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Originally Posted by mineistaken
So what are those white robes? The people who were lost 3 years ago? Does that chick, Chiefs daughter, know that her mom is insane in that house?
And why do you speak of religion? Is that significant at all, besides the usual thing when people try to explain unexplainable things with "it's Gods doing"  |
Did you actually watch the show or were you texting while watching?
Okay, one by one here goes....
The white robes --- I wondered that myself for a while, but by the end of the episode it was pretty clear they are a cult that has formed, made up of people who have given up hope of any of the departed ones ever returning. They feel so strongly that it's time for people to give up on that hope that they're willing to stop talking, and they're willing to get the shit beat out of them as long as they can further their majorly passive-aggressive crusade to make everyone else "wake up", so to speak. There's probably more to them than that as well but that's how it looks so far.
The chief's daughter --- I'm not sure what she knows. If I had to guess I'd say she probably does know. The son as well probably knows. The dissapearance event has taken a huge toll on this family, obviously. The grandfather went batshit crazy, the wife is in the cult, the son and daugher are both distraught and seem to have no hope, and the only one holding anything together by a thread is the dad (chief of police).
Why do I speak of religion?? This is the part I really have to wonder whether you paid any attention at all to the show, or know anything whatsoever about religion at all. Do you? Or are you like a lot of athiests who dismisses a whole entire part of human history without even knowing a thing about it.
Ever hear of something called "The rapture"? Look it up if you haven't. But it says it right at the start of the show, about the disappearances possibly being that biblical event taking place, or at least people (in the show, in the story) believing that it might be that. There's a reverend or priest in the show who is arguing against it being the rapture. There's also a guy (that black guy) who has himself set up as some sort of prophet or something. Then there's that white robed cult, and cults themselves usually come with some sort of religious aspect to them.
Why do I speak about religion indeed.
And someone mentioned Under the Dome. That show has a more local setting, whereas this series, although a local story as well, involves a global event. I see there being far FAR more depth to this series than under the dome will ever have. We'll have to keep watching to see if it has as much of a science fiction flavour to it though, because it's really hard to say if the cause of the disappearances is sci-fi/ufo related or God related.
Either way put down the smart phone and pay attention next episode. :D