get him an Arnold Palmer bot so he can gloat about his golfing skills. Nathan tells Nora about his golf lesson with David and that he is looking for purpose in his life, but Nora tells him that Uploads can’t work. Nora
Read moreThe episode kicks off with live news feed of the first “download”, an attempt to download the uploaded consciousness of Rupert Tilford into a clone body. The news feed is playing while Nathan is getting dressed for his funeral with a visiting Ingrid’s assistance, and Nora is on the bus on her way home from work. It appears to have
Read moreNow that the premise and main characters of the show have been established, the real fun can begin. The episode kicks off with Nora hooking up with an attractive man, Byron, with both of them placing “stick on cameras” on their chests, saying they consent to sex. Once they finish hooking up, they agree to give each other five stars
Read moreThe job of a pilot is to establish the premise and characters of a show, this pilot did its job beautifully. The episode kicks off with a video advertisement of Lakeview by Horizen, a luxurious afterlife where a person’s consciousness can be uploaded and they can live their afterlife seemingly as they please. The camera zooms out to reveal the
Read moreThe job of a season finale is to wrap up the season’s story arcs and establish new ones for the next season. I felt that this finale did three-quarters of the job. Penny & Hugh—I’ll start my review with them as the finale kicked off with them. The finale picks up where the previous episode left off—Penny’s car accident, with
Read moreGender roles have been hardwired in men and women since the beginning of time. Men are the hunters and gatherers, breadwinners, fathers, husbands, authority figures—providing shelter and food to their families whilst maintaining some standard of masculinity. To complement that, women are the nurturers, mothers, housewives—they take care of the family and home. These roles were heavily emphasised and reminded
Read moreAfter a repetitive and predictable season so far, I’ve finally watched the best episode of this season. As this is the penultimate episode, with the season finale set to air next week, this episode provided some springboards. Hayley and Ajax—I’ll kick off my review of this episode with them as a good chunk of the episode focused on Hayley. Hayley’s
Read moreIn all honesty, to me this felt like nothing more than a filler episode. Tara—I’ll kick off this review by focusing on the character the episode mostly revolved around. This episode kicks off with Hugh arriving at work to discover that Tara is yet to arrive. He goes to her house and finds her unconscious on the floor and takes
Read moreAfter four weeks of delays due to Nine News Bulletins revolving around COVID-19 and at an earlier time slot, this episode finally aired and it was worth the wait. The title of this episode fit it perfectly as it explored the consequences of certain choices. Hugh and Tara—At the start of the episode it’s revealed that they have hooked up
Read moreThis season finale was ultimately all about love. The episode kicks off with Greg greeting Sophie and Chloe but not Em at breakfast. Sophie and Chloe comment on Greg ignoring Em, with Chloe remarking it has been days and they’re clearly getting a divorce. Throughout the episode, Greg continues to ignore Em and slowly read her book. They eventually discuss
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