I felt the world was presented pretty well overall in terms of "This is the situation our characters are in, this is what is at stake." The rest of the mystery of the aliens, the factory, what Proxy Snyder is really using Will for, all that feels like it's going to be dealt with. I am not bothered by the lack of back story. There were some other things about episode 2 that didn't sit well. I know some times things change after a pilot is made and a show goes to series. In this episode she seemed very much not part of the core group of the resistance. Like she knew everyone in the garage, etc. In the wake of a mysterious alien invasion, a family fights to stay together in a new world order. I like Carl Weathers, and thought he did good.Īnd it also struck me as odd that at the end of the pilot, Katie seemed to be one of the core resistance members.
The story just fell into TV cop show cliche territory that I sincerely hope we don't see again. As much as I enjoyed the pilot episode, is how much I didn't enjoy "Brave New World". I didn't care much for the second episode of the show. The father, Will Bowman, is a former FBI agent and retired Army Ranger who reluctantly joins the Redhats (humans collaborating with the aliens) and is tasked with tracking down members of the Resistance, after being threatened that he and his family would be sent to 'the Factory' if he did not comply.