![]() ![]() Instead, we’re talking points steering an empty shell.Dennis Kellys Utopia dropped in the UK in January 2013 and amassed a cult following for its striking visuals, astonishing violence, and fascinating storyline. Then we no longer maintain a sense of self. When self-reflection and critical thinking is abandoned then so too goes what makes us us. ![]() ![]() We risk our humanity and our empathy when we come to value a dogma as the most fundamental thing in our lives. He makes the final move to sink into the darkness of the Network’s ideology he closes off his mind to any other form of thought. The series ends on a dire and bleak note as Wilson ritually mutilates himself to have the Chinese character for Rabbit, taking the reins of power. Wilson doesn’t counter this statement until episode six when he tells Ian he isn’t sure who he is anymore. Throughout this series, Wilson is continually told that what he is doing isn’t him. Grant kills Milner, and we don’t ever really see him coming to terms with this either. I was a bit disappointed that the episode never dealt with the trauma Alice must have after murdering the food executive in series one. Ian is pushed into a situation this episode where he becomes a murderer, having avoided this for so long. Terrence has no purpose in life other than to be the bringer of death and what he believes will be salvation. Milner has been responsible for the deaths of thousands. Why?īecause they have inflicted trauma upon themselves in the name of the cause. She and Terrence and now Wilson are closing their minds to the idea of an alternative. Milner stated in this series that the Network knew of no other way than using Janus, but we know that there are some alternate population control/resource distribution theories out there. But therein lies a whole other host of problems and debates. The developed nations continue to possess the majority of wealth, food, and resources on the planet and so an argument has been made that with correct redistribution the types of suffering seen in the undeveloped nations could be alleviated to some extent. There is also a growing school of thought that argues resources are plentiful enough but have not been globally distributed equitably. They believe that through the progress of technology and the biological sciences that matter and energy can be recycled and repurposed to make adjustments for spikes in population growth. Cornucopians are one group that has a clear alternative solution to the problem of limited resources. You can find people as different as socialists and feminists that believe this is a dangerous path to go down and Libertarians and social conservatives join them. What is interesting about Malthusianism is that it doesn’t align with a single modern political ideology. The only solution would be to curtail reproduction and allow pressure to be taken off of essential resources. The ideas of the Network are based on Malthusianism, which claims population is potentially exponential in growth while resources are linear. But the Network has never taken into account alternate theories. In this speech, he lays out the Network’s clear ideological case, and it feels like he is rational and reasonable. He delivers a monologue to a mother caring for her ill child in a bus terminal. Terrence, the sleeper, has awakened and is getting ready to meet up with his contacts and receive the locations of the canisters containing the virus. In many ways this finale is focused around the idea of what happens with an extreme ideology is carried out to its inevitable ends. The core story of Carvel, his children, and Milner is over now and as this last chapter opens they are in a state of shock, the clock still counting down for the release of the Russian flu. In many ways, this episode is less the ending of the story than the aftermath of episode five. ![]() version, doesn’t continue from this point, so we have to examine what we are left with. I will take it as your way of saying thanks and put that money towards growing the site in a slight manner. If you feel compelled and are financially able to, I would greatly appreciate anything you could contribute to my Patreon. I hope you are enjoying the content I publish on my blog. ![]()
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