I understand that the government makes a good villain, but when you have those in the government do terrible things, you need to show why they think it's necessary. Especially if the things they do seem hugely counterproductive. Nothing in the draggy series pilot plays out in a realistic way. For example:
The lead scientist whose breakthrough leads to viable human embryos is fired on the day of her discovery. Seriously? Both a PR disaster and a risk in terms of future progress.
The lead scientist then steals an egg so she can give it to the egg donor. What?
The egg donor is killed because she's threatening to sue the government. Even though she's signed a waiver. Are they also going to kill the lawyers she talked to? And any donors the lawyers talked to?
The government takes away one of the last six children from his dad. Once again, PR nightmare in the real world. He would be a bit of a celebrity, as would his son, and this would be a huge deal.
Many of the actions of the big heavy, Martin Donovan, only seem to make sense if he wants to ensure the end of the human race. It's hard to imagine what his goal is, but I'm certain it will be as ridiculous as everything else in this show.
The lead scientist whose breakthrough leads to viable human embryos is fired on the day of her discovery. Seriously? Both a PR disaster and a risk in terms of future progress.
The lead scientist then steals an egg so she can give it to the egg donor. What?
The egg donor is killed because she's threatening to sue the government. Even though she's signed a waiver. Are they also going to kill the lawyers she talked to? And any donors the lawyers talked to?
The government takes away one of the last six children from his dad. Once again, PR nightmare in the real world. He would be a bit of a celebrity, as would his son, and this would be a huge deal.
Many of the actions of the big heavy, Martin Donovan, only seem to make sense if he wants to ensure the end of the human race. It's hard to imagine what his goal is, but I'm certain it will be as ridiculous as everything else in this show.