InHumans, Divided - Oct 7

The third episode of ‘InHumans’ have aired, and… it was good? Even the first two episodes weren’t exactly bad, (more like insipid), and now ‘InHumans’ seem to have gotten over that slump and are working to become a fairly decent TV show, complete with some very interesting action and plot developments. (Of course, Lockjaw also got hurt at the end of ‘Divide’. That sucks. Hopefully, he will get better soon.) So, what is the problem?

One thing that works against ‘InHumans’ is the shortness of the S1 – only 8 episodes or so, whereas AoS has 22 episodes per season, (so far, but still). As a result, it is natural that ‘InHumans’ have picked up speed, but this leads to another problem – where are they going? With AoS, (or any ‘Arrowverse’ shows) it is simple – the characters have to save the world from the latest Big Bad (Hydra, Hive, AIDA, etc.). Yes, this is very much like BtVS, and as their S4 finale has shown, they seem to be seeking direct allusions with BtVS (and AtS), which is kind of sad, because AoS has started as an ‘original’ TV series, and now devolved into a BtVS imitation, (sort of).

In other news, team AoS have hired NCB (Elena Rodriguez/Yo-Yo/Slingshot) as a full-time member. Yay for them! Considering that AoS is facing new opposition on top of the old one, (such as ‘Legion’), this move might be the one to make all the difference in the end. Go NCB!

Back to ‘InHumans’. If AoS plot formula and finale is straightforward and predictable, theirs’ is…also, and kind of less exciting than AoS’ is, too. So far, here the conflict is between Maximus and his allies and the rest of the royal family – will they or won’t they be able to oust Maximus from the throne? It is not a bad plot, but after GoT viewers are not too impressed; so far the series have premiered with fairly solid numbers of viewers and ratings, considering the PR disaster that was the IMAX premiere, yeah – but ‘InHumans’ have persevered.

Unfortunately, at this point – almost the halfway mark – the viewers have remained largely untouched by the InHumans’ political plight; most of them seem to be following the TV show because they are fans of the InHumans’ comic incarnations, and that isn’t the best foundation to build a fan base upon, but…what would you do? ‘InHumans’ have already been bumped by several years, so now they got to show their best – and hope that it will be good enough.

So, see you in the future, everyone! Cheers!